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 He arrived a decade ago as “Hoppy,” a nickname bestowed upon Ryan Nugent-Hopkins by his junior teammates in Red Deer. Skinny, pink-cheeked, and about 170 lbs. worth of teenager, he was the Edmonton Oilers’ second consecutive No. 1 overall pick. The centreman who,…
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When asking the question “can Auston Matthews score 50 goals in 50 games” there are a couple of important things to consider. What’s working for him and what’s working against him? It seems unlikely that any player could accomplish the feat in…
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Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin explained his decision to fire head coach Claude Julien “I had talks with Claude in the last little while and I know the message he was telling the players and what was happening was not…
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At 10 o’clock Monday morning, David Ayres said he was doing his sixth interview of the day. A year after the fact, people still want to hear his story. They still want to hear about the night he put on his…
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The New York Rangers have released a statement confirming that Artemi Panarin has been granted a leave of absence from the team “Artemi vehemently and unequivocally denies any and all allegations in this fabricated story,” said in the Rangers in…
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Connor McDavid scored a natural hat trick and added two assists in a 7-1 Edmonton Oilers win over the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place in Edmonton. McDavid assisted on his team’s first two goals before scoring Edmonton’s next three. Ryan…
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Auston Matthews registered two goals and two assists in Saturday’s 5-3 road win against the Montreal Canadiens Matthews had four shots on goal, a blocked shot, and a hit in 20:21 of ice time across 26 shifts while splitting his…
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Crosby is the first to play in 1,000 games with the Penguins and he celebrated in style by assisting on both goals by Kris Letang in the contest. “It means a lot,” he said. “It’s a special day regardless of the outcome,…
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Connor McDavid scored his 500th NHL point with an assist for the Edmonton Oilers against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. “It’s a little milestone, I guess, a little thing along the way here which is nice,” McDavid said after he had…
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Pastrnak got the party started very early, as he opened the scoring just 12 seconds into the first period. With the Bruins trailing 3-1 in the third frame, he managed to score back-to-back power-play markers including the game-tying goal with…
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