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NWHL luminary Rylan Kearney resigns from roles
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Tuesday, 16 March 2021 15:50
NEW YORK -- National Women's Hockey League founder and former commissioner Dani Rylan Kearney resigned Tuesday from her post as an adviser to the league and president of the entity that owns four of its six teams.The NWHL and W Hockey Partners announced her departure. W Hockey Partners owns the Buffalo Beauts, Connecticut Whale, Metropolitan Riveters and Minnesota Whitecaps.Rylan launched…
Kirill the Thrill: How sensational rookie Kaprizov has transformed the Wild
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Tuesday, 16 March 2021 08:01
Some rookie stars arrive in the NHL with their own gravitational pull, knocking a franchise out of its orbit.Minnesota Wild coach Dean Evason saw it happen first hand while with the Washington Capitals when Alex Ovechkin arrived. He was a player whose pulsating lifeforce, on and off the ice, infused every aspect of the team."When he first came in ...…
Russian hockey player, 19, dies after hit by puck
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Tuesday, 16 March 2021 06:03
MOSCOW -- A 19-year-old Russian hockey player has died after being hit in the head by the puck during a game, his club and the league said Tuesday.Defenseman Timur Faizutdinov was playing for Dynamo St. Petersburg's junior team in a playoff game against Loko Yaroslavl on Friday when he was struck by a puck hit from the neutral zone.Faizutdinov collapsed…
Blues-Kings postponed for weather, travel woes
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Monday, 15 March 2021 14:55
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings' game against the St. Louis Blues on Monday night has been postponed because of weather conditions that kept the Kings in Denver on Sunday.The NHL didn't immediately announce a makeup date Monday.The Kings' plane couldn't leave after their 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche because of a blizzard.Los Angeles will return to action…
Habs' Chiarot out 6-8 weeks after hand surgery
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Monday, 15 March 2021 11:44
MONTREAL -- Canadiens defenseman Ben Chiarot could miss the rest of the regular season after undergoing surgery Monday for a fractured hand.The operation was at Montreal General Hospital and he is expected to miss six to eight weeks, the team said before Monday's game in Winnipeg.Chiarot was hurt last Wednesday when he fought Canucks forward J.T. Miller in the first…
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