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Sources: NHL won't test asymptomatic players
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Tuesday, 18 January 2022 09:09
The NHL plans to stop testing asymptomatic players and staff members following the All-Star break, sources told ESPN.The NHL and NHLPA have reached an agreement on the matter, though the sides will meet again later this month to assess the climate and formalize.The NHL will still test all players and staffers before cross-border travel between the United States and Canada.…
PHF to increase salary cap, add two franchises
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Tuesday, 18 January 2022 05:00
The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling each team's salary cap to $750,000 and adding two expansion franchises next season in a bid to capitalize on the wave of attention women's hockey traditionally enjoys following the Winter Olympics.The PHF's announcement Tuesday of its board of governors' commitment to invest more than $25 million over the next three years is…
'We will never let his name die': How NHL players have been inspired by Willie O'Ree
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Tuesday, 18 January 2022 04:07
Wayne Simmonds was drawn to hockey at a young age.He just wasn't allowed to participate until one specific homework assignment was complete, on one specific figure."I remember being 6 or 7 years old, and I told my parents, 'I want to play hockey.' And they said before I could, I had to look up Willie O'Ree," Simmonds, a Toronto Maple…
O'Ree humbled, honored Bruins will retire jersey
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Monday, 17 January 2022 14:10
BOSTON -- Willie O'Ree has experienced many honors during his lifetime, from breaking the NHL's color barrier in 1958 with the Boston Bruins to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.But the 86-year-old says having his No. 22 jersey retired in Boston on Tuesday will rank right up there near the top."It was something that I've never…
Timo time: Meier scores 5 goals in Sharks' victory
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Monday, 17 January 2022 18:57
SAN JOSE -- Timo Meier set a San Jose franchise record with five goals on Monday, and the Sharks used a huge first period to beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-2.Meier, a sixth-year winger who made his first All-Star team this season, notched a hat trick before the first period even ended. He then scored his fourth goal less than…
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