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Inside the NHL's decision to postpone two days of playoff games
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Friday, 28 August 2020 06:44
The NHL postponed all playoff games on Thursday and Friday to stand in solidarity with other sports leagues protesting racial injustice, including the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake. This decision came after the league took some criticism for playing all three playoff games on Wednesday as scheduled, while games in other sports were postponed.Here is the story of how…
NHL playoff games on Thursday, Friday called off
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Thursday, 27 August 2020 17:32
No NHL playoff games will be held Thursday or Friday, with the league and its players deciding to follow the lead of other professional sports in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting while pledging to "foster more inclusive and welcoming environments within our arenas, offices and beyond."The decision postpones two Thursday games: the New York Islanders vs. the Philadelphia…
Marc-Andre Fleury deserved better than this
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Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:51
Back in March, as teams were offering vague plans about compensating their arena workers after the NHL paused the regular season, the Vegas Golden Knights stepped up with a minimum of $500,000 of support from their foundation. More than that, they received a $100,000 pledge of help from one of their players -- goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury."My family and I hope…
NHL Playoffs Today: Two pivotal Game 3s on the schedule
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Thursday, 27 August 2020 04:57
The NHL always wants the sports spotlight shining on Stanley Cup playoff games, but probably not like this.On a night when games in the NBA, Major League Baseball, MLS and the WNBA were postponed in protest over racial injustice, the NHL and the players completed their full slate of games -- and then had to answer some uncomfortable questions about…
Chara: Teams didn't have time to mull not playing
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Wednesday, 26 August 2020 23:00
Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning players said they found out about the NBA and other sports leagues' postponing games only when they got to the rink Wednesday night. By that point, they didn't have sufficient time to discuss following suit."It was so close to our game that we were just getting ready," Bruins captain Zdeno Chara said. "After our…
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