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Marchment hit in face by puck, taken to hospital
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Friday, 27 December 2024 21:39
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDALLAS -- Stars forward Mason Marchment was helped off the ice during Friday game against the Minnesota Wild and taken to a hospital after being hit in the face by a puck.Dallas coach Pete DeBoer said Marchment is OK, but was not sure how long he would be sidelined.Marchment was stationed near the crease during a Dallas power…
Woe, Canada: World junior host stunned by Latvia
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Friday, 27 December 2024 22:11
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsOTTAWA, Ontario -- Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a stunning 3-2 victory over host Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.Mateiko beat Jack Ivankovic to the blocker side to end the tiebreaker after the first 15 shooters failed to score, completing a monumental upset…
'Free Bird': How Team USA's U20 national team picked their goal celebration song
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Friday, 27 December 2024 15:19
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsEvery year at the IIHF world junior championships, the best under-20 players represent their countries in battling for hockey gold. But they have another mission as well: picking the perfect song for goal celebrations.It has become one of the most charming traditions at the annual tournament in recent years, to the point where speculation about the signature goal…
Red Wings fire coach Lalonde, bring in McLellan
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Thursday, 26 December 2024 11:58
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement, a major change by general manager Steve Yzerman more than a third of the way through another disappointing season in the place known as "Hockeytown."The move comes with the Red Wings on a three-game skid and having lost nine of their…
Crosby ties Lemieux's Penguins record for assists
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Monday, 23 December 2024 22:00
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsPITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux's franchise record for most assists in team history and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 on Monday night.Crosby scored a third-period empty-net goal and assisted on three of Pittsburgh's four first-period goals as the Penguins jumped out to a 4-1 lead.…
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