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Only 2 positive tests since NHL camps opened
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Monday, 20 July 2020 17:26
The National Hockey League released its first COVID-19 test results since training camps opened on July 13 and the numbers were encouraging, as only two players had tested positive.The NHL concluded the first five days of testing from Phase 3 of its return-to-play protocol from July 13-17. The league said that 2,618 tests were administered to more than 800 players,…
ESPN study: Fan desire for sports has increased
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Monday, 20 July 2020 14:15
An overwhelming majority of sports fans polled by ESPN say they support the return of professional and collegiate sports even if fans will not be in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.A second wave of ESPN's Coronavirus Lockdown Fan Study surveyed 1,003 sports fans age 18 and older and found 78% were in favor of sports resuming play despite…
NHL suspends Rangers' Lemieux for 2 games
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Monday, 20 July 2020 15:34
NEW YORK -- Rangers forward Brendan Lemieux has been suspended by the NHL for the first two games of the team's preliminary-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes because of an illegal check that injured Colorado Avalanche forward Joonas Donskoi in March.The league's department of player safety announced the suspension Monday, four months after holding a hearing with Lemieux. The NHL…
NHL return-to-play update: Training camp takeaways, goalie decisions, TV broadcast buzz
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Monday, 20 July 2020 04:57
It has been 130 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. As the sports world continues to reckon with adjusted schedules around the world, there also have been continuous nuggets of new information regarding the resumption of the NHL season, the draft, the playoffs and how it all affects 2020-21.As…
World Cup provides lessons for NHL restart
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Sunday, 19 July 2020 10:46
Sidney Crosby was two months removed from lifting the Stanley Cup when he turned his attention to winning another championship.It was early September 2016, and the Pittsburgh Penguins captain stepped on the ice in Ottawa for Canada's training camp ahead of the World Cup of Hockey. Players had gone four months since any game action when NHL camps opened July…
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Ducks give Troy Terry 3-year, $4.35M extension
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Hawks' de Haan misses practice (family reasons)
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Penguins sideline 9 after possible virus exposure
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Wild remove interim tag for coach Evason
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