Hockey
Oilers make Holland GM; Hitchcock out as coach
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Tuesday, 07 May 2019 10:43
Longtime Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland was named the new GM and president of hockey operations of the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, and he got right to work.At his introductory news conference, he said he had already informed Ken Hitchcock that he will not return as coach of the team.Holland had spent 36 years with the Red Wings…
Avs recover to force Game 7, cite frustration
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Tuesday, 07 May 2019 01:14
DENVER -- Desperation is typically the emotional fuel for a team facing elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs.While the Colorado Avalanche certainly burned through their share of it during their Game 6 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks on Monday, the highest octane available in forcing a Game 7 was pure frustration.Witness J.T. Compher.Or, more to the point, witness…
The NHL's love affair with hair
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Monday, 06 May 2019 10:55
In October, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton walked into a barbershop to get a haircut."Do you have an appointment?" the receptionist asked. Hamilton did not."So I said, 'Screw it, I'm not getting a haircut,'" Hamilton said. "And that's how I ended up like this."This -- the playoff version of Hamilton -- is a familiar hockey look: The strawberry blond hair…
Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily: Bruins advance, Avs and Sharks will go seven
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Tuesday, 07 May 2019 04:57
Fare thee well, Columbus Blue Jackets. It was quite a ride. Meanwhile, the Colorado Avalanche are headed back to California for a Game 7 showdown with the San Jose Sharks.Here's what happened in the NHL last night (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+) and what to watch for tonight, in today's edition of ESPN Stanley Cup Playoffs…
Columbus in 'you never know' mode after ouster
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Monday, 06 May 2019 22:50
COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Blue Jackets shocked the NHL this season by doing something few teams do: they went all-in.Instead of selling off soon-to-be unrestricted free agents like goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and winger Artemi Panarin, the Blue Jackets kept both players on the roster as their own "rentals." They also loaded up, adding center Matt Duchene, defenseman Adam McQuaid, winger…
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Breaking down the 2019 NHL Awards nominations
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Canes' van Riemsdyk (shoulder) out for playoffs
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