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Sabres return top prospect Cozens to junior team
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Thursday, 26 September 2019 11:07
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Sabres have returned top prospect Dylan Cozens to his Canadian junior team.The rookie first-round draft pick was assigned to Lethbridge of the Western Hockey League on Thursday after the 18-year-old center had zero points in three preseason games with Buffalo.Cozens was selected with the seventh overall pick in the draft in June, becoming the first player…
Canadiens legend Lafleur has quadruple bypass
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Thursday, 26 September 2019 13:38
Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur underwent successful quadruple bypass heart surgery Thursday, the team announced."This procedure was necessary after a routine examination detected a cardiac issue," the statement said. "The operation was successful, and doctors predict a full recovery after several months of convalescence. The family wishes to thank the entire medical team, as well as the personnel at the…
Wyshynski: My 10 hopes and dreams for the 2019-20 NHL season
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Wednesday, 25 September 2019 18:48
The tricky thing about being a sports pundit, or at least playing one on TV, is the constantly raging internal war between what the facts tell you should happen and what you really want to see happen. Left brain vs. right brain. Analyst vs. fan. Scully vs. Mulder. All of it.Well, logic has no home in this particular column. In…
Hollywood's hockey roots: Celebrities who used to be 'prospects'
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Tuesday, 24 September 2019 13:10
As we enter the final days before the 2019-20 NHL season begins, we're on the lookout for underrated prospects. We dug through EliteProspects.com to see if we could find some under-the-radar players who could help fill some holes around the league. Instead, what we found was a veritable pipeline from the ice to Hollywood:Note: Click on each name to see…
Seattle's Granato NHL's first female pro scout
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Wednesday, 25 September 2019 09:59
The Seattle NHL franchise has hired its first round of scouts -- including former Team USA star and Hockey Hall of Famer Cammi Granato, who will become the NHL's first female pro scout.Granato's hiring continues a trend for the NHL's newest team -- scheduled to enter the league for the 2021-22 season -- which is committed to "a diverse slate…
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