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The 10 guys who could steal Sidney Crosby's Art Ross in 2014-15
Sidney Crosby didn't just win the Art Ross trophy in 2013-14. He won it going away, finishing as the only player to crack 100 points. No one else even got to 90.
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Mr. Holland's extension; hockey's best shark logos; Hey, remember the 80s? (Puck Headlines)
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Blackhawks respond to #BanTheStripper fan movement, by banning 'The Stripper'
The Chicago Blackhawks have finally listened to their fans. "The Stripper" is no more.
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Hockey fans drive petition to 'Ban The Stripper' at Blackhawks home games
Poll a sampling of hockey fans, Family Feud-style, about the most obnoxious song they're likely to hear at a Chicago Blackhawks home game, and the number one answer is probably going to be "Chelsea Dagger". The track, from one-hit wonder The Fratellis, accompanies every Blackhawks goal, and since we aren't exactly talking about a Dave Tippett team here, you hear it a lot.
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Ovi on Trotz; improved bluelines in Florida; summer of fancystats a media myth? (Puck Headlines)
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Zach Parise inadvertently spits on ice girl in viral video that found its moment
It hasn't been a good summer for the ice girls. The Florida Panthers continued their cost-cutting measures, sacking the entire ice girls program not long after doing the same to their sales staff. A Mother Jones piece quoted a former Philadelphia Flyers' ice girl describing her work at the Winter Classic by saying, "It really felt like we were in some kind of torture camp."
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Mikhail Grabovski nominates Dave Nonis, Randy Carlyle in Ice Bucket Challenge (Video)
Is it possible to win the Ice Bucket Challenge? It's not really a competition, of course. The point of the challenge, which hit hockey hard this week, either because these guys have nothing to do since it's August or because they're all really hot since it's August, is to raise awareness and money to fight ALS.
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Dropkick Murphys behead Canadiens doll at Montreal heavy metal festival (Video)
A lesson from Concerts 101: People want to be pandered to. They want to hear that their city in the best in the world, that you couldn't be happier to be there, and that, while you're there, you're a fan of their local sports team.
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Boy finds Montreal Canadiens Cup ring in a river, but is it the real deal?
When you go swimming or fishing as a kid in just about any natural body of water, the dream, the thing that would make your day, is finding something really amazing. A massive fish. The beginning of a mystery. Some kind of treasure.
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Minor league hockey's massive makeover could cause NHL shockwaves
The city of Abbotsford was never a particularly good home base for the Calgary Flames' American Hockey League affiliate, and it had nothing to do with the team being just east of Vancouver, in the heart of Canucks country. Fact is, Abbotsford wasn't a good fit for a Canucks affiliate either, which is why Vancouver signed a five-year agreement to put their AHL franchise in Utica, New York, rather than waiting for the Fraser Valley city with twice the population and a love of all things Canucks to open up.
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Canadiens are Canada's top sports brand, says research firm Leafs fans now hate
Insightrix Research Inc. is a firm based in Saskatoon, the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. And like most residents of Saskatchewan, it's primary interest is the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.
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Luc Robitaille statue; Red Wings' cruel summer; Laich on Caps' rock-bottom (Puck Headlines)
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Russian U16 player breaks hockey stick over her opponent's helmet (Video)
The 2014 World Selects Invitational hockey tournament was held in Budapest Hungary, last week, and for the third straight year in a row, the U16 Girls division was won by the West Coast Selects, a team comprised of American teenagers. But it's not the threepeat that's making headlines.
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Here's that shirtless Henrik Lundqvist underwear ad you wished for (Video)
It's tough to score on Henrik Lundqvist, because it's difficult to even fire a shot at him when you're in his presence. Would you shoot at a sunset?
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Ovechkin in accident; hockey-themed food truck; ugly jersey mashups (Puck Headlines)
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Swedish hockey team continues historic LGBT campaign with music video
Back in June, we brought you the story of Kiruna IF, the Swedish Division 1 hockey team that made it their mission to become the first LGBT-certified sports franchise in Sweden. To that end, they retired their old jerseys and introduced some amazing (and amazingly gaudy) rainbow-coloured jerseys.
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Did Ticketmaster spoil details for Sharks, Kings NHL Stadium Series game?
The San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings meet five times in 2014-15, with one of those meetings likely to be outdoors.
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P.K. Subban, Canadiens beat arbitration ruling, sign eight-year, $72 million deal
Clearly, the Montreal Canadiens didn't like the way things went at their arbitration hearing with P.K. Subban on Friday.
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Australian hockey's CBR Brave upset after game for first place canceled due to bus crash
When the Australian Ice Hockey League's Canberra Knights rebooted as the player-run CBR Brave, many were inspired by their tale of perseverance, but less inspired by the team they were likely to ice. Part of the reason their owner tried to fold the team was his embarrassment over how bad they were the season prior.
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Shahanan remodels Leafs; Marchand hates Plekanec; Subban homecoming? (Puck Headlines)
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