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    Nick Cotsonika

    Nick Cotsonika

  • NHL won’t get credit for Guinness world record at Winter Classic

    LOS ANGELES – The NHL will not get the Guinness world record for hockey attendance despite packing Michigan Stadium for the Winter Classic, a league source told Yahoo Sports on Friday night. The league sold 105,491 tickets for the game … Continue reading →

  • Will Steven Stamkos play in Sochi Olympics, despite surgery?

    TORONTO – First, the good news. Steven Stamkos is going to be OK. Surgery went well Tuesday, and the doctors are “confident he will make a 100-percent recovery,” Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman said. Yzerman spoke to Stamkos … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2013/11/12/will-steven-stamkos-play-in-sochi-olympics-despite-surgery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Nail Yakupov drama becoming distraction for Oilers, says GM

    TORONTO – Nail Yakupov might be open to a trade, but the Edmonton Oilers aren’t. Coach Dallas Eakins made that clear to Yakupov and the media recently after trade rumors surfaced, and general manager Craig MacTavish reiterated that Tuesday after … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2013/11/12/nail-yakupov-drama-becoming-distraction-for-oilers-says-gm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • NHL confirms Soldier Field game; what outdoor Stadium Series means for Sochi, safety

    CHICAGO – The alfresco NHL is officially returning to Chicago. The League announced Wednesday that the Pittsburgh Penguins will play the Chicago Blackhawks outdoors March 1, 2014, at Soldier Field at 8 p.m. (Ticket information is here.) “We had a … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2013/05/01/nhl-confirms-soldier-field-game-what-outdoor-stadium-series-means-for-sochi-safety/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Gary Bettman on Coyotes sale: more interest than ever before

    DETROIT – NHL commissioner Gary Bettman continues to insist that the league is not exploring the relocation of the Phoenix Coyotes and there are multiple parties that could buy the team. In fact, he said Sunday that action is hotter … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2013/04/07/gary-bettman-on-coyotes-sale-more-interest-than-ever-before/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • NHL looking to expand on ‘European business plan’

    DETROIT – The NHL is not only considering more outdoor games. It is considering more overseas games. Chief operating officer John Collins referred Sunday to a “European business plan” and ideas ranging from resurrecting the World Cup to starting something … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2013/04/07/nhl-looking-to-expand-on-european-business-plan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Dodger Stadium Winter Classic? NHL wants multiple outdoor games

    DETROIT – The NHL isn’t satisfied with the return of the Winter Classic – not even a rescheduled match-up between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings, expected to draw a record crowd of more than 110,000 to Michigan … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2013/04/07/winter-classic-at-dodger-stadium-nhl-wants-multiple-outdoor-games-not-screwing-up-good-thing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • NHL GMs debate shootout rules, expanding video review for blown calls

    TORONTO – First, he called it “Groundhog Day.” Later, he called it “another Groundhog Day.” NHL director of hockey operations Colin Campbell has been to many meetings of the league’s general managers. They talk about the same issues. They make … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2013/03/20/nhl-gms-debate-shootout-rules-expanding-video-review-for-blown-calls/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • NHLPA ready to discuss mandatory visors; players not in favor of hybrid icing

    TORONTO – Is the NHL Players’ Association ready to support a grandfathered visor rule? The union at least will ask its members what they think. If they are in favor, the rule likely would go from the competition committee, to … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2013/03/20/nhlpa-ready-to-discuss-mandatory-visors-players-not-in-favor-of-hybrid-icing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Corey Perry explains ejection vs. Wild: ‘I don’t go out there looking to hurt guys’

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – Corey Perry said he had seen the replay a couple of times. He can only hope NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan and the Department of Player Safety see it the same way. “I was committed to the … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2013/03/12/corey-perry-explains-ejection-vs-wild-%e2%80%98i-don%e2%80%99t-go-out-there-looking-to-hurt-guys%e2%80%99/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • NHLPA backed off money guarantees, suggested NBA-esque mid-level cap exception

    Ah, the fine print. Amid all the headline-grabbing stuff since NHL labor talks broke down Thursday -- "We're close!" "No, we're not!" -- lost were some of the details. And the devil is in the details. Here are some key … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2012/12/10/nhlpa-backed-off-money-guarantees-suggested-nba-esque-mid-level-cap-exception/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • NHLPA proposal rejected, NHL pulls part of own offer as CBA talks hit another wall

    NEW YORK -- The NHL Players' Association made a proposal Thursday it feels should lead to a quick resolution of the NHL lockout. Executive director Don Fehr said the sides were close. But the owners not only rejected that proposal, … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2012/12/06/nhlpa-proposal-rejected-owners-pull-parts-of-own-offer-as-lockout-talks-hit-another-wall/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • More talk, more tension: NHL frustrated by NHLPA’s moving targets

    NEW YORK -- What almost blew up talks Wednesday? Pensions. Yes, pensions. After the NHL made a counterproposal -- which included raising the so-called "make-whole" payments to $300 million -- the NHL Players' Association made pensions a priority. That surprised … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2012/12/06/more-talk-more-tension-nhl-frustrated-by-nhlpas-moving-targets/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • NHL, players make serious lockout progress; Leafs’ Tanenbaum: ‘We’ll continue to talk up until we get a deal’

    The NHL and the NHL Players' Association are making serious strides toward a new labor agreement. "We're going to continue to talk up until we get a deal," said the Toronto Maple Leafs' Larry Tanenbaum, one of the six owners … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2012/12/05/nhl-players-make-serious-lockout-progress-leafs-tanenbaum-well-continue-to-talk-up-until-we-get-a-deal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • NHLPA prepares new proposal; can it save NHL’s season on the brink?

    NEW YORK -- The NHL Players' Association apparently is working on a formal proposal while the NHL Board of Governors meets Wednesday in New York City. After hours of meetings between owners and players Tuesday produced cautious optimism, the players … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/sptusnhlexperts/2012/12/05/nhlpa-prepares-new-proposal-can-it-save-nhls-season-on-the-brink/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Ryder Hesjedal survives crazy day of cycling minus medal, but still standing

    Canada's Giro d'Italia champion was disappointed, but also relieved to escape injury in a wild Olympic road race.