NHL Hockey Players Start Looking for Work
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NHL players began scattering across the globe Thursday in search of work on Day 1 of the lockout, with no negotiations scheduled between union and management.    While rinks from Pittsburgh to Montreal to Anaheim figure to be quiet in the coming weeks, the ice will be crowded with high-priced talent in places such as the Czech Republic...
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On the eve of the scheduled start of the new NHL season, there is still no sign of the owners&#39; lockout of players being resolved.
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Dozens of fresh faces zipped around the Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington yesterday morning, the start of the Bruins' five-day rookie camp. The procession of wanna-B's included draft picks, free agents, and invitees, and by the start of the veteran camp Thursday morning, all but 8-10 will have been assigned elsewhere or encouraged to explore career horizons that aren't defined by ...
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (CP) - Before the World Cup of Hockey came to town, every hockey game involving NHL players since the league returned to Minnesota was a sellout.
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At an age when most players are casting one eye toward retirement, Minnesota Wild netminder Niklas Backstrom is looking to make the most his a long-awaited first opportunity in the NHL.
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TORONTO -- Precious few professional athletes leave their sport on their terms. Even fewer depart having won a championship in their final game. Injuries, diminished skills, and burnout can cut short careers.
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A year removed from a crippling labor dispute, the NHL is back on its feet ready to take the next step down the road to recovery on Wednesday as a new season opens with as much angst as anticipation.
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When the clock strikes midnight as Wednesday becomes Thursday, the NHL&#39;s collective bargaining agreement will expire. It begins when the arena ice should be carved up by players&#39; skates during practice, but is still fresh.
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Jocelyn Thibault and the handful of his Blackhawks teammates still in town waiting out the lockout have stepped up their workouts recently just in case there&#39;s a season.
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ARLINGTON -- A labor dispute may sideline professional hockey for the season, but recreational players are lacing up their skates and hitting the ice -- eager to slap-shoot their way through another New England winter.
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The NHL players' association is taking its case public.
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Well, yes, there are worse things than a lockout. In the midst of the NHL's self-imposed two-hander over the head (now day No. 66 on what appears the fast track to infinity), a couple of Bruins prospects turned their opportunity to play in Providence into their final days in the Boston organization.
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The lockout of ice hockey players by the  National Hockey League is sending a chill through U.S. arena  operators who rely on professional hockey as a vital audience  puller.
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BEIJING, Dec. 15 -- The National Hockey League has slipped closer towards losing - for the first time - a season to a labor dispute.
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When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed yesterday the start of a player lockout that had loomed for months, he also issued a stern warning to the players on the other side of the labor conflict.
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With the final sands of the National  Hockey League's season slipping through the hourglass due to a  labor dispute, many players are desperately turning to far  flung regions to salvage some playing time.
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The NHL lockout starts just after midnight Thursday. On Friday night, there will be a chance to see NHL players in action -- if you&#39;re willing to trek to Barrie, Ontario.