Sports Briefing | Pro Hockey: Yashin Plans to Play in Russia
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Alexei Yashin, the former Islanders captain, will play next season with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Russian Super League after failing to get an N.H.L. contract offer to his liking.Yashin, a center who had the final four seasons of his 10-year contract bought out by the Islanders in June, agreed to terms yesterday on a one-year deal with the Russian team he played with during the 2004-5 N.H.L. lockout. Financial terms were not immediately available.Yashin, 33, had 18 goals and 32 assists in 58 games last season, his second as the Islandersâ captain.
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(CP) - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spent part of his afternoon Wednesday answering questions from fans about the league&#39;s lockout rather than preparing for opening night.
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The Russians are heading back to the US while struggling Slovakia has drawn Canada for the quarter-finals of the World Cup of Hockey.
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Before the start of last night's NHL draft at Nationwide Arena, Peter Chiarelli acknowledged he's hunting for a goalie.
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NEW YORK -- The NHL will play regular-season games for the first time in Europe with the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings opening the 2007-2008 season by playing two games in London.
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The NHL is growing and heading in the right direction as it opens its second post-lockout season, commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday night.
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KAZAN, Russia (Sports Network) - Russian forward Alexei  Kovalev is the latest locked out National Hockey League player  to head abroad, as he signed on to play for AK Bars Kazan.
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TRINEC, Czech Republic  - It's not uncommon for  Ottawa Senators forward Radek Bonk and New York Rangers forward  Jaromir Jagr to meet up on a sheet of ice and play hockey --  unless it's in their native Czech Republic.
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CALGARY, Canada  - Former Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman was named Team Canada general manager on Monday for the ice hockey world championship which will be hosted by Canada for the first time.
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Vincent Lecavalier signed with a Russian team Thursday to play during the NHL lockout and said Tampa Bay Lightning teammate Brad Richards will be joining him.
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Alexei Kovalev, Brad Richards and Nikolai Khabibulin became the latest NHL players to join a European team during the lockout, agreeing to play in Russia.
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Szymon Szemberg, the man in charge of media relations for the International Ice Hockey Federation, can think of only two reasons Mike Modano would want to play in Italy should an NHL lockout occur.
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The team&#39;s NHL affiliation has changed from Dallas to Phoenix. The coaches and players who will dress in the new team colors are also new.
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Kazan, Russia (Sports Network) - Alexei Kovalev, Brad Richards and Nikolai Khabibulin were the latest locked out National Hockey League players to head abroad, as all three signed on to play for Russia&#39;s AK Bars Kazan.
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The New Jersey Devils made a major move to get under the NHL salary cap Sunday by sending suspended defenseman Vladimir Malakhov and a conditional first-round draft pick to San Jose for defenseman Jim Fahey and the rights to left wing Alexander Korolyuk.
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Czech winger Jaromir Jagr has signed a  contract with Russian ice hockey champions Avangard Omsk,  leaving the Czech league where he has been playing during a  labor dispute that has shut down North America's National  Hockey League (NHL).
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado  - Colorado's Karlis Skrastins will take his place among sport's greatest on Thursday by setting an NHL record for consecutive games by a defenseman when the Avalanche host the Atlanta Thrashers.