Konowalchuk Retires for Medical Reasons
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DENVER -- Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Konowalchuk retired Friday after tests showed he has a disease that can lead to irregular heart rhythms.
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The veteran NHL player was playing hockey in his home city of Riga when he became ill near the end of a game. Zholtok was drafted by Boston in 1992, 55th overall, and played 588 NHL games with the Bruins, Ottawa
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TORONTO (CP) - Winger Alexander Mogilny of the Toronto Maple Leafs has undergone successful arthroscopic surgery to his left hip for the second time in a year.
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The NHL players' association is taking its case public.
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The NHL has suspended Atlanta Thrashers player Ilya Kovalchuk for one game without pay for a hit from behind in a game against the New York Rangers on Tuesday.
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Buffalo Sabres forward Ales Kotalik will miss the next 4-6 weeks because of a right knee injury.
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TORONTO -- Martin Brodeur took one for the team. After sitting out yesterday&#39;s morning skate, Canada&#39;s top goalie chose to bow out of last night&#39;s World Cup of Hockey semi-final victory over the Czech Republic because of his left wrist injury.
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Alexei Kovalev became the latest NHL player to join a European team during the lockout, agreeing to play in his native Russia.
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There was a time recently that Steve McNair threw around the idea of retiring. It made sense considering the multitude of injuries he had suffered in his 10 seasons in the National Football League.
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Hurricanes captain Rod Brind'Amour will have reconstructive surgery on a torn ligament in his left knee and will likely miss the rest of the season.
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THE hockey world was in a state of shock following the death of former Senators centre Sergei Zholtok last night. The 31-year-old, who spent two years in Ottawa and completed last season with the Nashville
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The prospects of saving the National Hockey League (NHL) season are grim and unless owners and players start talking soon to end a lockout the 2005-2006 season is also at risk, Montreal&#39;s Saku Koivu said.
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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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Luck is a relative term for Mario Lemieux, who has endured back operations, hip operations, cancer, a premature retirement and a team bankruptcy.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- NHL veteran and Slovakian star Peter Bondra retired from professional hockey Monday to become general manager of his country's national team.
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Noah Ngeny, who upset Hicham El Guerrouj to win the 1,500-meter gold medal at the Sydney Olympics, retired because of recurring back and pelvis problems from 2001 car accident in Kenya.
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Someday, after the NHL lockout ends, there will be stories to tell about how this hockey hiatus changed the direction of people's careers. Because things will never be the same.