No Title Defense for Stanley Cup Champs
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A replica of the Stanley Cup sat on a table behind copies of a letter the Tampa Bay Lightning sent to season ticket holders after the NHL season was canceled. On Wednesday, it became official that the league champions will not get an opportunity to defend their title this spring, and team president Ron Campbell wanted fans of the once-struggling franchise to know the club shares their disappointment.
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It's been a week without progress in the NHL lockout. So far, there have been no overtures from the league or the players to resume talks to save a season that is already starting to slip away.
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Defenseman Paul Mara, newly acquired from the Boston Bruins, did not arrive in time to aid in the New York Rangersâ victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
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The NHL will enter uncharted territory and return to its outdoor roots during a new season that begins on Saturday with the Anaheim Ducks starting their Stanley Cup defense on European ice.
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The hum from machinery tucked under the seats at Joe Louis Arena was the only sound heard. The ice surface was empty &#151; and so were the stands. Welcome to the NHL lockout.
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Fernando Pisani and the Edmonton Oilers are a win away from the Stanley Cup finals.
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It was a tough night for NHL division leaders. Detroit, Tampa Bay and Anaheim all lost Friday night to teams trying to improve their postseason chances.
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The Rangers rely on Henrik Lundqvist to lock things down on defense. They just never counted on Nigel Dawes to supply all the offense.
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If it were a perfect world -- for hockey fans, at least -- the Boston Bruins and the rest of the teams in the National Hockey League would be readying themselves for the start of another season. Alas, millionaires from both sides are still stuck in the boring -- and costly -- days of a lockout.
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Alando Tucker looked for Pittsburgh to finally send a second man to try to guard him. Brian Butch was the reason the Panthers never did.
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In another sign the NHL season is slipping away, the league canceled its All-Star game Wednesday because of the lockout. No regular-season games have been played since the season was scheduled to begin Oct.
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The Edmonton Oilers are struggling and hurting &#151; a prime target for a team with designs on a division championship.
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In another sign the NHL season is slipping away, the league canceled its All-Star Game yesterday because of the lockout. No regular-season games have been played since the season was scheduled to begin Oct.
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Take a look at the NHL standings. The team at the top hasn't been perennial President's Trophy winner Detroit, or even the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes. No, it's the Nashville Predators.
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MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Ray Bourque sleeps with the Stanley Cup. Sort of.
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NEW YORK : The National Hockey League was in the deep freeze, with no indication that the league&#39;s labor woes could be resolved in time to save any of the 2004-05 season.
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While the prospect of no NHL hockey being played this season gets to be more of a reality every day, once thing is certain: partial season or not, there will be no NHL All-Star Game this season.