Changing the Face of Hockey
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As the N.H.L. tries to promote diversity in the game, the organization has turned to Willie OâRee, who in 1958 became the N.H.L.âs first black player.
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In Anaheim's latest thrilling trip to San Jose, the difference between the Sharks and the Ducks clearly was smaller than the width of Scott Niedermayer's shin guard. And that's exactly where Joe Thornton put the puck that decided the second chapter in what seems certain to be a dynamite rivalry this season.
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In eight years, Baker Field could be swarming with thousands of people. Many of these spectators will not speak the same language, but they will all share one common interest: field hockey.
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As many new faces as there are in the Bruins dressing room as a result of the wholesale changes in the offseason, there are two very familiar players between the pipes -- Tim Thomas and Hannu Toivonen.
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One of hockey's subtle arts is the ability to steal the puck. In today's ramped-up NHL, with its emphasis on speed, big collisions, and pulverizing hits, those who have mastered the sleight-of-hand art of taking the puck away are too often overlooked.
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Marcus Camby is a hockey fan. He wasn&#39;t happy when his hometown Hartford Whalers bolted to North Carolina in 1997. But the Denver Nuggets center realizes the NHL lockout can benefit his team.
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With new N.H.L. rules emphasizing speed and skill over brawn and intimidation, resistance to wearing visors seems to be softening.
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Thereâs no crying in baseball - or hockey for that matter â-ut it appears there can be rollbacks in CBA negotiating. Surely the most shocking element of the NHLPAâs proposal to the NHL owners on Thursday
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TORONTO -- There is no mystique to it anymore, because after all, the Russians have become commoners in today's National Hockey League, and Finns, Czechs, Slovaks, and Swedes also have been entrenched in the Original 30 long enough to turn the ongoing World Cup of Hockey into a protracted trailer for the NHL season.
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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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Unless the Lords of the Boards discover hockey's answer to Drano or Liquid-Plumr to cure what clogs the game's neutral zone, never again will we see the 1,000-point likes of Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey, and Larry Murphy working a National Hockey League blue line. Their work over the last quarter-century, rewarded last Monday night by their induction into Hockey's Hall ...
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Behind closed doors, some of hockey&#39;s most influential people met to discuss the game. It wasn&#39;ta meeting to end the lockout, but how to improve NHL hockey once it gets up and running again.
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New data gives a peek into how the players are posed to do.
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A Hall of Fame induction. With the NHL headed into ruins, if it&#39;s not there already. Talk about a maddening irony. It&#39;s kind of like having the winning lottery ticket the same week the state lottery commission goes belly-up.
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Although Bill Guerin needed a while to get used to his new teal jersey, he's finally looking sharp for the San Jose Sharks.
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Maxime Talbot loves playing hockey and, perhaps even more, talking about it. The enjoyment he gets from playing the sport is difficult to disguise.
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We've seen this before, haven't we? High draft pick comes to Hub of Hockey, surrounded by higher expectations. Coach is afraid to play him.