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Puck Headlines: NHL releases TV schedule; no Doughty deal yet
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Brendan Salakoh created...
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Hockey Guilty Pleasures: Cheryl from Hockey Broad
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Winners, losers in NBC Sports 2011-12 NHL TV schedule
NBC and VERSUS released their 2011-12 NHL regular season television schedules on Thursday, only there won't be a VERSUS as of Jan. 2, which makes for an awkward press release. (The schedules were also...
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Pass or Fail: Grading NHL’s new rules tested at R&D Camp
Perhaps the greatest misconception about the NHL Research and Development Camp, which just completed its second summer at the absurdly named MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence near Toronto, is...
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Chris Drury retired today because he’s Chris Drury
Say, did you know Chris Drury was a Little League World Series Champion? Of course you did, because it was repeated ad nauseam about him on every NHL broadcast for the last dozen years, almost as...
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Can ex-Sharks CEO Greg Jamison save the Phoenix Coyotes?
In 2002, Greg Jamison put together an 11-man group that purchased a money-losing NHL team. That franchise, the San Jose Sharks, thrived over the last decade and rated well on the most recent Forbes...
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Hockey Guilty Pleasures: Daryl ‘Razor’ Reaugh, Dallas announcer
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Puck Headlines: Hiller ready for Ducks; Roenick vs. Cherry
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • That's Olli Jokinen of...
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Bourne Blog: Why 3-on-3 NHL overtime rules
By now, most of us have let our feelings be known on how we think the NHL should settle up its ties. I'd like to explain my stance with a little more depth than Twitter's 140 characters has allowed me...
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Trending Topics: Nobody likes the NHL TV schedule
Trending Topics is a column that looks at the week in hockey according to Twitter. If you're only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the slow, sad death...
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Guest Column: In defense of the shootout
(Ed. Note: If you read Puck Daddy, you know our feelings on the skills competition, er, shameless gimmick, er, "shootout." So in the interest of equal time, here is PD reader Mike Knerr, a history...
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Should NHL expand to Houston? What about Honolulu?
When the ratings for the Stanley Cup Final are released each postseason, it's always intriguing to see which markets without NHL teams are watching championship hockey — and, in some cases, out-rating...
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David Aebischer (sort of) back in NHL with Winnipeg Jets
David Aebischer's last NHL game was an Oct. 10 loss at the Columbus Blue Jackets while he was a member of the Phoenix Coyotes. As in October 10, 2007. Since 2007, he's been a goaltender for HC Lugano...
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Run to the Mask: Jets goalie Chris Mason’s Iron Maiden tribute
Continuing what's apparently become unofficial Winnipeg Jets backup goalie day here on Puck Daddy, here is Chris Mason's first mask with the team — combining the military jets motif from the logo with...
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Flyers ink James van Riemsdyk to 6-year deal they won’t regret
Oh, these kids today, with their announcing multi-year contract extensions through social media: Winger James van Riemsdyk and the Philadelphia Flyers revealed via Twitter on Tuesday that they've...
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Puck Headlines: Smith’s Looney Tunes mask; Jagr talks money
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Goalie Mike Smith's Wile...
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Bourne Blog: Teemu Selanne and the old guy revolution
Over the past handful of years, one thing has become pretty clear: Teams having success in the NHL are getting faster, younger and sleeker. With the speed of today's game, they have to. For that very...
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Hockey Guilty Pleasures: Mark Madden, talk radio host
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What does Drew Doughty want from the Kings?
So Tuesday was all about change for the Los Angeles Kings. Officially changing their uniforms, announcing that purple has left the building (save for the spiffy heritage sweaters). And, as Helene...
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Video: Witness the dawn of Gary Bettman’s NHL reign
Ah, December 1992. Such an innocent time. Bill Clinton was newly elected, the Internet was beginning to revolutionize communication, we were still several months away from the release of "Last Action...
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