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World’s End in Disappointment for Alex Burrows and Team Canada

Filed: May 17, 2012 7:46 PM CDT by
Jerome Miron-US PRESSWIRE

Although he scored his 3rd goal of the tournament, Vancouver Canuck winger Alex Burrows and his Canadian teammates fell 4-3 to Slovakia today in what can only be described as an upset. In spite of the loss, it was a good tournament for Burrows who only played 5 games because of a concussion he suffered [...]

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John Tortorella Thinks Cell Phones at Press Conferences are Ridiculous

Filed: May 16, 2012 3:06 PM CDT by
Filed under: New York Rangers, NHL
James Guillory - US PRESSWIRE

Is the New York Rangers head coach, John Tortorella, ever happy?  I would say not since he still seemed to be agitated at his post-game press conference Monday evening even with his team shutting out the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final by a score of 3-0. If you watch the video (below), [...]

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Will Coyotes Receive Any Discipline For Game 2 Antics?

Filed: May 16, 2012 12:22 PM CDT by
Matt Kartozian-US PRESSWIRE

The Phoenix Coyotes have had a rough go of things in this series after having put together a pair of very successful series in these Stanley Cup Playoffs. The past two games have seen some of the luster fall off of their surprising postseason run, with the Los Angeles Kings jumping out to a convincing [...]

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Team Canada Leads Group at World’s

Filed: May 15, 2012 12:47 AM CDT by
Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE

The Canadian squad has looked strong at the 2012 edition of the World Hockey Championships and they sit atop their group with only Belarus left to play in the preliminary round. Nobody expected much less from a team that features Stanley Cup champions, Olympic gold medal winners and NHL All-Stars, award winners and captains. However, a resumé only [...]

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Dale Hunter Resigns as Washington Capitals Head Coach

Filed: May 14, 2012 12:34 PM CDT by
Filed under: NHL, Washington Capitals
Geoff Burke-US PRESSWIRE

Dale Hunter has resigned as the Head Coach of the Washington Capitals, two days after the Capitals were eliminated from the NHL playoffs. Dale Hunter replaced Bruce Boudreau in November who originally started out the season as the Capitals Head Coach. Before that, Hunter was the Head Coach for the OHL’s London Knights. During the [...]

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Dale Hunter Stepping Down as Washington Capitals Head Coach

Filed: May 14, 2012 12:00 PM CDT by
Filed under: NHL, Washington Capitals
Geoff Burke-US PRESSWIRE

Dale Hunter will not be returning to his job as head coach of the Washington Capitals next season. He will return to the London Knights, which he co-owns with his brother Mark, a team that has just punched its ticket for the CHL’s Memorial Cup tournament. The team’s general manager George McPhee said that this [...]

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New York Rangers To Face New Jersey Devils in Conference Finals

Filed: May 12, 2012 9:14 PM CDT by
Anthony Gruppuso-US PRESSWIRE

The New York Rangers have defeated the Washington Capitals by the score of 2-1 in the 7th and final game of the Eastern Conference semi-finals and will advance to the Eastern Conference finals to face the New Jersey Devils. The big picture of how this series has gone leading up to the 7th and final [...]

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Canada Faces Switzerland At World Championships

Filed: May 11, 2012 1:30 AM CDT by
Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE

Team Canada faced a tough test from Switzerland on Wednesday night at the IIHF World Championships in Helsinki. Some typically clutch play from Jordan Eberle and a third period goal from Canadian Captain Ryan Getzlaf led the way as the Canadians survived an intense contest. While not exactly considered a world hockey power, the Swiss [...]

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NHL Playoffs 2012: Last Night in the East (May 8)

Filed: May 9, 2012 3:39 PM CDT by
Eric Hartline - US PRESSWIRE

With the teams for the Western Conference Finals already decided (#3 Phoenix Coyotes vs. #8 Los Angeles Kings), there’s only the Eastern Conference teams that remain and continue to play to find out which two will move on (giving the Western Conference teams a short break before the next round). New Jersey Devils 3 vs. Philadelphia Flyers 1, (Devils Win Series 4-1) The Philadelphia [...]

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Joel Ward Attacked With Racist Tweets After Washington Capitals Loss

Filed: May 7, 2012 10:38 PM CDT by
Geoff Burke-US PRESSWIRE

Yes, Joel Ward did commit a bad penalty on Tuesday night that helped the New York Rangers take out the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime.  However, no human being should be subjected to the tweets that Ward has had to deal with after the loss. It has to be difficult for Ward to be one [...]

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