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Canadian Government Will Not Allow Lightning’s Families To Cross Border For Potential Stanley Cup-Clinching Game 4

Photo: NHL.com After the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final on Friday, they are one win away from winning back-to-back Stanley Cups. While most of the world is … Continue reading

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Canada Will Allow U.S. NHL Teams To Cross Border For Rounds 3 And 4 Of 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Photo: NHL.com According to CBC, NHL players and personnel will be allowed to cross the border for the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals and Stanley Cup Final if necessary in private planes. They will have to test for COVID-19 before and … Continue reading

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Report: Canadian Provinces Agree To Conditions For Teams Playing At NHL Home This Season

Photo: NHL.com After the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Ontario had yet to allow the Canadian NHL teams to travel across the country to play one another, league deputy commissioner Bill Daly said that he believes that the government … Continue reading

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Report: NHL Could Move Seven Canadian Teams South Of The Border

Photo: Derek Leung/Getty Images After a division consisting of the seven Canadian NHL teams appeared to be in the cards for months due to the United States-Canada border closure with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston reported on Thursday … Continue reading

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NHL Optimistic That Extended United States-Canada Border Closure Won’t Push Season Restart Back Any Later

Photo: CTV News Despite the border between the United States and Canada’s closure to non-essential travel being extended through June 21, the NHL is still “hopeful” that it won’t “materially affect the resumption of play timelines we are currently contemplating,” … Continue reading

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Canada Crushes Czech Republic, 5-1, At IIHF World Championships

Photo: Sports Interaction Blog Canada advanced to the Gold Medal game against Finland with a 5-1 victory over the Czech Republic in the World Championship semifinal on Saturday afternoon. Washington Capitals forward Jakub Vrana drew back into the lineup for … Continue reading

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Hershey Bears to Honor Humboldt Broncos Victims

Graphic: Hershey Bears The Washington Capitals AHL affiliate team, the Hershey Bears announced today that the team will be honoring the victims of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy at their game on April 14th against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. 

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More Americans than Canadians in the NHL? It’s Already Happening

Photo: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Hockey, hotdogs, apple pie and Chevrolet? Well that might be stretching things a bit. But the fact of the matter is the percentage of Americans in the NHL has never been higher, and the percentage of … Continue reading

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Nike Unveils 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Jerseys​

On Sunday morning, the Hockey News revealed the jerseys for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, which will take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea. 13 countries will participate in the event: the United States, Canada, Slovenia, Slovakia, Switzerland, South Korea, Japan, … Continue reading

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