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NHL provides NHLPA notice to change CBA
The National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association, as expected, are officially headed towards a labour showdown in the months ahead. Of what magnitude that showdown becomes remains to be seen.
NHL 13 Delivers Major Innovations That Will Change the Way You Play the Game
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA – News) announced today the key features for EA SPORTS TM NHL ® 13, promising the biggest change to the franchise since the introduction of the Skill Stick in NHL ® 07 .
Yahoo to double Olympics presence in London
By RYAN NAKASHIMA | Associated Press – LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yahoo plans to double its Olympics presence this summer as it aims to be the Games’ top website for the fourth straight year. Yahoo is sending 25 people from around the world to cover the Summer Games in London — about “twice as big” as it had in the Winter Games — including U.S. gold medal winners Shannon Miller and Dan O’Brien and many of its sports columnists and reporters.
Predators advance, ousting Red Wings 4-1 in series
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Sporting Kansas City-Timbers Preview (The Associated Press)
Sporting Kansas City has been unbeatable thus far, and its next opponent isn’t putting much fear into anyone. Playing its second match of the week, Sporting KC looks to extend its season-opening winning streak to eight when it visits the last-place Portland Timbers on Saturday night. Kansas City is off to the best start by an MLS team since the 1996 Los Angeles Galaxy won their first eight games in regulation, and their first 12 overall
NHL playoffs schedule announced
Updated Apr 8, 2012 2:18 PM ET The 2012 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs will get under way Wednesday with the Pittsburgh Penguins taking on the Philadelphia Flyers, the league announced Sunday. The Detroit Red Wings will also face off against the Nashville Predators that night, while the Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks will begin their best-of-seven game series against the Los Angeles Kings. Sixteen of the league’s 30 teams will be competing for Lord Stanley’s Cup, won last year by the Boston Bruins in a dramatic Game 7 victory over Vancouver
NHL Capsules: Canucks capture Presidents' Trophy with 3-0 win over Oilers
By The Associated Press | Associated Press – VANCOUVER – Henrik Sedin scored the only goal Vancouver needed and the Canucks won the Presidents’ Trophy with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.
Aliu Gets First 2 NHL Goals, Flames Top Ducks 5-2
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Nigerian-born Akim Aliu scored his first two NHL goals Saturday to lead the Calgary Flames to a season-ending 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The performance by the 22-year-old prospect, playing just his second NHL game, provided a positive finish to another disappointing season for Calgary. By winning their final two games, the Flames reached the 90-point mark for the eighth season in a row.
NHL Capsules: Franzen stars in Detroit's 3-2 shootout win over Blues
By The Associated Press | Associated Press – ST. LOUIS – Johan Franzen scored on consecutive shots in the third period to end Brian Elliott ‘s shutout streak after more than 3 1-2 games, and Todd Bertuzzi netted the lone goal in a shootout as the Detroit Red Wings rallied to beat the St
NHL: Vancouver 5, Anaheim 4 (SO)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 4 (UPI) — Alexandre Burrows scored twice in regulation and once in the shootout Tuesday to lead the Vancouver Canucks past Anaheim 5-4. Burrows, Alexander Edler and Maxim Lapierre all scored in the shootout, which extended the Canucks’ winning streak to seven games. Corey Snyder replaced Roberto Luongo in the second period and stopped all nine shots he faced, although he gave up a shootout score to Teemu Selanne