Archive for January, 2009



Nichols School celebrates 100 years of hockey (The Buffalo News)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 8:01 am

When the Nichols School formed its first hockey team, no player even dreamed about playing in the National Hockey League someday.

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Avs: Hockey pals won’t pull punches in rink (Denver Post)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 7:01 am

Two players — Cody McCormick of the Avalanche and Jeff Finger of the Toronto Maple Leafs — returned to their respective teams’ lineups Thursday. McCormick and Finger, the former Avs defenseman, are best friends in hockey.

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HOCKEY: Scary moment for Warrior team (Foxboro Reporter)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 7:01 am

STICK FIGHT — north Attleboro’s Justin Crear, left, battles Foxboro’s Brian Nixon, right. (Photo by Mike George) For a few minutes, it didn’t matter that the Foxboro High hockey team was winless.

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Ontario Hockey Association cracking down on fighting in sport (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 6:01 am

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - The Ontario Hockey Association is taking a tough stance on fighting following the death of a player last month.

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Big Board: Hockey (Yahoo! Sports)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 6:01 am

Minnesota goalie Niklas Backstrom ranks among the top five in wins and shutouts, helping land him in the top 10 on the latest hockey Big Board.

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Canadian hockey group cracks down on fighting (SportingNews)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 5:01 am

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. (CP) — The Ontario Hockey Association is taking a tough stance on fighting followin…

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University of Michigan police won’t seek charges in hockey attack (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 5:01 am

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - University of Michigan police won’t seek criminal charges in an on-ice attack on a Michigan hockey player involving two Michigan State players.

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Hollywood’s next hockey comedy may have roots in RR Valley (Grand Forks Herald)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 4:01 am

Spring shoot for some scenes in Warroad? Town’s had no permit requests The story of “Stan’s Cup” was inspired by a pack of Red River Valley area “older” hockey guys who really did travel to Russia for a game against some ex-Olympians. It happened in 1995 when a group of players made the trip to Saratov, Russia, in a tournament that eventually paired them against a Russian team full of the …

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Johnson named coach of U.S. women’s hockey team (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday 28 January 2009 @ 8:01 am

Mark Johnson, a member of the United States side who won gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics, was named head coach of the U.S. women’s ice hockey team for the 2010 Vancouver Games on Tuesday.

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Slim majority of Canadians believe NHL hockey fights should be banned (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday 28 January 2009 @ 7:01 am

MONTREAL - A slim majority of Canadians believe NHL hockey fights should be banished to the penalty box - for good - a new poll suggests.

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