To those who thought Bettman and Co. got lucky last year with conditions for the Winter Classic in Buffalo, Thursday's stellar Act in Chicago ends any debate: the league has a jewel of an event on hands, but one that it needs to protect and nurture. How much of jewel? This event   more...
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Find the 2008-2009 fantasy hockey player predictions in this week's Around The Net column. Who will be the biggest fantasy bust? Who will be the breakout player? Who will be the this year's young goalie to surprise? Plus plenty more.
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The NHL held an exhibition game outdoors yesterday in their 2009 Winter Classic, pitting the Detroit Red Wings against the Chicago Blackhawks in a game of football at Soldier Field. The league made the decision to have an annual football game each year in order to finally get a few minutes of   more...
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With the economy in trouble, players' wallets could feel a pinch. There's a good chance the salary cap could shrink, Spector says.
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Which teams and players will be the big winners in the 2008-09 NHL regular season? Who will win the six divisions? Which players will take home individual honors? Most importantly, which two teams will face each other for the Stanley Cup? Find out here...
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Now that the European part of the NHL schedule is over, let's get down to making some predictions for the upcoming season. We rank every team by conference and their chances of breaking into one of the eight conference playoff seeds.
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On January 1, 2009 Wrigley Field will host one of the most watched regular season NHL game in History - the 2009 Winter Classic.  Only 41,00 tickets were made available to this game, of which most were reserved for season ticket holders and members of the Illinois Amateur Hockey   more...
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The Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will soar wearing retro team jerseys on January 1, 2009 while playing outdoors at Wrigley Field. They say the idea is to bring the game back to its roots and the event's going to be what makes every true hockey fan salivate. Maybe it won't snow so   more...
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Rumor has it that the Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to replace the spot behind the bench with none other than Uncle Jesse. Word is that Danny Tanner (Jesse's agent) father of DeeJay, Stephanie and Michelle Tanner called Brian Lawton after Tampa's 4-3 loss the Red Wings last Thursday and presented   more...
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With the NHL changing head coaches as much as the Lightning losing in shootouts, The Detroit Red Wings look to be making a bold move and replacing Coach Mike Babcock with Uncle Joey?!?The breaking news came less than 24 hours after the Tampa Bay Lightning named Uncle Jesse as the man behind bench   more...
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