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A Seattle ownership group has been authorized to file an application for an NHL expansion team, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday from Manalapan, Fla., where the league's board of governors are meeting.
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Anaheim Ducks forward Nick Ritchie was suspended two games by the NHL on Friday for roughing Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Michal Rozsival. Ritchie will sit out Anaheim's regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday as well as the Ducks' first contest of their first-round playoff series. Ritchie was assessed a match penalty exactly six minutes…
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Berlin (dpa) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday voiced disappointment that the National Hockey League will not send its stars to the 2018 Games while local Games organizers in South Korea have not given up hope. "This must be a huge disappointment for the players who definitely wanted to play at the Olympic Winter…
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Washington Capitals star left wing Alex Ovechkin is still planning to play in the 2018 Winter Olympics, even if he's the only NHL player to do so. Ovechkin said the league's announcement Monday that it will not participate in the upcoming Olympic games in Pyeongchang, South Korea did little to change his desire to play for…
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The National Hockey League on Monday ruled out participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, North Korea, saying the Olympic committee hasn’t bothered to make participation more attractive. It will be the first time since 1998 that the league has not accommodated the Games. “This will confirm our intention to proceed with finalizing our 2017-18…
Negotiations for participation by the National Hockey League in the 2018 Olympics in North Korea have broken down, making it less likely the league will send any players to the Winter Games, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday. “Assume we’re not going,” Bettman tweeted. Bettman said there have been no negotiations with the International Olympic Committee…
