Hockey – NHL

Hockey – NHL

NHL Rejects Kovalchuk Deal

The National Hockey League rejected a landmark deal today that would have given Forward Ilya Kovalchuk a 17-year, $102 million contract with the New Jersey Devils. The NHL ruled that the longest deal in its history violated the league salary cap. NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly was quoted on NHL.com saying: “The[…]

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2010 Olympic Hockey: Team USA Hoping for Change

With the 2010 Winter Olympics opening soon the United States men’s hockey team looks at Vancouver as a fresh start, a chance for redemption.  The 2006 Olympics in Torino were unkind to the Americans on the ice, as they finished a disappointing eighth just four years after claiming the silver[…]

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NHL Trade Deadline Approaching Fast

With the exception of major league baseball, no sport has as much upheaval at the trade deadline as the National Hockey League.  This season, teams are faced with a double whammy as rosters freeze February 12th for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. By the time they unfreeze following the[…]

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League May Consider Penalty Quota

The NHL should set a quota of 30 minor penalties per game, according to an Institute for Hockey Affairs proposal, which attributes a 25% increase in scoring this year to a 50% increase in the number of penalties called. “We believe that by setting the 30-penalty quota, the league will[…]

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