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The flip side of the Connolly conundrum
Tampa Bay Lightning rookie Brett Connolly will stay with the Tampa Bay Lightning past the nine-game mark this season. To quickly explain the entire nine-game rule, let me cite the NHL Collective Bargaining agreement, Article 9 states: 2005 NHL-NHLPA CBA ARTICLE 9 ENTRY LEVEL COMPENSATION 9.1...
High Powered SKA knocked out by Atlant, Skellefteå and Luleå win Game 7s
Since I couldn't get a recap together for Sunday, this one will be extra special and recap both Saturday and Sunday's games. Kontinental Hockey League (Russia) Atlant Mytishi 3, SKA St. Petersburg 2 (OT) (Atlant wins series 4-3): Things were looking good in this series for SKA St. Petersburg, the...
Jokerit and HIFK renew hostilities, Djurgården Makes it Seven
Today's recap will feature a lot of vowels and umlauts... as the Kanada-malje quarterfinals kicked off throughout Finland. SM-Liiga (Finland) Jokerit 1, HIFK 0 (Jokerit leads series 1-0): Nothing like the Helsinki derby to kick off the playoffs, as the historic rivals played a tight game in which...
Final Weekend of CHL Regular Season
The Canadian Hockey League, Canada's major junior circuit made up of three seperate leagues (WHL, OHL, QMJHL), seems to have the timing of their regular season pretty much perfect. In late September, in the earliest days of autumn, the puck drops and the regular season continues until the last...
REPORT: Lightning set to sign WHL star Tyler Johnson
It would appear that the Lightning are about to add another Spokane Chiefs alumni to the organizational depth chart. An un-drafted, undersized forward who is racking up points like nobody's business. Where have we seen that before? SWX is reporting that the Lightning are set to sign center Tyler...
Junior Hockey 101: Structure
Diehards, experts, Canadians: turn a blind eye. You may already know this. Recent diehards, future experts: settle down. Though you don't know everything about the junior leagues, don't worry. You aren't alone. This is Junior Hockey 101. Because we weren't all born with an innate knowledge of...
Q & A with Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending Prospect Dustin Tokarski
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski was chosen in the fifth round, 122nd over all, at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He played three years with the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL, winning the major junior championship - the Memorial Cup - in 2008. A native of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, he helped the Canadian junior team...
Learning About the Western Hockey League and Major Junior Hockey
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An Interview With Adam Morrison
There's a famous basketball player who goes by the name of Adam Morrison. In three seasons at Gonzaga University, Morrison was the nation's leading scorer, an All-American and runner up as National Player of the Year. Skipping his senior season to go pro, he arrived in the NBA at the start of the...
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