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Hallelujah! Versus and DirecTV Reach Agreement

Hockey fans, MMA fans, College Football fans, Indy Racing fans, and yes, Tour de France fans who subscribe to DirecTV can rejoice as both sides reached an agreement to resume normal broadcasting as it was in August 2009. As reported…

Previewing The College Conference Tournaments

This weekend and next weekend, college hockey teams from all over the NCAA map will be vying for conference championships and NCAA tournament births. While conferences such as the CCHA has already started (their first round was last weekend), the…

GMs contemplate headshots, rule changes

Several key issues and new ideas are being tossed around at the annual three-day general managers meeting currently taking place in Florida, with none perhaps more important than rule changes concerning hits to the head. The headshot issue gained even…

NHL Trade Transactions Trade Deadline March 3

Anaheim Acquired goaltender Curtis McElhinney from the Calgary Flames for goaltender Vesa Toskala; acquired goaltender Joey MacDonald from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a 2011 seventh-round draft pick. Boston Acquired defenseman Dennis Seidenberg and the rights to defenseman…

NHL Recent News

Chris Chelios signed with an the Atlanta Thrashers. The veteran defenseman will stay with their AHL affiliate until needed. Perhaps the trade of Ilya Kovalchuk left management looking for the next big name to fill his shoes…maybe not. Could the…

NHL Trade Transactions March 2

Anaheim Recalled foward Dan Sexton from Bakersfield (ECHL). Atlanta Signed defenseman Chris Chelios. Boston Acquired the rights to defenseman Steve Kampfer from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a conditional fourth-round draft pick; acquired defenseman Cody Wild from the Edmonton…

NHL Trade Transactions March 1

Atlanta Acquired forward Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim in exchange for defenseman Nathan Oystrick and a conditional draft choice in 2011. Boston Assigned goaltender Matt Dalton to Reading (ECHL). Calgary Signed forward Matt Stajan to a multi-year contract. Chicago Assigned goaltender…

NHL Returns

Fantasy owners don’t forget to put in your players as the NHL schedule returns tonight as the Detroit Red Wings take the ice against the Colorado Avalanche. Colorado is tied for first place within the Northwest division and the Red…

USA steamrolls Finland, advances to gold medal game

It only took Team USA two minutes to light the lamp in their semi-final matchup against Finland. They never looked back as they continued the onslaught and tallied an additional five goals in the first period. Team USA went on…