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| Media ReleaseNew York Rangers New York - Feb. 22, 2021: Artermi Panarin will take a leave of absence from the New York Rangers. The team issued a statement today. Artemi vehemently and unequivocally denies any and all allegations in the fabricated story. FULL STORY |
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| Media ReleaseWindsor Spitfires Windsor - Feb. 18, 2021:
Today February 18th, 2021 we celebrate the life of our Captain Forever Mickey Renaud. His spirit and memory is always with us all.
We miss you and love you Mickey. FULL STORY |
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| Media ReleaseBob McKenzie Toronto - Aug. 10, 2020: Twitter Statement today from Bob McKenzie of TSN. Today is the last day of my working life as I have known it for more than 40 years – not as much as the end of the road as it is a move into the slow lane. I’ve been talking about and planning semi-retirement for quite some time. The 2020 Stanley Cup final in June as to be my last. July 1 was to be my final day of work as a 24/7 Hockey Insider. FULL STORY |
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| Media ReleaseNational Hockey League Edmonton - Aug. 2, 2020: Drake Caggiula will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Sunday.
The Chicago Blackhawks forward is facing discipline for an illegal check to the head of Edmonton Oilers forward Tyler Ennis. FULL STORY |
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| Chris SavardHometownHockey.ca Stoney Point - Jul. 30, 2020: Hockey is Back! The NHL has entered to bubble cities and the real games are about to begin. It is time for the NHL Playoffs, where this year 24 teams compete for the Stanley Cup. When my Dad was alive, he enjoyed running a playoff pool each season. Since his passing in 2008, his tradition has continued and we are ready to launch the 24th Annual Hometown Hockey Playoff Pool. FULL STORY |
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| HometownHockey.ca Toronto - Jul. 28, 2020: Six Canadian teams will battle it out to win the Stanley Cup when the NFL returns with an expanded playoff format this summer. We have analyzed each team’s chances of success as they prepare to lock horns with several elite US contenders. FULL STORY |
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| Chris SavardHometownHockey.ca Stoney Point - Jun. 19, 2020: Our first former Cornwall Royals player, was Darren Colbourne. As expected, Colby was a great interview and told some awesome stories - including a few about his time staying at Davina Alexander's home. (More affectionately called Mrs. A). Once our podcast went live, some pretty neat things happened. We were thrilled to have Darren, Paul Lalande, Tom Nemeth, Ryan VandenBussche and Rob Dykeman join us for this reunion podcast with Mrs. A! FULL STORY |
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| Media ReleaseNational Hockey League Toronto - Jun. 11, 2020: The National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) announced today that formal training camps (Phase 3) for the 24 teams resuming play will open on Friday, July 10, provided that medical and safety conditions allow and the parties have reached an overall agreement on resuming play. The length of training camp and, therefore, the start date for formal resumption of play (Phase 4) will be determined at a future date. FULL STORY |
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| Tim CornettHometownHockey.ca Windsor - Jun. 8, 2020: HometownHockey.ca Two On One podcast Episode Three features former Windsor Spitfire Todd Warriner, who went on to a very successful NHL career. Warriner spent most of his NHL time as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs and also played for Tampa Bay, Phoenix, Vancouver, Philadelphia and Nashville. He shared some great stories with us, including how earned his nickname “One Touch” and talked about his time playing in Europe.
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| Media ReleaseNational Hockey League New York - Jun. 8, 2020: Seven current and former NHL players announced Monday they had formed the Hockey Diversity Alliance, whose mission is to "eradicate racism and intolerance in hockey."
The group appointed San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane and former NHL player Akim Aliu as co-heads of the organization. Named to the group's executive committee were Detroit Red Wings defenseman Trevor Daley, Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba, Buffalo Sabres forward Wayne Simmonds, forward Chris Stewart, who plays in the Philadelphia Flyers organization, and former NHL forward Joel Ward. FULL STORY |
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| Media ReleaseNational Hockey League New York - Jun. 4, 2020: All series in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will be best-of-7, and teams will be reseeded after each round, the NHL announced Thursday.
When the NHL on May 26 announced its Return to Play Plan, which involved 24 teams in competition for the Stanley Cup, it said that the length of the first-round and second-round series would be determined. FULL STORY |
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| Chris SavardHometownHockey.ca Stoney Point - Jun. 4, 2020: Last night, Tim Cornett and I had a great time recording Episode 2 of 2-on-1. Last night's guest was an old friend of mine, Darren Colbourne. I met Darren when he was traded to the Cornwall Royals from the Oshawa Generals. Please take a listen as we talk about his time with the Royals, coach Orval Tessier, his induction into the ECHL Hall of Fame and much more! We even heard a story about Craig Duncanson's least favourite Christmas gift! FULL STORY |
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| Media ReleaseWindsor Spitfires Windsor - May. 31, 2020: In memory of Mickey Renaud, the Renaud family, in conjunction with the Windsor Spitfires, is pleased to donate $10,000.00 to the Windsor Covid Relief Fund through the Windsor Essex Community Foundation (WECF). The donation originated from a benefactor who was greatly impacted by Mickey’s passing. FULL STORY |
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| Tim CornettHometownHockey.ca Windsor - May. 29, 2020: HometownHockey.ca is pleased to announce that we have started a new video podcast called Two On One, where we will feature former players from the Windsor Spitfires and Cornwall Royals. Tonight we kicked it off with former Spits captain Ryan Donally, who gave us a great interview! FULL STORY |
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| Media ReleaseNHLPA New York - May. 25, 2020: The following memorandum and accompanying protocol set forth the framework that will govern Players & Clubs in “Phase 2” of the transition period following self-quarantine, regarding players voluntarily returning to NHL Club training facilities: FULL STORY |
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