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NHL announces new format for 2011 NHL All-Star Game
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After a one-year hiatus due to the Winter Olympics, the NHL All-Star Game returns in January with a completely new format. The NHL Players’ Association and NHL VP of Hockey and Business Development Brendan Shanahan have announced that this year’s festivities in Raleigh, N.C. will feature all-star teams not representative of the Eastern and Western conferences, but instead feature two squads hand-picked by a pair of captains, not dissimilar from how children select teams for games on residential streets before dinner.
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Matt Bush’s career fizzling out before it begins
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, MLB,
When the San Diego Padres selected Matt Bush first overall in the 2004 Amateur Draft, they were probably hoping to get a little more out of him when they signed him including a $3.15 MM signing bonus. Instead, they got a guy whose career highlights may include memories that end with his high school team. Bush was let go by the Padres in 2007, was picked up in February 2009 by the Blue Jays and released less than two months later before joining the Rays in 2010. He has never made it past High-A ball.
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Phenom Strasburg makes phenomenal debut
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So it’s one win down, 299 to go before Stephen Strasburg guarantees his spot in the Hall of Fame. However, if you’ve seen any of the media attention that’s been given the one-day old big leaguer, his ticket is already punched. The day after the Washington Nationals picked Bryce Harper as the No. 1 pick in the 2010 MLB Draft, the 2009 No. 1 pick stepped up the mound and made sure everybody in attendance knew what the hype was about.
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Les Trois Denis: Unique among the most unique
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, NHL,
Juggling lines in hockey is common. It takes a lot of effort to find the right combination of players who mesh together and can be productive. Famous threesomes are often given a name, and sometimes that name has something to do with the players’ names themselves. But what do you think the odds are that of having all three players with the same first name? Not great, but believable. What about all three having the same name and the same birthday? Well it’s true. “Les Trois Denis” were all born on Feb. 4, 1961.
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The history of the NHL: The Future Era
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In the eras of the NHL, each comprising roughly 25 years of hockey history, one of the most exciting periods to consider is the one ahead; the Future Era. In today’s game, scoring is going up as the game becomes faster, cleaner and younger, which is exactly what the NHL wanted. As teams continue to find out how to best utilize the salary cap, the game will become more competitive and player contracts will stay within the stratosphere of what’s reasonable, unlike some other sports.
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John Tavares returns home
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, NHL,
The big-city boy returned home on Monday night. John Tavares, first-overall pick and first-line center of the New York Islanders led his team into Toronto for a game against the Maple Leafs – the same team that did “all they could” to acquire Tavares’ services after little John grew up in the Toronto suburbs admiring the Blue Buds. There was a massive media swarm focusing more on the return of the NHL star than the game itself; which is all that can be expected from these two sorry teams.
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