May 23, 2013

NHL Playoff Roundup: Marchand lifts Bruins past Rangers in OT

(Brad Marchand scored with 4:20 left in the first overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in the first playoff game in 40 years between the Original Six teams. Photo: AP/Charles Krupa) (PhatzRadio / AP) — BOSTON – Good things happen for the Bruins in overtime. Even for Brad Marchand. Boston’s [...]

NHL Playoffs Roundup: Red Wings to face Blackhawks next

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Detroit Red Wings had firm control of Game 7 right up until Henrik Zetterberg accidentally shot the puck over the glass in the waning minutes. While the captain sat in the box, the Anaheim Ducks scored on the power play to trim Detroit’s lead to one goal. [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL labor talks expected to resume Monday

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NEW YORK (AP) – It took nearly three weeks and a new contract offer to get the fighting sides in hockey’s latest labor dispute back to the bargaining table. While nothing concrete was announced Sunday, the players’ association indicated that the plan was for talks with the NHL to restart Monday in the final hours [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL, players union to resume CBA negotiations Tuesday

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NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and its locked-out players will resume negotiations Tuesday in Toronto after a four-day break following two days of meetings last week. The announcement Monday comes on the same day players missed their first scheduled paycheck of the regular season. The NHL has called off 82 games through Oct. 24 [...]

NHL: Players and owners plead with fans as lockout begins

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to the media in New York

(Reuters) – National Hockey League (NHL) owners and players spent the first day of the lockout engaged in a public relations battle after their failure to reach a new labor deal threatened to wipe out the upcoming season. The NHL imposed a league-wide lockout at 12.01 am EDT (0401) on Sunday when the previous Collective [...]

NHL Playoffs: Capitals top Rangers, force Game 7

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Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals drinks water between plays during a game against the New York Rangers in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center on May 9, 2012 in Washington, DC. (May 8, 2012 – Source: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio [...]

NHL: Mike Green faces hearing over hit on Brett Connolly

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Mike Green #52 of the Washington Capitals and David Clarkson #23 of the New Jersey Devils battle for the puck during the second period at Verizon Center on March 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. (March 1, 2012 – Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) —- Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green [...]

NHL Roundup: Rangers booed while practicing for Winter Classic

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(PhatzRadio / DFP) — PHILADELPHIA — If the New York Rangers had any uncertainty about how hostile Philadelphia fans will be in today’s Winter Classic, they got a taste Sunday when they were booed while practicing in the supposedly empty stadium. “We got booed today by the people cleaning the seats,” New York center Brad [...]

Bruins use two-month surge to climb from last to first in Eastern Conference

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Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins searches for the puck in a scramble during the game against the Montreal Canadiens at the TD Garden on December 19, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. (December 18, 2011 – Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / Winnipeg Free Press) — BOSTON – The Boston Bruins got [...]

Bruins come to Thomas’ defense after Canucks goalie Luongo’s jab

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Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins kneels in the net prior to Game Three against the Vancouver Canucks in the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on June 6, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. (June 5, 2011 – Photo by Harry How/Getty Images North America) BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins tried to [...]