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Today it was announced that Zdeno Chara and Daniel Alfredsson are the two captains of the All-Star Game teams. I, for one, think they are two terrific choices for a terrific event. I love the "fantasy" all-star draft, the mocking of the "Mr. Irrelevant," the possibility
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The NHL released it's finalized All-star game roster this afternoon, and three New York Rangers' players appear on that roster. First we have Marian Gaborik representing the forwards, and well deserved it is. Marian Gaborik currently leads the Rangers with 23 goals, and 11 assists. Marian Gaborik
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The National Hockey League announced that the proposed realignment for next season has been put on hold. The NHLPA would not give it's approval for the proposed realignment, which was the reason why it was denied. Of course, this doesn't look very good for the NHL,
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I'm not too sure if you guys are aware of this, since it's going on in Minnesota, but Jack Jablonski, a high school hockey player, was paralyzed during a game. It's an incredibly sad story, one which truly makes you realize how lucky you
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This is a new feature which will run on Blueshirt Banter. Anytime you see an author's take in the headline it's a column from that specific author. All stories posted as columns are the views of the author and not necessarily anyone else on the site.
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With scientists from Boston University conducting lengthy studies on former Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard, the New York Times released a three part feature on him. This three part story on Boogaard showed how he began his hockey career, and how he soon became one of the most feared enforces in
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According to Bob McKenzie of TSN, the NHL Board of Governors has approved a new four-conference alignment format that will take effect next season. The intense debates about the realignment took place today in Pebble Beach, and although the idea was heavily opposed by the Eastern Conference earlier, it eventually
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Bob McKenzie tweeted earlier that the National Hockey League could come to its final decision on a new alignment for next season. Although, there is no definite chance it will be done, seeing that gives a positive sign. Over the last few months, there have been a handful of different
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Just some NHL news to get your day started today. According to reports, the Washington Capitals have fired head coach Bruce Boudreau and have replaced him with Dale Hunter. In a world where the Columbus Blue Jackets have only managed six wins, the New York Islanders play continues to deteriorate
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This was news that broke yesterday, but the Philadelphia Flyers have released their Winter Classic jerseys. You can see them here. According to Andrew Gross, the Rangers will be unveiling their jersey "soon," which should put an end to all the insane speculation. If you all remember, Blueshirt
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Probably the worst news to wake up to, a plane crash killing an entire hockey team. This off-season just seems to drag on with all of the player death's this summer. Around 9:30 this morning, multiple news outlets report that a passenger plane carrying a KHL hockey
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UPDATE 12:01 p.m. - According to @dchesnokov, Galimov has succumbed to the injuries he received when he survived the crash. Make sure to follow @dchesnokov and visit Puck Daddy for more on the tragedy. UPDATE 10:59 a.m. - I don't want to value any