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NHL - Anaheim Ducks soaring towards the top of the Western Conference
When a team like the Chicago Blackhawks starts off the season on an incredible run -- shattering franchise records, capturing the imagination of hocke...
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NHL looks to Champions League, World Cup for next leap -- NHL
This season, just returning to the ice was enough to generate huge interest in the NHL. After a long lockout, fans returned to the NHL in a big way an...
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Can Sidney Crosby hold on to Hart Trophy lead? -- NHL
It wasn't one of those games where goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky strapped the Columbus Blue Jackets to his back and carried them to two points, but last...
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2013 NHL playoffs - Olympic hopes for Howard, Crawford may hinge on Game 7
When it comes to making the biggest decisions about the most important position in constructing an Olympic hockey roster, the guys doing the picking t...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - 5 Keys to winning Stanley Cup finals
In the spring of 2010, when Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane beat Philadelphia Flyers goalie Michael Leighton in Philadelphia, he launched his gloves i...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Chicago Blackhawks better positioned than Boston Bruins...
A repeat, particularly after a very short summer, would be a lot to ask. But Craig Custance explains why he thinks the Blackhawks have a better shot to return to the Stanley Cup finals than the Bruins...
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2013 NHL offseason - Answering questions on Ilya Kovalchuk, Pittsburgh...
This is why hockey fans are the best: It's the middle of summer and the questions keep pouring in for the mailbag. I will be tackling them over the co...
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2013 Hockey Hall of Fame -- The story of Chris Chelios
You can tell a lot about a person by the stories others tell about them, and there is no shortage of stories about Chris Chelios, writes Craig Custance.
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NHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Chicago Blackhawks' Ben Smith is tuning up...
From a family of musicians, Blackhawks center Ben Smith has tuned up his game at exactly the right time, writes ESPN The Magazine's Craig Custance.
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Custance: How to bring hockey to Seattle
The Seattle area presents multiple unique options for bringing an NHL team to Washington, but none of them are without issues, writes ESPN The Magazine's Craig Custance.
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Peter DeBoer, Dave Tippett, Jon Cooper, Jay Woodcroft added to Team North...
Sharks coach Peter DeBoer, Coyotes coach Dave Tippett, Lightning coach Jon Cooper and Oilers assistant coach Jay Woodcroft will join head coach Todd McLellan on the Team North America bench.
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NHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Q&A with St. Louis Blues defenseman...
Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk talks about being stoked to see so many teammates healthy and on the ice for the first time in a long time, and what to watch for against Patrick Kane.
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NHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Pressure off St. Louis Blues after Game 1 win
Desperate to take advantage of Duncan Keith's absence, the Blues got a timely goal from their captain and timely stops from their goaltender to steal Game 1.
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NHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - St. Louis Blues eliminate defending...
A team that has dominated the playoffs for most of the past six years is heading home, while an old challenger finally gets a chance to test its mettle beyond the first round.
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2016 offseason grades for all 30 NHL teams
Which teams did the best in free agency, trades and the draft? Craig Custance grades every team heading into 2016-17, including an A-plus for a team that made no notable moves.
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