Month: April 2019

Nearly two years ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins sat atop the NHL world. They’d become the first team in 19 years to win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships. Captain Sidney Crosby became the first player since Mario Lemieux in 1992 to win consecutive Conn Smythe Trophies. During those seasons, the Penguins reset the template for a Stanley
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The Rockford IceHogs today announced they have agreed to terms with two-time Stanley Cup champion forward Kris Versteeg on a one-year AHL contract that runs through the 2019-20 season. Versteeg, 32, spent the 2018-19 season in Europe, playing for Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League and Vaxjo Lakers HC in the Swedish Hockey League. Versteeg
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1:32 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers have officially removed the statue of Kate Smith from its location outside their arena and will no longer play Smith’s rendition of “God Bless America” at games, the team announced in a statement on Sunday. This follows the New York Yankees’ decision to suspend the use of Smith’s “God
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Take a game-day spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate. Playoff Brackets | Today’s Scoreboard | League Stats | Series Infographics @  Game 2 – Today, 5:05 ET, (CHA leads series, 1-0)Follow @CheckersHockey Follow @AHLBruins Tweet #CHAvsPRO Charlotte and Providence face off in Game 2 of
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