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A Saskatchewan family just turned a case of hockey cards into millions of dollars. Around 1:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, bidding came to a close for a highly touted case filled with thousands of unopened 1979-1980 O-Pee-Chee brand hockey cards that a Saskatchewan family found in their attic. Jason Simonds, the sport card specialist for the Dallas-based Heritage Auctions that
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Arshdeep Bains of Surrey, B.C., made his debut for the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Bains suited up for his hometown team in their game against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver. The 23-year-old forward was called up to the NHL club last week from the Canucks’ AHL affiliate in Abbotsford, B.C., but was a healthy scratch for Saturday’s home game against the
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There were jokes. And laughter. And catharsis. Just no tears. At least none from Jaromir Jagr. Maybe because they were unnecessary when the Pittsburgh Penguins retired his iconic No. 68 on Sunday. The look on Jagr’s face, the subtle catch in his voice, the smile that remains boyish even at 52 said it all. The
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Tourism Prince Edward Island and the National Hockey League have entered into a three-year marketing partnership that will see the Island branded as the NHL’s official travel destination.  The provincial government is paying the NHL $2.5 million for the first year of the agreement, which will give P.E.I. access to the league’s marketing machine.  The
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Ghislain Bérubé held back tears thinking about his “priceless” signed photo of Jean Béliveau that was stolen from Quebec’s peewee hockey museum in the Videotron Centre Sunday evening. When he first heard the news, Bérubé says he “cried like a baby.” A volunteer with the tournament since the 1960s, Bérubé had collected the photo as part of
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WARNING: This story contains mention of suicide. Patrik Laine and his agency criticized an insensitive comment about suicide made on a podcast Monday in reference to the Columbus Blue Jackets forward, who is currently receiving care from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. Octagon Hockey, in a statement posted to social media Tuesday, said it was disappointed
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