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  • • Morning Flurries: WHL announcement and the Toronto Marlies make history
    The Marlies hire the first woman equipment manager in North American hockey The 2020-21 professional hockey season has already gone down in the history books for a number of reasons — but thanks to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, at least one of those reasons will be a good thing. Mom, I'm coming home! So excited to be joining the @MapleLeafs organization with the @TorontoMarlies! #ForeverStartsHere...2021
  • • Steve Ballmer speaks on the importance of Clippers having their own home arena
    L.A. Clippers team owner Steve Ballmer is one of the most outspoken figures in all of North American professional sports as he certainly isn’t one to mince his words. During a recent chat with Rachel Nichols of ESPN, Ballmer made a point to mention the importance of his Clippers eventually having its own home arena. […] The post Steve Ballmer speaks on the importance of Clippers having...2020
  • • Morning Flurries: Canadian Division may head south and King Henrik delivers some bad news
    Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports One of the best of his generation; Henrik Lundqvist might be forced to retire earlier than he’d hoped The NHL is already heading into the 2020-21 season with plenty of hurdles to overcome. From inconsistent case counts across various North American cities to travel logistics and revenue streams, the league has been struggling to make this year a reality in the...2020
  • • Alphonso Davies becomes first North American named to FIFA Best Men's World XI
    2020
  • • Morning Flurries: shortened season and Tyler Seguin’s cologne ads
    Tyler Seguin has officially hit the level of quarantine horny™ that the rest of the world did back in late spring. The Dallas Stars alternate captain has been in the news for his off-ice behavior throughout his career, although it’s been a roller coaster of a journey watching him go from a healthy scratch for missing team meetings to a rubber duck-carrying nude model for ESPN (who talked about ho...2020
  • • Is the NHL ready to miss another season?
    Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images There is a strong sense around the league that we might not get another NHL season until the fall of 2021 As the calendar flips to December, it has become abundantly obvious that the NHL’s plan to start the season in early January is nothing more than wishful thinking—despite what commissioner Gary Bettman says. As recently as last week, Bettman...2020
  • • Morning Flurries: Kendall Coyne-Schofield joins Chicago’s developmental staff
    Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports Kendall Coyne-Schofield continues making history by becoming one of the NHL’s first female development coach On Monday, the Chicago Blackhawks organization announced that Kendall Coyne-Schofield, former U.S. women’s national team captain, has been hired as a player development coach and youth hockey growth specialist. The organization also announced the promotio...2020
  • • Native American Heritage: Six Questions You Always Wanted to Ask
    As part of our coverage of Native American Heritage Month, we asked some Native thought leaders in the lacrosse community to offer their perspectives on some tough questions that a lot of people wonder about but rarely ask. Justin Giles, a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, played lacrosse at Virginia. He serves on the US Lacrosse Native American Advisory Council and was featured in US Lacros...2020
  • • Morning Flurries: ECHL shutdowns, and Braden Holtby and his turtles
    John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports It’s reaching the point in the bizarre, chaotic 2020 NHL offseason where nothing makes sense anymore, everything is upside-down, and simultaneously everything and nothing is happening all at once. The NHL has yet to fully formulate a plan to re-start the league for the 2020-21 season; they’re still operating on the assumption that the season will begin ...2020
  • Former MLS executive backs merger between top North American leagues
    • Former MLS executive backs merger between top North American leagues
    2020

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  • • Morning Flurries: Canadian Division may head south and King Henrik delivers some bad news
    Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports One of the best of his generation; Henrik Lundqvist might be forced to retire earlier than he’d hoped The NHL is already heading into the 2020-21 season with plenty of hurdles to overcome. From inconsistent case counts across various North American cities to travel logistics and revenue streams, the league has been struggling to make this year a reality in the...2020
  • • Morning Flurries: ECHL shutdowns, and Braden Holtby and his turtles
    John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports It’s reaching the point in the bizarre, chaotic 2020 NHL offseason where nothing makes sense anymore, everything is upside-down, and simultaneously everything and nothing is happening all at once. The NHL has yet to fully formulate a plan to re-start the league for the 2020-21 season; they’re still operating on the assumption that the season will begin ...2020
  • • Morning Flurries: Hockey’s struggling viewership
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The ratings for live sports are way down and the NHL is the worst of the bunch The NHL got its first-ever Stanley Cup parade by boat this fall, when the Tampa Bay Lightning took home the league’s biggest prize following their bubble playoff championship. While the image of dozens of boats floating along full of booze-soaked NHLers was plenty fun, though, th...2020
  • • Cannon Blasts: NHL players speak out, but the Blue Jackets remain silent
    Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images That and more of this week’s links The big news in the sports world this week was the widespread postponement of games across North American sports leagues, including the NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS, and NHL. These postponements were the result of player-led protests in response to the violence in Wisconsin this week, following the police shooting of a Black...2020
  • • 2019-20 Player Review: Elvis Merzlikins started slow, but got hot on his way to rock star status
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images Once he acclimated to North American ice, Elvis took Columbus by storm Elvis Merzlikins came over to the NHL this season to much hype. Hailed as the greatest goaltender outside of the NHL, he made his league debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins to much fanfare ... and was promptly shelled to the tune of seven goals allowed. Elvis would go on to lose ...2020
  • • The mindset and determination of Nathan Gerbe
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images Since returning to North America, Nathan Gerbe has experienced many hills and valleys. Through hard work on both the mental and physical aspect of the game, Gerbe has been able to guide himself towards successful and happy life. Throughout Nathan Gerbe’s lengthy professional hockey career, he has displayed perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to...2020
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports How did the 2019-20 Avalanche come to be? The 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were one of the most fun teams to watch at the Pepsi Center over the last decade. Whether it be a Nathan MacKinnon goal, yelling the signature Philipp Grubauer chant after every save, dazzling plays by Cale Makar, a big Nikita Zadorov hit, the list goes on-and-on. When the NHL season was shut do...2020
  • • Liga MX, MLS joint league has long-term benefits - Irarragorri
    Herculez Gomez breaks down the potential impact of MLS owners asking players to take a 50 percent wage cut. Santos Laguna and Atlas owner Alejandro Irarragorri is adamant that MLS offers an example of sustainable growth for Liga MX and that a North American superleague would be beneficial for both leagues in the long term. Irarragorri's statement comes after Liga MX announced it would be sus...2020
  • • Colorado Avalanche looking to sign Russian goaltender Alexei Melnichuk
    Photo by Alexander Demianchuk\TASS via Getty Images Avalanche looking to add to their goalie depth chart With the KHL season officially cancelled, Russian players who wish to sign in the NHL are now allowed to do so. Yesterday we saw highly sought after winger Alexander Barabanov sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs, now it sounds like goaltender Alexei Melnichuk is getting closer to making his de...2020
  • • Former NBA player Jason Collins tests positive for COVID-19
    Multiple current NBA players are currently dealing with the coronavirus (COVID-19). It was just a couple short weeks ago that the NBA season was suspended after Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus. Now comes this piece of information from former NBA player Jason Collins, who announced on social media Tuesday that has also tested positive. Collins’ story is worrisome and tells ...2020

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North American trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Morning Flurries: Canadian Division may head south and King Henrik delivers some bad news
    Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports One of the best of his generation; Henrik Lundqvist might be forced to retire earlier than he’d hoped The NHL is already heading into the 2020-21 season with plenty of hurdles to overcome. From inconsistent case counts across various North American cities to travel logistics and revenue streams, the league has been struggling to make this year a reality in the...2020
  • • Morning Flurries: shortened season and Tyler Seguin’s cologne ads
    Tyler Seguin has officially hit the level of quarantine horny™ that the rest of the world did back in late spring. The Dallas Stars alternate captain has been in the news for his off-ice behavior throughout his career, although it’s been a roller coaster of a journey watching him go from a healthy scratch for missing team meetings to a rubber duck-carrying nude model for ESPN (who talked about ho...2020
  • • Is the NHL ready to miss another season?
    Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images There is a strong sense around the league that we might not get another NHL season until the fall of 2021 As the calendar flips to December, it has become abundantly obvious that the NHL’s plan to start the season in early January is nothing more than wishful thinking—despite what commissioner Gary Bettman says. As recently as last week, Bettman...2020
  • • Native American Heritage: Six Questions You Always Wanted to Ask
    As part of our coverage of Native American Heritage Month, we asked some Native thought leaders in the lacrosse community to offer their perspectives on some tough questions that a lot of people wonder about but rarely ask. Justin Giles, a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, played lacrosse at Virginia. He serves on the US Lacrosse Native American Advisory Council and was featured in US Lacros...2020
  • • Complete Colorado Avalanche Prospects Update
    Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Many system players started their seasons or have plans to do so NHL prospects are scattered across the globe in various leagues now more than ever. In an effort to provide an update, here are the latest known plans and whereabouts for those prospects in the Colorado Avalanche system. QMJHL In one of the few North American leagues currently playing a re...2020
  • • Morning Flurries: Remembering Alex Trebek
    Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images If you grew up in the eighties — or even in the nineties — the era of instant-access television wasn’t a concept during your formative years. So chances are, you spent at least a portion of your childhood sitting around the TV with your family watching Alex Trebek guide trivia whiz kids through his bright blue board of questions on Jeopardy!. So while million...2020
  • • World Junior schedule gives a more clear timeline for Avalanche prospects to get back on the ice
    Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Bowen Byram will be a key member of Team Canada at the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship While uncertainty still clouds the North American hockey landscape, Monday evening’s announcement of the schedule for the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship gives us some clarity as to when we will see some top prospects back on the ice. Like ...2020
  • • Morning Flurries: Hockey’s struggling viewership
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The ratings for live sports are way down and the NHL is the worst of the bunch The NHL got its first-ever Stanley Cup parade by boat this fall, when the Tampa Bay Lightning took home the league’s biggest prize following their bubble playoff championship. While the image of dozens of boats floating along full of booze-soaked NHLers was plenty fun, though, th...2020
  • • Colorado Avalanche select Justin Barron with the 25th overall pick
    Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Joe Sakic holds onto the 25th pick and selects another defenseman sWith the 25th pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Colorado Avalanche selected defenseman Justin Barron from the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL. Once seen as a potential top-5 pick, Barron had his draft season sidetracked by blood-clot issues that forced him to have two surgeries in th...2020
  • • Bowen Byram could be off to Sweden for the season
    Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Avalanche prospect Bo Byram might be looking to continue his development in Sweden With so much uncertainty surrounding the 2020-21 hockey season in North America, a number of top prospects are looking to continue their development in European professional leagues - Bowen Byram and Montreal Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield among...2020

North American stats

  • • 2020 Draft Prospect Profile : Jan Mysak has a heavy shot and slick playmaking abilities
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Jan Mysak Position: C/LWCurrent Team: HC Litvinov/Hamilton BulldogsDate of Birth: June 24th, 2002Birthplace: Litvinov, CZEHeight: 6’0”7Weight: 181 lbsShoots: L Rankings Elite Prospects : #29Future Considerations : #16ISS Hockey : #25McKeen’s Hockey : #27 2019-20 Stats HC Litvinov (Czech) Games Played : 26Goals : 5Assists : 4Points : 9PIM : 2 Hamilton Bulldogs...2020
  • • Wizards, Kings ahead of sports betting curve
    Monetizing the legalization of sports betting is a hot topic among owners of North American professional sports franchises and several NBA teams are positioning themselves to be at the forefront of the movement. The Wizards and Kings are among the teams looking to educate potential bettors in preparation for when legalized betting arrives in their respective areas, as ESPN passes along. “I think t...2019
  • • Post to Post: What If Jaromir Jagr Never Left the NHL?
    2016
  • • Maikel Jova's Death-Defying Journey to US a Success, Far from MLB Limelight
    2016
  • • NHL Twitter Mailbag: Who Was the Most Underrated Free-Agent Signing?
    2016
  • • Cavaliers Become 1st Team to Overcome 3-1 Deficit in NBA Finals
    2016
  • • Ideal Landing Spots for Projected Top 10 Picks in the 2016 Draft
    2016
  • • Coyotes' Splashy Hire of 26-Year-Old GM Will Be Referendum on Analytics in NHL
    2016
  • • Why Your Favorite NBA Team Won't Win the Title This Month
    2015
  • • Where Are All the Black NBA Coaches? Examining a Sudden, Silent Disappearance
    2015

North American kids, wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend, father/mother

  • • Morning Flurries: Kendall Coyne-Schofield joins Chicago’s developmental staff
    2020
  • • Native American Heritage: Six Questions You Always Wanted to Ask
    2020
  • • Morning Flurries: ECHL shutdowns, and Braden Holtby and his turtles
    2020
  • • Morning Flurries: Remembering Alex Trebek
    2020
  • • Reds President Of Baseball Operations Dick Williams Resigns
    The Reds announced this morning that president of baseball operations Dick Williams has resigned from his post in order to “pursue personal interests outside baseball.” He’ll take on a role in his family’s company, North American Properties, per the team’s press release. Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Williams met with owner Bob Castellini&#...2020
  • • Cannon Blasts: NHL players speak out, but the Blue Jackets remain silent
    2020
  • • The mindset and determination of Nathan Gerbe
    2020
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    2020
  • • A world away from home, Yuri Terao is chasing his dream with the Utah Grizzlies
    Photo courtesy of Utah Grizzlies The Japan native is overcoming barriers, both language and mental WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Chasing a dream is equal parts motivation, relentless work ethic, a positive attitude and a humbled willingness to approach uncomfortable situations headfirst. It’s an onerous recipe, a labor of love and an end-product of passion. More than most are unwilling for the unde...2020
  • • Cannon Blasts: Thanksgiving Leftovers
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Talkin’ turkey, and more of this week’s links Hopefully everyone survived their week with family, and are fully recovered from hangovers or sore stomachs from Thanksgiving over-indulgence. I, personally, managed to refrain from seconds and didn’t take home leftovers, so my waistline should thank me. SB Nation FanPulse ran a poll across all leagues asking whic...2019

Top North American news

  • • Where Are All the Black NBA Coaches? Examining a Sudden, Silent Disappearance
    2015
  • • 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists Announced: Latest Comments and Reaction
    2016
  • • Report: NHL Expansion To Las Vegas ‘Done Deal’ For 2017-18 Season
    The NHL appears to be the first of the four major North American sports leagues to be entering Las Vegas.... ...2016
  • • 76ers Announce StubHub as 1st Sponsor on NBA Jersey
    2016
  • • Monday Morning Hangover: Odell Beckham Is No Fluke, and Neither Are the Bengals
    2015
  • • Brewers' David Denson Hopes Coming Out Paves Way to Achieving MLB Dream
    2016
  • • Legacy of 1991: How the United States shocked CONCACAF & won first-ever Gold Cup | THE WORD
    2015
  • • Dez Bryant's Pet Monkey Requested by PETA for Investigation
    2015
  • • NBA to Fund Health Care for Former Players with at Least 3 Seasons' Experience
    2016
  • • NASCAR driver implicated in Canada for smuggling
    A NASCAR driver has been implicated in what Canadian police are calling the largest tobacco-smuggling bust in North American history....2016
  • • MLB-Best Yankees, Blue Jays Division Battle Will Go Down to the Wire
    2015
  • • Troy Tulowitzki Blockbuster Does Nothing to Change AL Playoff Picture
    2015
  • • LA Galaxy forward Robbie Keane named MLS Player of the Week after second straight hat trick
    2015
  • • Examining the Depressing and Disappointing Patrick Kane Trade Talk
    2015

North American fantasy rankings and news

  • • Chargers' Melvin Gordon downgraded to questionable against Titans
    In a development that’s sure to prompt thousands of early phone alarms Sunday morning, Melvin Gordon has been downgraded to questionable. The Chargers‘ top threat is now a true game-time decision to play against the Titans in London, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets. Considering this is an 8:30am CT game, this will obviously test the commitment of Gordon’s North American-based fantasy owners while...2018
  • • Ex-NBA commish David Stern defends daily fantasy sports
    Ex-NBA commissioner David Stern defended the controversial daily fantasy sports industry at the Sports Business Journal Intercollegiate Athletics Forum in New York on Thursday."The current issues around it are ridiculous,” Stern told reporters. “It's clearly a game of skill."The NBA, which Stern was commissioner of from 1984 to 2014, has embraced daily fantasy sports the most out of the four major...2015
  • • Monday Morning Hangover: Odell Beckham Is No Fluke, and Neither Are the Bengals
    2015
  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: World Series Pressure Has Dodgers Hunting Blockbuster
    2015

North American schedule, game

  • • Is the NHL ready to miss another season?
    2020
  • • Morning Flurries: Kendall Coyne-Schofield joins Chicago’s developmental staff
    2020
  • • Complete Colorado Avalanche Prospects Update
    2020
  • • World Junior schedule gives a more clear timeline for Avalanche prospects to get back on the ice
    2020
  • • Morning Flurries: Hockey’s struggling viewership
    2020
  • • Bowen Byram could be off to Sweden for the season
    2020
  • • Colorado Avalanche to loan Martin Kaut To HC Dynamo
    Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The Avalanche youngster will begin the season playing at home in the Czech Republic The Colorado Avalanche have decided to loan young forward Martin Kaut to HC Dynamo of the Czech Extraliga. Having not seen game action since March, this will give Kaut the opportunity to be on the ice in a competitive setting while we wait for the start of the 2020-21 NHL season. He i...2020
  • • Cannon Blasts: NHL players speak out, but the Blue Jackets remain silent
    2020
  • • 2019-20 Player Review: Elvis Merzlikins started slow, but got hot on his way to rock star status
    2020
  • • Nazem Kadri and other BIPOC would like to “see a little more acknowledgment” from the NHL
    Nazem Kadri, Matt Dumba, Jordan Greenway and Pierre-Eduard Bellmare stand in solidarity The NHL is not doing enough with their “statements of solidarity” After winning gold and bronze medals respectively at the 1968 Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood on the podium with their fists in the air. They were making a statement about racial inequality in the United States at a time when doin...2020

North American rumors, scandals

  • • Morning Flurries: Canadian Division may head south and King Henrik delivers some bad news
    2020
  • • Morning Flurries: shortened season and Tyler Seguin’s cologne ads
    2020
  • • Is the NHL ready to miss another season?
    2020
  • • How the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were assembled: Part 1
    2020
  • • The NHL season has officially been suspended
    The NHL has announced that they will postpone all games effective immediately Following the lead of the NBA, the NHL has announced that they will suspend league play, effective immediately. It is a decision that had become unavoidable in order to ensure the health of the league’s players and fans. Expect the AHL and other lower level leagues to follow suit. NEW YORK (March 12, 2020) – National...2020
  • • MLB, MLBPA to finalize new drug policy this week
    Major League Baseball and the players’ association are on the verge of finalizing a new drug policy that would ban opioid use around the game. The policy should be finalized this week and will include treatment for those who test positive for opioids. As was noted earlier in the week, the policy will also eliminate marijuana as a banned substance for minor league baseball players. Major league pla...2019
  • • Couple jailed, accused of fraud in North American Football League scandal
    A major scandal involving the North American Football League has been uncovered after a 15-month investigation into alleged fraud. The chairman of the NAFL, Christopher White, and his wife Tracy have been charged with grand theft.“Christopher White, 46, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is charged with grand theft over $100,000 in the first degree,” wrote Kaylin Searles of FOX 17 News in Nashville. “His...2017
  • • NBA Summer League 2016: Top Takeaways from July 13 in Las Vegas
    2016
  • • What to Expect from Auston Matthews, the Atypical Star of the 2016 Draft
    2016
  • • Cavaliers Become 1st Team to Overcome 3-1 Deficit in NBA Finals
    2016

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