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If the NHL season resumes, what should the playoffs look like?
The league has indicated that games will return at some point. How should playoff teams be determined, and what should the format be?
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USA hockey hotbed heat check: What's the center of the American hockey universe?
Is Detroit still Hockeytown, USA? We identify the biggest risers, fallers and the top overall hockey hotbeds in America right now.
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The struggle is real: Why hockey butts, jeans don't mix
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Why the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season, and what comes next
Will play resume, and when? How will they sort out the playoffs? What is the expected financial impact? We answer the biggest questions.
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When coronavirus cancels your hockey season
We check in with former NHLer Jeff Zatkoff, a goalie in the German DEL, which ended its season due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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The ugly, gory, bloody secret life of NHL dentists
Broken teeth, smashed jaws, torn lips and slashed tongues: NHL team dentists repair carnage that is more commonly seen in battle. Here's why they're the unsung heroes of the sports world.
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The NHL's love affair with hair
We don't see as many mullets as we used to, but hockey players still find ways to innovate on top of their heads and all over their faces.
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From mascot to meme to megastar: How Gritty took over the world
Gritty is now a household name. But the feisty Flyers mascot might not have invaded our lives quite as quickly without his memorable -- and painful -- debut.
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- Rangers sign 20-year-old defenseman Miller
- NHL allowing players to self-isolate anywhere
- Canucks employee tests positive for coronavirus
- ECHL cancels season amid concerns over virus
- KHL team drops title pursuit over virus concerns
- Teams, arenas in L.A., Chicago to pay event staff
- NHL assures players will be paid through season
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2020 Draft Prospect Rankings
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2020 NHL draft rankings: Chris Peters' top 50 prospects
It's Alexis Lafreniere and Quinton Byfield at the top of the board, but who follows in our top-50 rankings for the 2020 NHL draft class?
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