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The 2022 Winter Olympics
Finland's Minnamari Tuominen (left) and Team USA's Alexandra Carpenter vie for the puck next to Finland's goaltender Anni Keisala during the women's ice hockey semi-final match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

U.S. women will face Canada in the Olympic hockey gold medal match

Feb 14, 2022
The U.S. women's ice hockey team defeated Finland 4-1 on Monday. The U.S. team will go up against its longtime rival, Canada, in the gold medal game later this week.
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The 2022 Winter Olympics
Germany's Claudia Pechstein is the oldest woman that is competing in the 2022 Olympics. She is turning 50 this month.

'Never too late': Older athletes are breaking records at the 2022 Beijing Olympics

Feb 12, 2022
NPR found at least 140 athletes listed as competing in this Winter Games that are over the age of 35, according to the Olympic Studies Center.
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Sports
Fans pose below the NHL logo outside Falcon Stadium at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., in February 2020.

The NHL pauses hockey season until after Christmas due to COVID-19 risks

Dec 21, 2021
The league will begin its holiday break starting at the end of Tuesday night's games, postponing the five remaining games scheduled for Thursday.
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Education
Area teachers in Sioux Falls, S.D., scramble to grab $1 bills on the ice rink at a Sioux Falls Stampede hockey game on Saturday, in this screenshot from a video posted by <em>Argus Leader</em> reporter Annie Todd that went viral this weekend.

Organizers of the South Dakota teacher 'Dash for Cash' are apologizing and paying up

Dec 14, 2021
The Sioux Falls Stampede and CU Mortgage Direct acknowledge the event appeared "degrading and insulting" to educators and are giving an additional $500 to each of the applicants and participants.
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Sports
Joel Quenneville is no longer the head coach of the Florida Panthers, after an investigation found he and other leaders failed to act on sexual assault accusations from a player on the Chicago Blackhawks during Quenneville's tenure there.

A former Chicago Blackhawks coach resigns from the Florida Panthers' top job

Oct 29, 2021
Joel Quenneville has quit as coach of the Florida hockey team following a report about the handling of sexual assault accusations from a player for the Blackhawks during Quenneville's tenure there.
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Sports
Kyle Beach #12 of the Chicago Blackhawks skates against the Detroit Red Wings during a preseason game in September 2010 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

Kyle Beach reveals he is the player suing the Chicago Blackhawks over sex assault

Oct 28, 2021
Beach said that he was sexually assaulted by a video coach for the hockey team in 2010 and that the team did nothing about it for weeks. Beach came forward publicly for the first time Wednesday.
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Sports
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman prepares for the first round of the 2020 National Hockey League Draft at the NHL Network Studio on October 06, 2020 in Secaucus, New Jersey.

NHL announces that all but 4 players are vaccinated

Oct 13, 2021
That means about 99% of NHL players have gotten the vaccine. "All of our officials are vaccinated. All of the personnel that come into contact with the players are vaccinated," the commissioner adds.
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Jul 01, 2021
It's Pie Time | Puck Wild: Vegas' First Hockey Team | Summer Chuggin': Cool Cocktails | Higher Ground at Mount Charleston | Hikes After 5
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The Coronavirus Crisis
The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate winning the Stanley Cup on Monday in Edmonton, Canada.

NHL Completes Season In Bubble; Tampa Bay Lightning Win Stanley Cup

Sep 29, 2020
The NHL is the first of the four major North American pro sports leagues to crown a champion during the pandemic. Some players spent over two months in a bubble, with no COVID-19 cases reported.
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Golden Knights Win Game 7 To Reach Western Finals

Sep 05, 2020

Shea Theodore finally solved Thatcher Demko with 6:08 remaining in the third period and Vegas edged Vancouver Canucks 3-0 in Game 7 of their second-round series.

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NHL Players Not Rushing Back To Rinks For Voluntary Skates

Jun 15, 2020

NHL players aren't all in a rush to return to team practice facilities. They've been able to skate and work out there since Monday.

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Dan D'Uva Ready To Return For Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup Run

Jun 08, 2020

It’s a sign of normalcy in a very strange time: three months after shutting down, the National Hockey League will resume the 2019-20 season.

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Proposed Henderson Arena Draws Concerns From Residents

Apr 01, 2020

From sold-out games on the Strip to capacity crowds at practices in Summerlin, people can’t seem to get enough the Vegas

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Coronavirus Impact On Hockey In Las Vegas

Mar 25, 2020

The Vegas Golden Knights were set to make a deep run in the Stanley Cup playoffs when the coronavirus outbreak caused the NHL to pause its season. 

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Smith Scores Twice, Golden Knights Beat Sabres 4-2

Feb 29, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Reilly Smith scored twice, Robin Lehner stopped 32 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2.

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Tuch's Tiebreaking Goal Lifts Vegas Over Carolina 4-3

Feb 01, 2020

Alex Tuch scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 2:28 remaining in the third period to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.

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Willie O'Ree (left) and Howie Young (center) of the Los Angeles Blades talk during warm ups before their game at the Los Angeles Sports Arena during the 1963-64 season in Los Angeles, Calif. O'Ree became the first black player in the National Hockey Leag

Black Hockey Players Celebrated In NHL's Mobile History Museum

Jan 28, 2020
The National Hockey League was the last major sports league to integrate, and is still the least diverse, with a lot to do to develop talent and build goodwill in minority communities.
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The End of a (Short, Sweet) Hockey Era

Jan 16, 2020

What the firing of Gallant means for the Golden Knights (and for fans)

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Pacioretty Scores In OT, Golden Knights Beat Stars 3-2

Dec 14, 2019

DALLAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights went on the offensive in OT, and the aggressive approach quickly paid off.

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Kadri, Calvert Score Twice, Avalanche Beats Vegas 6-1

Oct 26, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pierre-Edouard Bellemare was a little lost as a visitor to T-Mobile Arena.

While the rest of his Colorado Avalanche teammates knew their way around the visitors' locker room, Bellemare was a newcomer, even after spending the last two seasons with Vegas.

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Art & Design
Corey Hirsch, seen during his playing days with the Vancouver Canucks. The mask, which was designed by Frank Cipra and inspired by <em>Psycho</em>, even features Alfred Hitchcock's famous silhouette above Hirsch's eyes. These days, the mask holds special

The Fine Art Of Stopping A Flying Puck

May 27, 2019
For decades, ice hockey goalies have carried on a tradition of painting their masks. Less visible, though, are the artists who design them — and the thriving cottage industry they've quietly built.
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Golden Knights Tie Series Vs. Sharks With 5-3 Win In Game 2

Apr 13, 2019
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Shark Tank was rocking after San Jose erased a three-goal deficit in the closing minutes of the first period and appeared to score again in the opening minute of the second.

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The Golden Knights are back in the playoffs. How far can they go?

Apr 01, 2019

The Vegas Golden Knights didn’t just shred the expansion-franchise record book during their inaugural season, they wrote a second edition.

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Reaves Scores Tiebreaker, Golden Knights Beat Stars 2-1

Mar 16, 2019
DALLAS (AP) — Ryan Reaves was in the right place at the right time for his first goal in 26 games.

Reaves scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 Friday night.

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Fleury Gets NHL-Best 7th Shutout As Vegas Beats Ducks 3-0

Mar 02, 2019
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury has played more games than any other NHL goaltender this season. It hardly appears to be taking a toll.

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