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The 2022 Winter Olympics
Team Canada beat defending champion Team USA in the women's ice hockey gold medal match at Wukesong Sports Centre in Beijing on Thursday.

Canada wins Olympic gold in women's hockey, toppling rival Team USA

Feb 17, 2022
Canada defeated Team USA 3-2 on Thursday to win its fifth gold medal in the sport. Either Canada or the U.S. has won every gold medal since women's hockey debuted at the winter Olympics in 1998.
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Sports
Seattle Kraken fan Nadia Popovici (center) looks toward Vancouver Canucks assistant equipment manager Brian "Red" Hamilton (left) at the end of an NHL hockey game in Seattle on Saturday. Popovici had written Hamilton a note months earlier urging him to s

A hockey fan spotted a staffer's suspicious mole from the stands, saving his life

Jan 03, 2022
Kraken fan and future medical student Nadia Popovici alerted Canucks staffer Brian Hamilton to a suspicious mole, which turned out to be cancerous. The teams surprised her with a $10,000 scholarship.
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Sports
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 St. Louis Blues' Alex Pietrangelo lifts the Stanley Cup after the team won its first championship in franchise history, beating the Boston Bruins in seven games.

The St. Louis Blues Beat The Boston Bruins 4-1 In Stanley Cup Final

Jun 12, 2019
The Blues were a last place team in January. Now they are NHL champions for the first time in their franchise history.
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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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Sports
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (center left) presents a jersey with No. 32, signifying that Seattle is soon to be the NHL's 32nd active franchise. The NHL Board of Governors announced the expansion Tuesday.

Space Needle, Meet Lord Stanley: Seattle Is Getting Its Own NHL Team

Dec 05, 2018
The league's Board of Governors unanimously approved the city's bid to become the 32nd active franchise in the NHL. The team expects to take the ice for the first time in 2021.
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Sports
Gritty, in all his Cheeto-hued glory.

Gritty, Stuff Of Nightmares, Has Been Officially Welcomed To Philadelphia

Oct 26, 2018
The Philadelphia Flyers' mascot looks like something that would hide under your bed as a child. "Gritty may be a hideous monster," says the city's official resolution, "but he is our hideous monster."
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Sports

WATCH: Capitals' T.J. Oshie Pays Tearful Tribute To Father With Alzheimer's

Jun 08, 2018
"He doesn't remember a lot of stuff these days. He remembers enough," the Washington Capitals winger said after winning the NHL title. "But I tell you what ... this one will stick with him forever."
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The Two-Way
All right, one more shot of the show Monday night: Zack Frongillo, in the red cape, stands in for the Capitals as he makes a hapless attempt to defeat the Golden Knight, played by Lee Orchard. Spoiler alert: The knight wins.

Behind That Bonkers Golden Knights Pregame Show: 'We Threw Everything On The Wall'

May 30, 2018
Sword fights. Neon-visored drum majors. A giant, firework-spitting helmet. The Vegas hockey team's spectacle is an anomaly in the stoic NHL — and that's just the way the team likes it.
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The Two-Way
Marc-Andre Fleury, winner of multiple Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins, had been cast off to Vegas when a younger player took his spot as starting goalie. Now in goal for the Golden Knights, he's four wins away from adding his name yet again to

For Vegas Oddsmakers, Home Team's Fairy Tale Season Becomes A Frightfest

May 21, 2018
The odds of the Vegas Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup hovered as high as 500-to-1 last fall. Now, the team has made the final in its first season — and some bettors stand to win big.
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The Two-Way
Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins looks on during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference second round against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday.

NHL Player Brad Marchand Stops Licking Opponents, On League's Orders

May 07, 2018
The Boston Bruins forward licked other players twice during the postseason. After a scolding from league executives, he kept his tongue to himself in the Bruins' final game, which they lost.
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The Two-Way

WATCH: How To Give A Tiny Superfan A Souvenir — A Drama In 3 Acts

Apr 16, 2018
Brett Connolly just wanted to give a little girl a puck for a souvenir. The Capitals winger didn't know he was signing himself up for a roller coaster of emotions — which, happily, had a sweet ending.
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The Two-Way
North Korean female hockey players arrive at the Inter-Korean Transit Office in Paju, South Korea, on Thursday.

North Korean Women's Hockey Players Arrive To Begin Olympic Training With South

Jan 24, 2018
Twelve members of the team crossed the DMZ dressed in red, white and blue team parkas emblazoned with the North Korean flag. They will compete as part of a unified North-South team next month.
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The Two-Way
Hall of Famers Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay drop the ceremonial pucks before Game 1 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

Gordie Howe, Legend Known As 'Mr. Hockey,' Dies At 88

Jun 10, 2016
Howe led the Detroit Red Wings to four Stanley Cup championships in the 1950s and was named MVP six times.
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The Two-Way
Al Arbour, the longtime coach of the New York Islanders, led the team to four Stanley Cup titles.

NHL Hall-Of-Fame Coach Al Arbour Dies At Age 82

Aug 28, 2015
The long-time coach of the New York Islanders won four Stanley Cup championships with the team — after winning four as a player.
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