The number a player wears becomes a part of him.
Some numbers are overloaded; others have only a couple of applicants — and most players wear more than one number during their careers. In trying to determine the best of the best, we’ve attempt…
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Defenseman Dougie Hamilton, one of the top 2011 draft-eligible prospects vying for an opportunity to one day perform in the NHL, can recall vividly the games within the game when he was a young lad just learning the ropes.
Looking back, Hamilto…
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The number a player wears becomes a part of him. There’s not a hockey fan alive who doesn’t associate "99" with Wayne Gretzky or "66" with Mario Lemieux.
But not every player has a number to himself. For example, five of th…
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The number a player wears becomes a part of him.
Some numbers are overloaded; others only have a couple of applicants — and most players wear more than one number during their careers. In trying to determine the best of the best, we’ve attempt…
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The Ilya Kovalchuk saga has come to an end.
Kovalchuk will be a New Jersey Devil after all, and the circumvention investigations of the contracts for Roberto Luongo, Marc Savard, Chris Pronger and Marian Hossa will not be pursued.
Earlier S…
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The National Hockey League Players’ Association and National Hockey League early Saturday  announced an agreement that will implement new rules governing the parameters of long-term contracts and how they are valued within the NHL Salary Cap …
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The Belfast Giants have added three more players to the roster that will face the Boston Bruins in an exhibition game in Belfast next month.
The game, part of an exhibition slate leading up to Boston’s Compuware NHL Premiere Game showdown again…
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The Los Angeles Kings announced Friday they have agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract with 21-year-old defenseman David Kolomatis.
Kolomatis, selected by the Kings in the fifth round (No. 126) of the 2009 Entry Draft, played in…
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Mike Comrie to a $500,000, one-year contract, giving them a proven scorer who might be capable of playing on one of their top three lines.
The Penguins, looking for affordable scoring…
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Mats Zuccarello-Aasen is a bit of mystery to North American hockey fans. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound left wing is probably best known for flashing his speed and ability at the 2010 Olympics as a member of Team Norway, which placed 10th in Vancouver.
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