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On Tuesday, the NHL made a new offer to the NHLPA that Commissioner Gary Bettman believes could allow a full 82-game schedule and get the season started by Nov. 2, according to NBC Sports. The...

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People tend to forget that Penn State has sports other than football (or even a diverse selection of academic offerings, but that’s another story). Penn State is like many schools in eastern America in that...

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After spending five years at NESN and having quite a run with the Boston Bruins as they went from a team in hiding in the city of Boston to the Stanley Cup Champions, it was...

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Bruins fans will be booing Max Pacioretty at the TD Garden for at least six more years, as the winger agreed to a long-term deal with the Boston rival Montreal Canadiens. According to TSN,  Pacioretty...

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Claude Julien will call Beantown his home for a few more years. The Boston Bruins announced Monday they have signed Julien to a multi-year extension. Terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. In...

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It seems one of the top names on the NHL trade market has finally found a new home. Darren Dreger of TSN reported via Twitter Monday that Columbus Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash will take...

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NHL owners and players are debating the creation of a new collective bargaining agreement with the NHL Players Association this summer, but no one knows what happens next. The waters were murky heading into negotiations....

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I just looked at the picture of Jessica Redfield on a news set and felt my heart breaking. Her smile and body language in the photo have the look of someone who is going places....

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P.J. Axelsson, a Swedish hockey player who played for the Boston Bruins for 11 years, may be looking to add to that number of years. Axelsson currently plays in Sweden, but there has been a...

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What does it mean for any franchise when its core players depart in the offseason? Usually: rebuilding. The short summer away from NHL play is punctuated by events that can easily upheave the sport’s entire...

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