azcentral.com - 10/30/2009
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Not even the instincts that made Wayne Gretzky one of hockey's greatest players could have predicted the off-season hits his once-impeccable reputation would take. Now, his relationship with the NHL has taken an ugly turn, just days away from a ruling on the league's proposed purchase of the ...
sports.espn.go.com - 11/1/2009
cbc.ca - 10/31/2009
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cbc.ca —
Wayne Gretzky will not prevent the NHL from
purchasing the Phoenix Coyotes, and the league wants him...
to know that it will do everything possible to repair their damaged relationship. Gretzky had until Friday to file a motion challenging Jerry ...
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NHL will take care of Gretzky
sportsagentblog.com - 11/5/2009
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sportsagentblog.com —
The sport of hockey has not seen a
player as marketable as Wayne Gretzky in its history....
The National Hockey League has been desperate for the right player(s) to come along and not just make the game more exciting, but also make it more marketable. Since 2005, the game has changed in such a way as t
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The Gr8est Since Gretzky?
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NHL Morning Papers (Friday Edition): Marian Gaborik’s (possible) return to Minnesota, Valtteri Filppula out 6-8 weeks with broken wrist and Phil Kessel to return on Tuesday
IllegalCurve.com —
... tonight, writes Michael Obernauer.
Sean Avery and Chris Higgins missed practice yesterday.
“Right now, we’re not getting the breaks on the calls,” said an unhappy Cory Clouston regarding the referees.
Erik Karlsson is calmed down and now okay with his demotion to the AHL.
The Flyers have lost defenseman Randy Jones on waivers to the Flyers.
Paolo Boivin of the Arizona Republic thinks Wayne Gretzky deserves better from the NHL.
The owners of the CFL’s Toronto Argos ...
What We Learned: It's a moral conundrum about star injuries
Puck Daddy —
... : Paola Boivin argues that because of who Wayne Gretzky is, he should be able to come out of this whole Phoenix fiasco just as deified as he was when he entered into it. Yeah, that makes sense. ...
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(Phoenix, Ariz.)–Wayne Gretzky announced today that he is stepping down as Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations of the Phoenix Coyotes Hockey Club, effective immediately. “This was a difficult decision that I’ve ...
Bettman wants to 'make up' with Gretzky
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Moyes agrees to sell Coyotes to NHL —
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Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes has agreed to sell the bankrupt franchise to the NHL.
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