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The Real Reason For European Games
The Real Reason For European Games
With word that the NHL and NHLPA are looking to extend their “Premiere” series to include more teams, people are going to start talking about an “inevitable” European expansion. I don’t think that’s the case at all. In fact, I think you have to realize that ...
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Rangers Roundup — September 29, 2008
Ranger Pundit — ... ride from the airport to the team hotel in Bern added roughly another hour. As a result, sleep was at a premium, even in the hours before a scheduled 3 p.m. practice at PostFinance Arena – roughly a 10 minute drive (25-minute walk) from the hotel. While most players managed to sleep a few precious hours on the plane overseas, the six-hour time difference caught up to them by the time a vigorous practice ended at just before 5 p.m. local time... Mke Chen at Kukla's Korner discusses " The Real Reason For European Games :" That’s right folks, when it all comes down to it the NHL ...

Puck Headlines: Gonchar gone for weeks, months or season?
Puck Daddy — ... Mike Chen breaks down why the NHL and the NHLPA are so darn excited for more European games. Hint, hint: It has something to do with piggy banks. [Chen] ...

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