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NBC SPORTS GROUP CONTINUES STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT OF ITS ASSETS VERSUS to be re-branded as NBC Sports Network NBC Sports to adopt redesigned logo NEW YORK – August 1, 2011 – As part of a new strategy to bring all four tiers of its assets (broadcast network, two national cable networks, 11 regional sports networks and [...]

Darryl’s Dispatch 2011-12 Top 300 NHL Prospects By Darryl Houston Smith NHL Prospect Analyst The goal of this list is to place a raw ranking or value on a given young player’s ability to adapt and mature his game during those crucial first few seasons after he is drafted or signed by an NHL team. [...]

This summer a  number of elite prospects have recently decided to forgo playing in the NCAA in order to join the ranks of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). John Gibson spent last season with USA’s Under-18 development team in the United States Hockey League (USHL). He appeared in 17 games and had a record of [...]

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League in association with the Western Hockey League, the Kelowna Rockets Hockey Club, and Home Hardware Stores Limited, today announced that the 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game will be held at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia, home of the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets on Wednesday February 1, [...]

NHL Hosts Camp August 17 & 18 at MasterCard Centre in Toronto NEW YORK/TORONTO (July 21, 2011) – Thirty-six of the top-rated players eligible for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft have accepted invitations to participate in the 2011 NHL Research, Development and Orientation Camp, August 17 and 18, the National Hockey League announced today. Participating [...]

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Q. Marty, needless to say, University of Vermont fans are buzzing. Can you talk about the fact that 15 years after you and Tim made a Frozen Four, now you’re on the opposite sides here? MARTIN ST. LOUIS: Well, I think it’s been talked about a lot this week. I’m proud of where Timmy has [...]

Q. Both of you, if you could explain how you go after a goaltender who has such an unorthodox style and unpredictable in his technique? VINCENT LECAVALIER: Well, we know he’s good. I mean, we’re just going to do like we did the first two series. It all comes down to shooting the puck at [...]

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Pre-Game One Q. Your thoughts on getting off to the right start. Both teams talked through the course of the week how to approach this game given the long layoff. Right off the bat, what do you tell the guys? How do you position the guys to be ready for tonight? COACH BOUCHER: [...]