John Muckler, who joined with Glen Sather as architects of the Edmonton Oilers’ five Stanley Cup championships from 1984 to 1990 and held coaching or…
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In 2020, Sports Was About Staying Safe and Speaking Out
The troubled, truncated 2020 sports season will be remembered as the Year of the Bubble. As a pandemic raged and protests of systemic racism rocked…
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Stanley Cup Revelry Has Mostly Proceeded as Normal. One Tradition May Not.
They hoisted, they hugged and they kissed the Stanley Cup — then they filled it with Champagne and gulped it empty again. Soon, the Tampa…
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With Tampa Bay Lightning Star Steven Stamkos Out, Victor Hedman Stepped Up
EDMONTON, Alberta — Victor Hedman and Steven Stamkos have played together in Tampa Bay for the last 11 seasons. With Stamkos out for much of…
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Tampa Bay Lightning Win Stanley Cup in Pandemic ‘Bubble’
EDMONTON, Alberta — The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup on Monday, defeating the Dallas Stars in a championship played out in a “bubble’’…
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Hockey Needs Viewers. It Should Not Glorify Pain and Violence to Get Them.
The tortured relationship between pain, violence and sports burst sharply into view once again this month. The reminder came courtesy of a pair of reliable…
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Steven Stamkos Is Out for the Rest of the Stanley Cup
Tampa Bay will be without Steven Stamkos, its captain and top center, for the remainder of the Stanley Cup finals, Lightning Coach Jon Cooper said…
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Stars Beat Lightning in Double Overtime to Force Game 6
EDMONTON, Alberta — The injuries keep piling up, but the Dallas Stars are still alive. Corey Perry’s double-overtime goal on Saturday night forced the Stanley…
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Miro Heiskanen Is Dallas’s Do-Everything Defenseman
Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen may be understated, but his play speaks for him with all the force, dynamism and range of a concert choir.…
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Lightning Have Championship in Sights After Winning Third Straight Game
EDMONTON, Alberta — The Tampa Bay Lightning could be less than 24 hours away from hoisting the Stanley Cup. With their captain, Steven Stamkos, out…
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