Posted by thesportsjunky on February 25, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Olympic hockey tournament was always going to be unpredictable but nobody could have seen the Germans in the gold medal game but they were their fighting for their best result ever.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 25, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The NHL is fast approaching the trade deadline and with that comes the constant debate about the value of rental players leading to a bigger debate about how far to look ahead.
Posted by thesportsjunky on February 15, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The men’s hockey tournament is in full swing and already the lack of NHL players is having its affect with two of the three big teams already taking a loss to smaller teams.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 14, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Olympics can inspire some serious fandom but sometimes it can take a bad turn and in one of the more controversial sports in the Winter Olympics an example of the dark turn this fandom can take hit home.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 31, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL prepares for the New YEar with the annual Outdoor Game and despite the calls to end the games altogether, the NHL is making adjustments to make them more special than in the past.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 17, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL could be expanding to Seattle very soon but that leaves one city hoping to get back into the league in a difficult spot as they are the most ready to get a team yet might become a bargaining chip for the league.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 10, 2017 · Leave a Comment
This week the biggest story in hockey was all about the Olympics as the IOC decided to ban Russia throwing the Olympic hockey tournament for another loop and making things very interesting in February.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 29, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL season is back and the league is looking to move up in the world as they are often a forgotten league among the big leagues but that allows them to make interesting moves which will be seen this year.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 20, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The NHL made their move this week as they put the decision whether to attend the 2018 Olympic Games up to the NHLPA and the players with one big caveat that might change the minds of some players.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 12, 2014 · Leave a Comment
In Day 6 of the Sochi Olympics the sport that many had been waiting for, both in Russia and around the world, would start. The Men’s hockey tournament has always been one of the most popular winter sports in the Olympics. A large part of this has been the fact that it is the only sport in the Winter Olympics that features athletes from one of the major leagues in the world.
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