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Bottoms up in the NHL standings? Some Stanley Cup contenders are struggling early this season
Read full article: Bottoms up in the NHL standings? Some Stanley Cup contenders are struggling early this seasonThe first two weeks of the season have not been kind to a few of the top Stanley Cup contenders.
Lightning trade with Predators to bring veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh back to Tampa Bay
Read full article: Lightning trade with Predators to bring veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh back to Tampa BayThe Nashville Predators have traded Ryan McDonagh back to Tampa Bay less than two years after acquiring the veteran defenseman.
How to have an activity-filled summer -- without the travel and high prices
Read full article: How to have an activity-filled summer -- without the travel and high pricesWhen you think of the YMCA, do you think of their center around town, where the group offers great gyms, swimming pools and day camps for kids?
NHL officiating: After ref’s audio in Red Wings game, a watershed moment?
Read full article: NHL officiating: After ref’s audio in Red Wings game, a watershed moment?FILE - Referee Tim Peel is shown during an NHL hockey game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Islanders in Philadelphia, in this Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, file photo. The league on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, announced that Peel no longer will be working NHL games now or in the future. Every single hockey fan, new and old, probably already knew this was the mentality of NHL officiating, but to hear the proof so loud and clearly was shocking nonetheless. And then, if you think you might actually understand what will be called from game to game, everything will change again in the post season. As a former USA Hockey official, I can tell you NHL games are the farthest thing from what the USA Hockey rulebook and training classes instruct officials to do.
Hot mic during Red Wings-Predators game costs NHL ref his job
Read full article: Hot mic during Red Wings-Predators game costs NHL ref his jobBUFFALO, NY - MARCH 21: referee Tim Peel #20 waves off a goal as the Buffalo Sabres face the the Montreal Canadiens during their NHL game at First Niagara Center on March 21, 2012 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images)The NHL has decided to fire a game official who was caught on audio saying he “wanted to get” a penalty against the Nashville Predators during the team’s game Tuesday night against the Detroit Red Wings. https://t.co/mrnDc61W5P pic.twitter.com/tKsg2SwGh8 — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 24, 2021The Predators won, 2-0. Both teams received three penalties, then the Predators got a fourth for putting the puck over the glass. Nashville was 1-2 on the power play while Detroit came up empty in three power play opportunities.
Carolina-Nashville 1st NHL postponement since season started
Read full article: Carolina-Nashville 1st NHL postponement since season startedThe NHL did not specify which team prompted the postponement, though four Hurricanes players were added to the COVID-19 list Tuesday. The NHL already postponed the start of the Dallas Stars' season after six players and two staff members tested positive for the virus. Hurricanes players Warren Foegele, Jordan Martinook, Jaccob Slavin and Teuvo Teravainen joined captain Jordan Staal on the unavailable list because of COVID-19 protocols. The teams aren’t scheduled to play again in Nashville until the end of the season with back-to-back games on May 7-8. Now the Predators, who gave players Tuesday off after the postponement, are scheduled to visit Dallas on Friday night for the Stars' season opener.
Online predators target children forced to communicate virtually during Michigan stay-at-home order
Read full article: Online predators target children forced to communicate virtually during Michigan stay-at-home orderOnline predators target children forced to communicate virtually during Michigan stay-at-home orderPublished: April 29, 2020, 5:52 pmOur children are spending more time online doing school work, connecting with family and friends and simply having fun, and unfortunately, parents are not the only ones who know that. Federal investigators say online predators know that too.