Jim Kelley

Jim Kelley

Rypien had to pay for NHL's sins
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Rypien had to pay for NHL's sins

It was, at best, a kerfuffle, a momentary skirmish and one that would have been well served if all parties could just utter a quick "sorry, that was stupid" and

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Devils making NHL sweat, another miscarriage of justice, more notes
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Devils making NHL sweat, another miscarriage of justice, more notes

Despite a good deal of evidence to the contrary and a statement from an "independent" arbitrator who exonerted Lamoriello and the Devils' ownership, the NHL

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Why the Sharks are my pick to win the Stanley Cup, more notes
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Why the Sharks are my pick to win the Stanley Cup, more notes

They're not a sexy pick, not like in the old days when they were young and running through the Western Conference regular season with swagger, skill and the

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NHL rules video sets high standard, Price takes heat, more notes
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NHL rules video sets high standard, Price takes heat, more notes

The NHL this week released a video (below) to illustrate the parameters of a new rule regarding illegal hits to the head. It also tacked on a series of calls

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Kovalchuk matter hardly resolved, Ovechkin backs off, more notes
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Kovalchuk matter hardly resolved, Ovechkin backs off, more notes

I've been around the sports writing business long enough to know that words truly matter. So when a general manager tells me that he doesn't anticipate surgery

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NHLPA chickens out on Fehr, Phoenix feels the squeeze, more
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NHLPA chickens out on Fehr, Phoenix feels the squeeze, more

Memo to members of the NHL Players Association 30-man executive committee: Gentlemen, for the record, accepting a position of responsibility means doing

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NHL had to deal carefully with Kovalchuk contract, more notes
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NHL had to deal carefully with Kovalchuk contract, more notes

With respect to Sir Walter, I'm not going to say that anyone involved with the Ilya Kovalchuk contract mess and all its ramifications has been practicing

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Fehr's the right man for the NHLPA
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Fehr's the right man for the NHLPA

Nothing is final when it comes to decisions made by the National Hockey League Players Association, not even when they are announced as such, but if Donald

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NHL's R&D camp makes upcoming World Summit look like hot air
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NHL's R&D camp makes upcoming World Summit look like hot air

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Bettman crowned King of Hockey
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Bettman crowned King of Hockey

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Modano has best of both worlds
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Modano has best of both worlds

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NHL hard-pressed to keep its momentum going
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NHL hard-pressed to keep its momentum going

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