The NHL has started seasons of fewer than 82 games in January and played into the summer to award the Stanley Cup. Just not like this. When the puck drops on the regular season in five rinks Jan. 13, will...
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The NHL season begins Wednesday with plenty of changes. A shortened 56-game schedule will include only divisional play, ramping up rivalries and reducing travel during the pandemic. There will also be new rules and divisions, including one with all of the Canadian teams, as the race begins to take the Stanley Cup away from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Welcome to the 2021 NHL season. The divisions have been temporarily realigned, and teams are allowed to put ads on their helmets. It might be wild pandemic hockey, but it's hockey nonetheless. Many were...
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