NHL
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Hockey has long been about white machismo. Can the NHL change that?The ice has not always been a welcoming place for people of color. But as the demographics of North America change the league knows it must adapt
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Former No 1 pick retires from NHL citing 'unresolved' concussion symptomsThe former No 1 overall NHL draft pick and six-time All-Star Rick Nash has retired because of concussion-related symptoms, his agent said Friday
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Liberté, Egalité, Gritté: how an NHL mascot became an antifa heroWhen he first appeared the Philadelphia Flyers mascot was merely an oddity. But he quickly became a part of the internet’s culture wars
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NHL 2018-19 predictions: our writers call the winners, losers and also-ransWill the Capitals repeat? Can anything top the Knights’ first-year miracle? Our NHL writers on what’s coming up this season
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Gritty: why the Philadelphia Flyers' new acid trip of a mascot must be stoppedThe Flyers’ new googly-eyed mascot embodies everything that’s good and bad about the author’s hometown. But mostly the bad
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Tributes paid to Ray Emery after NHL champion drowns at age of 35Ray Emery, who won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013, has drowned in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario at the age of 35
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Mike Hoffman traded by Senators after fiancee accused of cyberbullyingThe Senators traded the speedy winger on Tuesday, hoping to solve an ugly off-ice issue involving star defenseman Erik Karlsson and his wife -
Washington's Stanley Cup delight shows DC – finally – is a sports townUnlike Philly or New York, Washington was never a sporting capital – but now it has its first cup in 26 years, and big plans for the future -
How the Capitals' many close calls added up to a big Stanley Cup victoryFor the snakebitten expansion Golden Knights, a bunch of near-misses added up to one big defeat to the Washington Capitals -
Capitals win first Stanley Cup after game five victory over Golden KnightsAlex Ovechkin scored midway through the game and Lars Eller had a go-ahead goal in the third period, lifting the Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5
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Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights to level Stanley Cup finalLars Eller had a goal and set up two others to lead the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights -
Stanley Cup: Vegas Golden Knights beat Washington Capitals in Game 1 thrillerThe Vegas Golden Knights took another step in their unlikely quest to win the Stanley Cup, beating the Washington Capitals 6-4 in a Game 1 thriller -
Stanley Cup predictions: Ovechkin v Fleury – and a shock appearance from Celine DionThe Capitals and Golden Knights are both going for their first championship. Which player will make the difference – and who will come out on top? -
Why the Vegas Golden Knights are already the best expansion team in sportsFor Las Vegas, the Knights are the long awaited major sports league franchise, that was undeniably worth waiting for


Chicago Blackhawks mascot, Tommy the Hawk, bodyslams fan during fight