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Canada recovers from the Swiss experience.  Next up Sweden.

Canada recovers from the Swiss experience. Next up Sweden.

Greg Smith May 8, 2013 1

Stockholm, Sweden -  To say that Canada’s ride at the World Hockey Championships in Sweden have been a rocky ride, would be an understatement.  After an opening game 3-1 victory over lowly Denmark, in

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NHL announces new realignment plan

NHL announces new realignment plan

Greg Smith February 26, 2013 4

The National Hockey League announced the newest set of plans for league realignment.  The plan would see the league reduced to four divisions from six and introduced a divisional playoff format instead of the

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Senators surprising the NHL with their play

Senators surprising the NHL with their play

Greg Smith February 24, 2013 2

Ottawa, Ont.-  Colin Greening scored his 3rd goal of the season off a rebound of a Patrik Wiercioch shot with 24 seconds left to give the Ottawa Senators their 4th straight victory and a 3-2

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Ottawa, Montreal amongst NHL best when it comes to hockey loyalty

Ottawa, Montreal amongst NHL best when it comes to hockey loyalty

Greg Smith February 1, 2013 1

Now with almost two weeks completed in this the strike shortened NHL season, fans are rushing back to the rink in large numbers.  Despite the lockout, fans still seem to be flocking to the

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New Message board; Fighting for Stanley passes 100,000 pageviews in first full year

New Message board; Fighting for Stanley passes 100,000 pageviews in first full year

Greg Smith January 18, 2013 0

Fightingforstanley.ca is happy to introduce our very own message forum.  That’s right, our very own message board http://forum.fightingforstanley.ca/forum.php  With the start of the new NHL season, fighting for stanley has provided you a place

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Melnyk comments a little more than a marketing ploy

Melnyk comments a little more than a marketing ploy

Greg Smith January 14, 2013 3

Ottawa, Ont.-  Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk’s comments about the depth of the Ottawa Senators was nothing more than a marketing ploy to get fans to come back to Scotiabank.   What brought the ire of

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Canada set to contend at the Spengler Cup

Canada set to contend at the Spengler Cup

Greg Smith December 28, 2012 0

Davos, Switzerland-  Team Canada rebounded with a convincing 5-0 victory over the hosts HC Davos at this years version of the Spengler Cup.  A little more than 24 hours after a stunning 2-1 overtime loss

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Will Canada reclaim gold at the World Junior Championships?  <WJC Preview>

Will Canada reclaim gold at the World Junior Championships?

Greg Smith December 25, 2012 0

Ten of the world’s best junior hockey countries will meet in UFA, Russia over the holidays to decide which country is the World Junior Champions.  Nowhere has the World Junior Championships become as popular as it

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1972 Summit Series still resonates after 40 years

1972 Summit Series still resonates after 40 years

Greg Smith September 25, 2012 3

Ask Americans that were alive when President Kennedy was shot and they can instantly remember where they were.  That moment was so significant in their history, that people can remember hearing the news vividly.

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One year after the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv disaster, heavy hearts remain

One year after the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv disaster, heavy hearts remain

Greg Smith September 8, 2012 1

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv disaster.  One year ago yesterday, a plane carrying the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv team to their first KHL game of the year crashed violently into the

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