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A hockey team coming to Austin or Houston? What you need to know about NHL expansion
A 33rd team could begin play in the coming seasons -- with its home rink in the Lone Star State.
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Superstars talk
NHL superstar poll: Summer highlights, Texas expansion team names, fan culture
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Fantasy Hockey
Goalie guide: From the top-tier netminders to the midround gambles
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Grab these defenseman before their breakout year
Biggest storyline for every team
Burning preseason questions for all 32 NHL teams: Quinn Hughes' future, Sharks' playoff chances, Panthers' new faces
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From amusing to grotesque
'Not as bad as some of the others': NHL players react to their odd NHL 27 facial scans
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Barry Melrose
1956-2026
Remembering Barry Melrose, 'the unquestioned face and voice of hockey in the U.S.'
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SVP looks back on Melrose's life and legacy
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- Avs' Burns, 41, chops down iconic beard, 'looks like some rookie'
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- Sources: Campbell, 1st woman to coach full time in NHL, among Devils hires
- Barkov not taking anything for granted in making Panthers return
- Busy Capitals sign Sourdif, 24, to eight-year contract
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NHL rookie roundtable: Gavin McKenna and other top rookies answer burning questions
How would you want people to describe your game? Most embarrassing hockey story? We got the answers to those questions and more from some of the NHL's top rookies.
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Grading preseason bold predictions for all 32 NHL teams
Steve Yzerman "failing up?" Spot on. Rangers returning to the playoffs? Not so much.
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Behind the scenes at the NHL Broadcast Training Camp
Who will be the next great hockey player turned analyst? We attended the latest training program in New York to find out.
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How Washington spent the past 20 years recruiting Alex Ovechkin
From the moment they drafted Ovechkin in 2004, Ted Leonsis and the Capitals organization have made it their goal to keep him in D.C. for his entire career.
