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Nine Men Out
The Central Hockey League limped into its season with dozens of players off th ice, bottled up in immigration snafus. How a U.S. Senator gave minor league sports a great assist. [Article]*
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MLN Ones2Watch (O2W) Hockey 2007
Beyond the MLN FAB50 Hockey players, who are that next tier of development, who can step forward into next year's FAB50? The Ones2Watch (O2W) list presents twenty-five (25) players who missed the brass ring this year, but have a great chance to catch it on 2008.
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Steve Krejci, The Specialst
Will Steve Krejci be one of the first in a new line of shootout specialists? Now that the NHL has adopted the new rule, hockey may call for its first "cleanup" men. The Guerilla Stringer, Dan Hickling ponders the possibilities.
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Your Typical European Guy
Joakim Lindstrom has the finesse, but is he tough enough to make it to the NHL? [Article]* |
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MLN FAB50 Hockey 2007
Minor League News selects the top prospects in minor league hockey with the greatest chances to make the NHL, with articles and big photos on all fifty players! [Feature Section ]
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SLOW NEWS DAY? (HAH!)
Portland is a small city, even a little on the sleepy side. But occasionally it can provide a full day’s worth of minor league sports news.
I had an idea that this would be one such day, having caught wind of... [MAJOR BLOGS]
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Richard Brosal Departs.
Good for the UHL.
Good for Hockey.
Good Riddance.
MLN Sr. Editor Brian Ross hails the departure of United Hockey League president & CEO Richard Brosal. Why the UHL might have a chance to be more like the CHL and the ECHL, some day... [MAJOR BLOGS]
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ON FEELING GOOD
You like a feel good hockey story about someone who's been struggling with adversity and finally made it? This week, Dan Hickling has not one but three stories: Sean Kessel, Phil Burke & Bobby Allen all have their NHL shot... [MAJOR BLOGS]
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RAW HEAT
It's not nice to peeve a Pirate. Dan Hickling recounts a winter evening with a scurvy crew in Portland in a mood most foul... [GUERRILLA STRINGER]
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From Russia, Without Love
Alexei Kaigorodov fires shots at the NHL from mother Russia. Was he right to refuse an AHL assignment? [Article] |
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Full Circle
Mike Keane brings his MAJOR ATTITUDE back to Manitoba where his hockey career began. Can this veteran head of the herd lead the Moose to a Calder Cup Championship? [Article]
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The Masters of Minor League Media
The 2006 MLN Ralphie Awards™
The movies have Oscar®. Television has Emmy®. Broadway has its Tony®. For media relations people in sports, there is only one coveted honor: The Ralphie™. MLN presents to you the top five out of more than 800 minor and major league media relations people in baseball, hockey, basketball and football who make their corners of sports shine. [Feature]
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VERSTEEG
Is Kris Versteeg of the Providence Bruins the Most Improved Player in the AHL in 2006-2007?
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AHL Hockey Preview 2006-2007
What clubs are hot this year? Who has the exciting new faces, or the NHL vets winding up careers? MLN Sports veteran hockey analyst Dan Hickling gives you the down low. [Feature]
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Milwaukee Admirals
Logo Change
Sinks to New Deppths
Capitalizing on pirate mania, the Milwaukee Admirals jump on the bandwagon with their tribute. If they were going to retool though, would ridding the AHL's waters of two Admirals hockey clubs been the right move? [Opinion]
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May Mayhem to Hook 'Em on Hockey
Is the hockey season too long? MLN Sr. Editor Brian Ross examines the dog days of hockey's summer for a way to bring the minor hockey playoffs more prominence. [Blog]
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Veteran MLN writer and columnist Dan Hickling gets a few things off his hairy hockey chest in his latest "Guerilla Stringer" piece. [MAJOR BLOGS] |
