How Does KHL Pulling Players From Olympics Affect Canada's Men's Hockey Team?

If the KHL follows through with the threat to keep players from competing at PyeongChang 2018, it would be yet another detrimental hit to Canada's Olympic line up.

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Cleasson's 2-game suspension deepens Senators' free fall

The NHL has suspended Ottawa Senators defenceman Fredrik Claesson two games for an illegal check to the head of Boston Bruins forward Noel Acciari.

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Veterans' play at Spengler Cup providing options as Olympic roster deadline nears

While the Canadian men's Olympic team has utilized the 2017 Spengler Cup to audition four youngsters currently playing at the college level in the U.S., it has been a handful of veterans who have distinguished themselves through the first two games in Davos, Switzerland.

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Canada downs HC Davos to advance to Spengler Cup semifinals

Andrew Ebbett scored twice as Canada beat host club HC Davos 4-1 and advanced to the semifinals of the Spengler Cup on Thursday.

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World juniors: Finland rebounds for easy win over Denmark

Juuso Valimaki and Henri Jokiharju each had a goal and assist in leading Finland to a 4-1 victory over Denmark at the world junior hockey championships on Thursday.

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Jets star Mark Scheifele out 6-8 weeks with upper-body injury

Winnipeg Jets top-line centre Mark Scheifele will miss six-to-eight weeks with an upper-body injury.

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Bundle up: USA-Canada world juniors outdoor game will go as planned

Bundle up because the world junior hockey championship outdoor game between the United States and Canada is a go on Friday.

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