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9 Random Countries Where You Can Still Watch NHLers Play
Earlier this week, the NHL commissioner Gary Bettman surprised the hockey-loving world by presenting the locked-out NHL players with their first reasonable contract offer to date. Thus, while no one expected that offer to dissolve the impasse entirely, it seemed like it might move negotiations along and possibly salvage a full, 82-game season. Of course, [...]
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Ever Wonder What It Would Be Like If They Played Hockey In An Ancient Roman Coliseum? Well Here You Go (Pics)
While the NHL has been busy trying to resurrect (or kill, depending on who you ask) hockey in North America, the folks running Croatia’s only professional team—Medvescak Zagreb of the Austrian Ice Hockey League—have been busy coming up with and carrying out the most awesome idea ever—namely, playing a professional hockey game in a 2,000 year old [...]
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Croatian Hockey Team Will Play Two Outdoor Games This Weekend In An Ancient Roman Amphitheater (Video)
You know how the NHL and its various media partners are always referring to hockey players as warriors or gladiators battling for supremacy? Well, some folks over in Pula, Croatia, had a great idea when they thought to themselves, “let’s have these so-called gladiators compete in an appropriate venue.” So this weekend, there will [...]
