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Eric Duhatschek is a distinguished Canadian sports journalist. Duhatschek won the 2001 Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for distinguished ice hockey journalism and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, for which he is also on the selection committee.

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The Heatley is on Dany

T he wait is over in Edmonton. Mr. Dany Heatley finally comes to town Friday, in his first appearance since spurning the Oilers in favour of the San Jose Sharks this past summer. The Oilers were prepared to surrender a trio of players – Dustin Penner, ...

From ERIC DUHATSCHEK, Globe and Mail,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Edmonton Oilers,  Dany Heatley,  San Jose Sharks,  Ottawa Senators,  Joe Thornton

Around the rinks

C hicago Blackhawks' centre Jonathan Toews gets a chance to face the Vancouver Canucks' Willie Mitchell tomorrow night for the first time since that Oct. 21 date between the two teams, when Mitchell's shoulder-to-chin hit concussed Toews and knocked him ...

From ERIC DUHATSCHEK, Globe and Mail,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Vancouver Canucks,  Willie Mitchell,  St. Louis Blues,  Paul Kariya,  Detroit Red Wings

NHL's injury list a mix of old and new

I njuries were the story in the first quarter of the NHL season, from tip to toe. There were injuries to players' heads (Jonathan Toews, David Booth) and injuries to their feet (more than can be counted, but including Andrei Markov, Daniel Sedin, Marc ...

From ERIC DUHATSCHEK, Globe and Mail,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Chicago Blackhawks,  San Jose Sharks,  Martin Havlat,  Detroit Red Wings,  Los Angeles Kings

Flames keeping quiet over Sutter-Phaneuf confrontation

One would think the mood would be upbeat and positive, full of light and optimism. After all, the Calgary Flames are a respectable 12-5-2 after 19 games, the only Canadian-based team holding down an NHL playoff spot. Pro-rated over a full season, their ...

From ERIC DUHATSCHEK, Globe and Mail,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Colorado Avalanche,  Calgary Flames,  Western Conference,  Chicago Blackhawks,  112 (musician)

Shanahan more than just a premier power forward

T he numbers tell a story of one of the most effective power forwards of his era, but really, they only tell the beginning of the story. When Brendan Shanahan made his retirement official Tuesday, he went into the NHL history books No. 11 in all-time ...

From ERIC DUHATSCHEK, Globe and Mail,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New Jersey Devils,  Brendan Shanahan,  Sidney Crosby,  John Tavares,  Joe Sakic

HOT SEAT TO CHEAP SEATS

e duhatschek@globeandmail.com Wayne Gretzky played for Canada during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and then managed the men's hockey team for each of the next two Olympics - Salt Lake City in 2002 and Turin in 2006. He has a different role in mind ...

From ERIC DUHATSCHEK, Globe and Mail,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Wayne Gretzky,  Steve Yzerman,  Sidney Crosby,  Jarome Iginla,  Martin Brodeur

Gretzky enjoying break

F inally had a chance to catch up with Wayne Gretzky for a longer visit Monday morning in Calgary, at Father David Bauer Arena, which was hosting a youth hockey event on behalf of Samsung Electronics. Gretzky and Hayley Wickenheiser went on the ice with ...

From ERIC DUHATSCHEK, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Phoenix Coyotes,  Wayne Gretzky,  David Bauer,  Samsung Electronics,  Hayley Wickenheiser

The return of Ovechkin

A lex Ovechkin's projected return to the Washington lineup tomorrow night would come in the rematch of their stunning opening-round playoff victory over the Rangers last spring, when the Capitals roared back from a 3-1 series deficit to eliminate New ...

From ERIC DUHATSCHEK, Globe and Mail,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ilya Kovalchuk,  Evgeni Malkin,  Boston Bruins,  Pittsburgh Penguins,  Atlanta Thrashers

Kovalchuk unlikely to head home

W hen Andrei Medvedev, president of Russia's Continental Hockey League, says his league can offer Ilya Kovalchuk better terms than his NHL employer, the Atlanta Thrashers – as he did this past week - he's correct of course. Disingenuous, but correct. ...

From ERIC DUHATSCHEK, Globe and Mail,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Detroit Red Wings,  Atlanta Thrashers,  Anaheim Ducks,  Stanley Cup,  Toronto Maple Leafs

Sochi the place to be: IIHF president

e duhatschek@globeandmail.com René Fasel, the diminutive Swiss dentist who runs the International Ice Hockey Federation, believes there is a "better than 90-per-cent chance" the NHL will participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Fasel ...

From ERIC DUHATSCHEK, Globe and Mail,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gary Bettman,  Hockey Hall of Fame,  Bob Nicholson,  Steve Yzerman,  Tyler Stewart

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