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NHL Realignment Approved

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Tab Bamford

On Thursday, the NHL announced that the Board of Governors has voted to approve league realignment into a two-conference, four-division format. The Blackhawks new division will include the Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues and … Continue reading →

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NHLPA Approves Realignment

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Tab Bamford

Late Thursday afternoon, the NHLPA announced they had approved the proposed realignment of the league. Donald Fehr did, however, stipulate that the plan would be re-evaluated after the 2014-15 season.

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NHL Realignment Coming?

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Tab Bamford

Could the NHL finally be making the move to four conferences? And would that realignment separate the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings? To recap, here are the four conferences that are being reported: While the four conference plan makes … Continue reading →

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NHLPA Refuses Consent of Proposed Realignment

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Tab Bamford

From NHL.com (Jan. 6): The National Hockey League announced today that it will not move forward with implementation of the Realignment Plan and modified Playoff Format recently approved by the NHL Board of Governors for the 2012-13 NHL season because the … Continue reading →

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NHL Realignment Reality Check Time

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Tab Bamford

So on Monday, the owner of the Minnesota Wild, Craig Leopold, went on Minneapolis radio station KFAN and “broke the news“ that the Wild would be playing in the Central Division against the Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, Dallas Stars and possibly … Continue reading →

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