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• U.S. women end drought, beat Canada for Olympic gold in a shootout (NBC Olympics)
• Wanna see hockey in the summer Olympics? So does Jack O’Callahan. (Chicago Tribune)
• The Near-Miracle on Ice: An Oral History of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. (Puck Junk)
• Germans, Czechs in unfamiliar territory, improbably reach Olympic semifinals. (NBC Olympics)
Be sure to visit NBCOlympics.com and NBC Olympic Talk for full hockey coverage from PyeongChang.
• Olympic gold medalist AJ Mleczko to serve as an analyst for NHL game on NBCSN in March. (NBC Sports)
• It seem’s unthinkable, but the Ottawa Senators are exploring trade options for Erik Karlsson. (TSN)
• What is Erik Karlsson worth in the trade market? (SenShot)
• Jeff Carter, who has been out since Oct. 18, set to resume practice. (L.A. Kings Insider)
• Chris Kreider could return in a few games after blood clot scare. (NY Daily News)
• Why the Taylor Hall-John Hynes bond is so good for the Devils, and Hall. (North Jersey)
• Cam Ward: Wine man. (Sports Illustrated)
• Anders Lee’s Kancer Jam raises over $100,000 for pediatric cancer. (The Sports Daily)
• Bad luck, not bad play, to blame for Michael Frolik’s down season. (Flames Nation)
• Eugene Melnyk needs to go. (Silver Seven Sens)
• Scoring binge masks deeper issues for Sharks’ third line (NBC Sports Bay Area)
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