Opening Faceoff: Friday, Jan. 18
Rick Nash will be making his debut as a New York Ranger at TD Garden Saturday. (Getty Images)
Good reads
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The NHL took out full-page newspaper ads throughout the U.S. and Canada to apologize for the lockout.
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Oh, wow. The Bruins are atop NHL.com’s initial power rankings.
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Hey, Rick Nash. The lights are a lot brighter on Broadway than they were back in Columbus. USA Today’s Kevin Allen has the story on the Rangers newcomer heading onto the big stage.
Quick hits
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UMass Lowell extended its winning streak to eight games last night, beating Providence by a score of 2-1. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 31-of-32 in the win for the River Hawks. Jon Gillies (South Portland, Maine) took the loss despite a 48-save effort.
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The Monarchs will look to put an end to a two-game skid when they visit the Sharks in Worcester tonight. Manchester has won just twice in their seven matchups so far this season.
History lesson
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On this day in 1999, the Bruins beat the living daylights out of the Nashville Predators, running away with an 8-1 win at the FleetCenter. Steve Heinze (Lawrence, Mass.) had two goals for Boston. A total of 14 Bruins had at least a point.
Today on NEHJ
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We’ll have Andy Merritt’s latest Hockey East Journal and this week’s college hockey power rankings.
Entirely off-topic
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This is amazing. On Thursday, May 23, the Florence Freedom will be giving away the Manti Te'o Girlfriend Bobblehead to the first 1000 fans through the gates. Yes, the minor-league baseball team says, the box will be empty.
Jesse Connolly can be reached at jconnolly@hockeyjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JesseNEHJ.