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From a Prison Cell to the Hockey Rink: Mike Danton’s Return

Mike Danton‘s story has been a topic of discussion several times here at SAB: here, here, here, here and here.  And you can’t talk about Danton without talking about his former coach, turned father figure, turned agent, turned alleged sexual assaulter, turned defrauder, turned night club owner…you get the idea, David Frost has a screw […]

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The Economy, the NHL, and Contract Negotiations

There has been much concern about the financial conditions of NHL teams the past few months.  Obviously, a struggling economy isn’t good for any sports team.  So how will the depressing economic conditions of both North America and the National Hockey League affect NHL player agents? NHL General Managers held their winter meeting last week, […]

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The Superpest Returns

Sean Avery has returned to the ice in his first competitive week of hockey since being suspended indefinitely by the Dallas Stars.  Avery played his first game with New York Rangers’ affiliate, the Hartford Wolfpack, on February 14th.  Most are familiar with his long history of controversial comments and a good summary of his antics […]

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Hockey

Bored with retirement? Just make a comeback.

Everyone loves a good comeback.  Michael Jordan, Dion Sanders, and Mario Lemieux each made noteworthy comebacks after a measureable period of retirement. For the second year in a row, future hall of fame hockey player Peter Forsberg is thinking about another comeback.  Forsberg’s return to the NHL last year did not go so well for […]