COLUMBUS, Ohio -- NHL All-Star weekend is coming to Columbus, two years later
than planned.
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. Commissioner Gary Bettman made it official on Saturday when he and Blue
Jackets director of hockey operations John Davidson announced that the
festivities will take place at Nationwide Arena on Jan. 24-25, 2015. Columbus
was originally awarded the 2013 All-Star weekend but that event was cancelled
due to the lockout. "The Commissioner made a promise, and that promise has been
kept," Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman said. "As a politician, thats always
something good to hear." Bettman said there was never any serious consideration
of taking the next available All-Star game anywhere but Ohios capital city. "The
only issues we had to deal with were logistical," Bettman said. "We had to make
sure that the convention centre and hotel space were available. We wanted to
come back as quickly as possible, but we had to make sure we were able to do
it." The announcement was met with a loud ovation from a capacity crowd when it
made midway through the first period of Columbus game against Pittsburgh on
Saturday night. There wont be an All-Star game this season because of the
Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Columbus will become the third straight first-time
host of the NHLs big weekend, following Raleigh, N.C., in 2011, and Ottawa in
2012. Davidson said he was particularly pleased for the McConnell family, which
brought the NHL to Columbus and still own the Blue Jackets. "This is going to be
a fun time," Davidson said.
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. Boucher previously coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and had a 97-78-20 record
over two-plus seasons. He was dismissed by the team last March after the
Lightning struggled in the lockout-shortened season with a 13-18-1 record.
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. Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and
Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra
will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique.
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. After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new
calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on
Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but
then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. LONDON -- Stoke came from behind to
beat Crystal Palace 2-1 while newly-promoted Hull claimed its first win of the
season with a 1-0 win over Norwich. Everton was held 0-0 by West Bromwich
Albion, Newcastle-West Ham also finished scoreless and Southampton drew 1-1 with
Sunderland. Manchester United hosts Chelsea on Monday in a much-anticipated
clash between the clubs new managers David Moyes and Jose Mourinho. Evertons new
manager Roberto Martinez is still looking for his first victory with the club
following the goalless draw with West Brom and will be rueing his teams missed
chances after Marouane Fellaini hit the post late and Seamus Coleman also struck
the woodwork. West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster also made decisive saves to deny
Steven Pienaar, Kevin Mirallas, Coleman, Ross Barkley and Fellaini at Goodison
Park. Everton now has two draws from its opening two games, while West Brom
earned its first point despite playing without sttriker Nicolas Anelka, who is
on indefinite compassionate leave after the death of one of his representatives.
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Stoke scored twice in four second-half minutes to fight back from a goal down
against Palace, leaving the promoted visitors without a point after two games
back in the Premier League. Charlie Adam equalized in the 58th minute after
former Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh, who is trying to revive his career at
Palace, scored his first league goal since September 2011. Ryan Shawcross
grabbed the winner to give manager Mark Hughes his first win since taking charge
over the summer. At St. James Park, West Ham kept its unbeaten record while
Newcastle earned its first point of the season in an uneventful game. Sunderland
is still looking for its first win after Jose Fontes header earned a point for
Southampton in the 88th minute. An early goal from Emanuele Giaccherini had put
Paolo Di Canios men ahead.
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