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The Sioux Falls Stampede had another nice season that culminated with a playoff appearance.

Boxwood Kitchen in Bend’s Old Mill District has been reimagined as a family-friendly pub with a sandwich-heavy menu and casual atmosphere reflecting the city’s storied past.

Defenseman Maxim Strbak is playing a big role with Slovakia's national team at the world juniors and in his freshman year at Michigan State.

The Buffalo Sabres will have seven prospects competing at the IIHF World Junior Championship, which will be held in Sweden beginning Tuesday and culminating with the gold medal game on

Andrew Strathmann, Jake Livanavage and Mac Swanson played on the U.S. team. Their assistant coach was former UND captain Matt Smaby.

Christian Manz stopped 12 shots and the Americans cleaned up their play defensively, going penalty-free after being tagged nine times for 24 minutes in Wednesday's win against Canada East.

There is always a welcoming party on hand inside Michigan's nearly century old home rink, and they're never glad to have visitors come to town. The Gophers are preparing for a tough opponent on the ice along with a vocal and creative student section backing the Wolverines.

USA Hockey announced 21 USHL players to its roster for the forthcoming World Junior A Challenge.

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