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By Nate Smelle Super Bowl Sunday … is there a more sacred day of the year in the United States? Some might argue that Christmas holds a greater significance, and worthiness of celebration. However, considering the build up for Super Bowl Sunday lasts 20 weeks, compared to the six to eight week pre-Christmas blitz, it is clear which holiday is of more importance south of the border. For most Canadians, as entertaining of a spectacle as it is, Super Bowl Sunday is one of the best excuses of the year to indulge in as much alcohol and junk food as possible within a 24-hour period.

Help isn’t expected before the middle of next week, and that’s tinged with a good deal of hope. The Detroit Red Wings were off to a good start when they left for their first road trip of the season, but as they return home for a brief respite, it’s clear just how much they missed the players that didn’t make the trip after testing positive for COVID-19. The list includes two-thirds of the second line in Robby Fabbri and Filip Zadina, fellow man-advantage players in forward Sam Gagner and defenseman Jon Merrill, and forward Adam Erne, a grinder and penalty killer.

Anybody who knows the movie "Slap Shot" might think happy days are here again. It's not quite that, at least, not on the ice, but the NHL made it official on Sunday: The Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks are back in the same division again, for at least 2020-2021 season. The league has re-aligned the teams geographically as part of the plan to try and play during the pandemic, and with that, a shortened 56-game season which begins on January 13th. Canada isn't letting teams cross their border, (British Columbia doesn't even want games to be played there, at all.) so all the Canadian te...

Well. researchers at boston university have found a brain degeneration disease in two former nhl players. most recently in bob probert. you remember he died last year at the age of 45 of heart failure. and hockey terms, he was the type of player called an enforcer. known for fighting opposing players. the result, years of blows to the head. head trauma causes cte. the co-director of boston university's program say it is nhl has taken some action and says it does not go far enough. >> the nhl stepped up, put a foot forward and said you can't blind side hit the head anymore. that's one step forw...

Players and some current ones. >> when you start hearing things of bob probert and other guys that played in other pro sports you start to think about it and you look back and you go, hey, i wouldn't changed anything i did. i lived my dream, able to play in the nhl but at what price? >> reporter: both the league and union aware of the research. we reached out far interview. they would not speak to us on camera, suzanne. they -- the league gave us a written response saying, quote, the findings are interesting and certainly something to add to a much broader body of knowledge but we're not going...