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Hockey for Haiti
by Alanah McGinley on 07/06/11 at 11:23 PM ET
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From the NHLPA:
Recognizing a great need for help, Georges Laraque and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) teamed up with World Vision Canada to raise funds for the re-construction of the Grace Children’s Hospital in the capital city of Port-au-Prince, a project that has been on-going for over a year now.
In a follow-up to an initial trip to the island by Laraque, NHLPA Member Dan Hamhuis and NHLPA staff members in June of 2010 to announce that $1-million had been raised (the total is now over $1.3M), Laraque has once again embarked on a trip to the Caribbean island nation. Joining Georges on this trip representing the NHLPA is Montreal Canadiens defenceman, P.K. Subban. The energetic and effervescent young player is someone who values the work being done by World Vision and the NHLPA on the Hockey for Haiti project and was eager to participate and help-out, any way he could.
Laraque and Subban will spend a few days in Port-au-Prince and on Wednesday they will visit the Grace Children’s hospital to meet with patients, staff and to tour the hospital to see first-hand the progress being made through the donations to Hockey for Haiti.
Read on. For more on the NHLPA’s Hockey for Haiti campaign, read here. Below is a video of Laraque’s tour of the region last summer, with Dan Hamhuis:
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The Future After Concussions
by Alanah McGinley on 03/28/11 at 05:53 PM ET
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From Eric Duhatschek at the Globe and Mail:
Sooner or later, the risks outweigh the rewards of playing on. It was the accumulation of multiple concussions that eventually drove the Lindros borthers, Brett and Eric, from the game; and is likely causing some of Marc Savard’s memory loss, a fact reported by ESPN.com over the weekend.
Now, a day after the fact, is far too soon to get an accurate read on what Hamhuis’s intentions might be. In all likelihood, his primary goal will be to recover as quickly as possible and be part of a long and fruitful playoff run with the Canucks, a serious Stanley Cup contender and the first one he’s ever played for.
But concussions can be tricky. Sometimes, five games are enough to get back on track. Other times - as in the case of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby - it can take far longer.
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Video- Dan Hamhuis Out With Another Concussion
by Paul on 03/27/11 at 10:43 PM ET
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According to Jason Botchford tweets, this is the fourth concussion for Hamhuis.
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Dan Hamhuis Out With A Concussion
by Paul on 02/11/11 at 06:20 PM ET
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The Canucks announced today that Dan Hamhuis is out with a concussion, no timetable for his return.
In case you missed how Hamhuis received his concussion, you can watch the hit from Getzlaf.
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Video- Getzlaf Hit On Hamhuis
by Paul on 02/10/11 at 10:38 AM ET
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Bob McKenzie tweets....
Many have asked if I thought the Getzlaf hit on Hamhuis is suspendable. First, let me say I hate to see any player in distress like Hamhuis.
Next let me say NHL, IMO, wouldn’t even consider a suspension for hit like that. Should it, though? That can’t be answered in 140 characters
Reports are Hamhuis should be fine.
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Hamhuis To Vancouver
by Paul on 07/01/10 at 06:12 PM ET
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via Darren Dreger tweet,
RDS says Hamhuis to Vancouver is done
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Preds GM Thinks It Will Be Difficult To Keep Hamhuis
by Paul on 06/09/10 at 12:08 PM ET
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from Bryan Mullen of the Tennessean,
Hamhuis, 27, made $2.5 million in 2009-10 and soon could become an unrestricted free agent. His contract is set to expire June 30, and several teams are expected to show interest and offer more money if Nashville doesn’t sign him before the deadline.
“I think it’s going to be very difficult,” Poile said. “But I’d like to continue having conversations this week and possibly reach out to Dan next week before we take our final position.”
Hamhuis’ agent, Wade Arnott, said discussions have been positive and ongoing.
“The club had always advised Dan and myself that they would address his situation at season’s end, after they had a chance to meet as a group in management and with ownership,” Arnott said. “I believe they’ve met among management and have some ongoing meetings with ownership. I expect to have more positive dialogue leading up to July 1, if it gets that far.”
Should Hamhuis, who just completed his sixth season with Nashville, leave town, there will be more tough calls to make.
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Report- Dan Hamhuis Want To Stay In Nashville
by Paul on 03/02/10 at 02:01 PM ET
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from Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly,
As of Tuesday morning, it appears as if Nashville general manager David Poile hasn’t been impressed enough to move defenseman Dan Hamhuis to the Flyers or anyone else.
The NHL trade deadline is 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
“Three teams have made offers on Hamhuis, and they have not been accepted,” said a source close to the situation. “Dan wants to stay in Nashville. At this point, it looks like the Predators are going to keep him.”
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Predators Have A Decision To Make On Dan Hamhuis
by Paul on 02/04/10 at 03:56 PM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
Poile has spoken with Hamhuis’s agent, Wade Arnott, but it’s uncertain whether Poile can accommodate what Hamhuis will want, both in terms of dollar and term. Now, the $64,000 question is whether Poile makes a pre-emptive move to trade the solid Hamhuis, an invitee to Canada’s Olympic orientation camp in Calgary this past August, before the trade deadline or keep him because he is a key component in the Predators’ quest for a postseason berth (the 12th overall pick in 2001 averages 21:04 a night in ice time).
It’s an unsavory dilemma, and Poile acknowledged GMs are going to have to get more used to watching assets walk away on July 1 in the new NHL. That said, if that was to happen with Hamhuis, “I can’t believe on July 1 I’d be very happy,” Poile said.
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