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Sports: Massive manhunt disrupts Boston sports

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 00:15
Two of Boston's pro sports teams postponed games due to the manhunt which concluded with the capture late Friday of the remaining suspect in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings. The Boston Red Sox were to open a three-game Major League Baseball series with the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park on Friday, while the Boston Bruins had been scheduled to face the Pittsburgh Penguins in a National Hockey League contest at the Boston Garden arena the same day. The Bruins matchup with Pittsburgh has been rescheduled for Saturday afternoon in Boston.

'Boston Strong' the message as sport returns to city

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 00:01
Top-flight sport made an emotional return to Boston on Wednesday as the NHL's Bruins paid tribute to the heroes and victims of the twin bombing that killed three in the US city on Monday. The Bruins honored those killed and injured by the bombs that wreaked havoc at the finish line of the Boston marathon with a moment of silence before their home game against the Buffalo Sabres. "We are Boston. We are Strong. Boston Strong," was the message accompanying a video tribute to the emergency personnel who aided the wounded.

Sport: Bruins reschedule game due to blasts

April 16, 2013 18:15
The National Hockey League's lockout shortened season has been extended an extra day due to the deadly explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday. League officials announced Tuesday that the Boston Bruins-Ottawa Senators game which was postponed because of the finish line blasts has been rescheduled to April 28 at the Garden arena. "On behalf of my entire family, our prayers and deepest sympathies are with those who were injured, lost their lives, their families and the entire city of Boston," said team owner Jeremy Jacobs.

NHL: Bruins' game postponed after marathon blasts

April 15, 2013 20:00
The National Hockey League postponed Monday night's contest between the Boston Bruins and the Ottawa Senators after deadly explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. NHL officials said the Bruins home game would be rescheduled at a later date. "The National Hockey League wishes to express its sympathy to all affected by the tragic events that took place in Boston earlier this afternoon," the league said in a statement.

NHL-Highlights of Monday's National Hockey League games

March 12, 2013 00:15
March 11 (The Sports Xchange) - Bruins 3, Senators 2 (SO) David Krejci's shootout goal gave the Boston Bruins a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night at Scotiabank Place. The Senators have now lost 10 straight to the Bruins on home ice. The last time Ottawa beat Boston at Scotiabank Place was April 7, 2009. Patrice Bergeron also beat Senators goalie Robin Lehner in the four-round shootout. Kyle Turris scored on Tuukka Rask for the only Senators shootout goal.

NHL: Brutal snowstorm postpones NHL game at Boston

February 9, 2013 17:01
A fierce blizzard powered by hurriance-strength winds that struck the northeastern United States forced the postponement of Saturday's scheduled National Hockey League game at Boston. The Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins were to have played on Saturday but a state of emergency remains in effect in Boston as the city tries to dig out from the massive snowdrifts that have paralyzed the region.

NHL's Boston Bruins delay home game as blizzard hits

February 8, 2013 16:45
Feb 8 (Reuters) - A delayed start to a NHL game between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning was among a flurry of changes to the weekend's sporting schedule as the northeastern United States braced for a major blizzard on Friday. The game, originally scheduled for 1 p.m. ET (1800 GMT) on Saturday, will now start at 7 p.m., the Bruins and National Hockey League (NHL) said in a statement.

NHL-Bruins trade Thomas to Islanders for draft pick

February 7, 2013 20:00
Feb 7 (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins traded suspended Vezina Trophy-winning goalie Tim Thomas to the New York Islanders for a conditional second round draft pick, the National Hockey League (NHL) teams said on Thursday. The 38-year-old Thomas, who won the Vezina Trophy as the top goalie in 2009 and 2011, elected to take the current season off and was suspended by Boston after failing to report to training camp last month.

NHL: Bruins ship goalie Thomas to Islanders

February 7, 2013 19:45
Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas, who sparked the team to the 2011 Stanley Cup crown, was traded Thursday to the New York Islanders for a future draft pick, the teams announced. Thomas won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender and also captured the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player in the Stanley Cup playoffs in backstopping the Bruins to their first NHL crown since 1972.

NHL-Bruins rebound from Rangers loss to beat Islanders

January 26, 2013 00:00
Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins rebounded from their overtime loss to the New York Rangers two nights earlier to beat the Islanders 4-2 on Friday. Tied 2-2 going into the third period, Boston went ahead through defenseman Zdeno Chara, who began his NHL career with the Islanders, before center Patrice Bergeron scored his first goal of the season on a breakaway to seal the win.
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