NHL training camps aren't scheduled to open for another month, but Nail Yakupov isn't ready to wait that long. Yakupov, the first pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, arrived in Edmonton this week ready to prepare for the start of his first professional season.
"I started working out with the guys," he told reporters Thursday. "Just seeing my place and just be here. There's nothing to do in Russia. Just have to start work and get ready for camp."
Yakupov had 31 goals and 38 assists in 42 games last season with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League. He also helped Russia win the silver medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship, leading to the Oilers selecting him with the first pick in June.
Yakupov can't wait to start NHL career
NHL.com 8/16/2012
James Neal scored twice, the power play cashed in twice, and the Penguins chased Craig Anderson from the net for the second time this series to beat Ottawa, 7-3, at Scotiabank Place Wednesday night and take a commanding 3-1 series lead.
After giving up another shorthanded goal to open the game, t
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Flyers winger Jake Voracek reportedly totaled his Ferrari in an accident Wednesday morning near his hometown of Klando, Czech Republic.
Despite how bad the accident looks, there were no injuries according to a story posted on Sport.cz, the same site that posted the pictures below.
The good fol
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"My NHL career enabled me to not only play the game I
The Rangers already were facing a problem of depth — the Bruins have it and they lack it.
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This is the Facebook posting Monday night of Stephane Roy, the brother of Patrick. That posting and the events that happened because of it have created one of the more bizarre days of my 22-year reporting career at the Post. That post is clear enough – a couple of spelling mistakes aside: “For a
First, a sigh of relief.
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Todd McLellan sai
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“The No. 1 spot, itâ
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The Avalanc
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