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Aperçus hier soir au lancement de l’album du groupe One To Midnight: Saku Koivu et Mathieu Dandenault. Un groupe de rock qui aurait déjà joué à une fête privée des joueur de la Flanelle.

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À lire aussi sur le site du Hockey News, un article de Mike Smith sur les vrais gagnants de la nouvelle convention collective. Alors que tout le monde semble croire que les joueurs y gagnent plus, il semblerait que ce derniers devraont se passer d’une partie de leur salaire cette année.

There have been different factors that have led to the league’s revenue growth and two of them are Canadian related. First, the passionate Canadian fans, driven by their love of the game and the sense that anyone can win right now (not just the rich teams), have filled the buildings night after night. Second, the Canadian dollar has risen in value against the U.S. dollar. For most of last season it was at par, a far cry from when the dollar was 75 or 81 cents U.S.The Canadian dollar has dropped below the 90 cents U.S. level during the recent economic crisis. At this level – and more so if it stays around 85 cents U.S. - the league’s HRR (Hockey Related Revenue) will drop.