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FILE- Germany players celebrate after receiving their silver medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, in Gangneung, South Korea. Four years after an improbable run to the Olympic final and that ended with a silver medal, Germany is back at the 2022 Beijing Olympics without NHL players looking to duplicate that effort. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Germany back at no-NHL Olympics aiming for another long run

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 06, 2022 04:39 AM EST

Finland's Sekari Manninen, right, scores his side's third goal as Russia's Vyacheslav Voynov fails to stop him during the Channel One Cup ice hockey match between Russia and Finland in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
No NHL boosts Russian hopes for Olympic gold in men's hockey

By Stephen Whyno Jan. 12, 2022 01:41 PM EST