Word of the Day drudgery - The Learning Network Blog - NYTimes.com . hard monotonous routine work The word drudgery has appeared in 48 Times articles over the past year, including in a January 25, 2010 article, "The U.S. Women's Hockey Team Is Not as Battle-Tested as It Intended " : Twelve years after women's hockey joined the Olympic program, the United States and Canada are still the best teams in the world and the only winners of International Ice Hockey Federation world championships. Findin
g quality opponents besides each other remains challenging. That is why the teams played 10 times this season, including tournaments. Canada won seven... Before the 2002 and the 2006 Olympics, Canada scheduled games against Alberta Midget Hockey League teams, made up of players ages 15 to 18. And in late 2008, the league president, Neil Robertson, offered Canada Coach Melody Davidson a novel twist: one game against each of the league's 18 teams would count in the league standings... Th...
Thrashers give up on re-signing Kovalchuk, trade him to contending Devils - NHL - CBSSports.com Hockey . NEWARK, N.J. -- The last time Lou Lamoriello pulled off a major trade for a marquee scorer, the New Jersey Devils won a Stanley Cup. The Devils chief executive made his biggest trade since 2000 o
New Jersey Devils acquire winger Ilya Kovalchuk from Atlanta Thrashers - ESPN . The Devils have struggled of late, especially scoring goals. Veteran Devils GM Lou Lamoriello didn't hesitate, swooping in and acquiring the biggest rental player available on this year's trade market. In exchange, the T
