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Nugent-Hopkins concussed; expiring contracts and expansion; pests over goons (Puck Headlines)

Jen Neale

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BOSTON, MA - MARCH 24: Moment of silence before the game for the attacks in Belgium before the game of the Boston Bruins against the Florida Panthers at the TD Garden on March 24, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - MARCH 24: Moment of silence before the game for the attacks in Belgium before the game of the Boston Bruins against the Florida Panthers at the TD Garden on March 24, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

• Boston held a moment of silence for those impacted by attacks in Brussels. The colors of the nation's flag lit up the ice. [Getty]

• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is out for the foreseeable future with a concussion. [Edmonton Journal]

• Manufacturer apologizes for putting men's Frozen Four logos on women's championship hats. [espnW]

• Expansion draft topic not covered enough: expiring contracts. [Broad Street Hockey]

• Two games in a row where the Boston Bruins are on the wrong end of game changing calls. [Bruins Daily]

• The NHL is evolving: teams are favoring pests instead of goons. [Washington Post]

• Connecticut Whale assistant coach Lisa Giovanelli is now the fourth person to accept the role as general manager of the team. [NWHL]

• Jenny Scrivens proves to be a 'renaissance woman' for the NWHL; working for the league and playing in it. [Today's Slapshot]

• The 2016 NCAA D1 women's hockey graduates could be the most talented group college hockey has seen. [Victory Press]

• Numbers don't lie: the New York Rangers won't win without altering their blueline. [TSN]

• Sean Monahan shouldn't get a contract valued the same as Johnny Gaudreau's but he will. [THN]

• Are the Washington Capitals following a trend of other dominant teams who hit a lull towards the end of the regular season? [Japers' Rink]

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• Giving Artemi Panarin the Calder Trophy just makes sense. [The Line of Offence]

• The Minnesota Wild could learn a thing or two from the Minnesota North Stars. [Gone Puck Wild]

• Tampa Bay Lightning: good or just streaking? [Along the Boards]

• John MacLean, a six-foot-nine goaltender for the Pensacola Ice Flyers, has had to overcome more than just his massive height to keep playing the sport he loves. [Pensacola News Journal]

• Good lord: "Ancaster Avalanche goalie Cole Ceci registers 85 saves in GOJHL playoff bout." [Buzzing the Net]

• Meet the off-ice officials at Allen Americans home games, and learn about what they do. [Allen Americans Blog]

• Conversation with Big Ten Commissioner Brad Traviolia on the conference, who is on the verge of accepting Notre Dame into its ranks. [College Hockey News]

• A fantasy hockey look ahead as the regular season winds down. [Dobber]

• Soccer is a common pregame warmup for many NHL teams. Here are some others, like H-O-R-S-E. [SI]

• Now you can buy all the sweet graphics created by Hockey by Design and submit your own! [HbD]

• Photo-essay of the Adirondack Thunder vs. Kalamazoo Wings at Glens Falls Civic Center. It isn't what it used to be. [Jerseys and Hockey Love]

• Finally, some of the Grand Rapids Griffins have found their calling in hockey, not jersey design.

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