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Three NHL players, accused of rape, suspended from Swedish national team
By STEPHAN NASSTROM, AP Sports Writer
February 12, 2005
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Three NHL players, in Europe during the lockout, were suspended on Saturday for the rest of the season by Sweden's ice hockey federation after being accused of rape.
Kristian Huselius and Andreas Lilja of the Florida Panthers, and Buffalo Sabres defenseman Henrik Tallinder reportedly told police they had consensual sex with the 22-year-old woman in their hotel room after meeting her in a bar early Wednesday.
Authorities released the three players after questioning Thursday -- hours before the Swedish national team played the Czech Republic -- and said Friday they didn't have enough evidence to charge them.
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NHL, players all but give up
Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News
Kiss the NHL season goodbye.
League commissioner Gary Bettman's weekend deadline for working on a written collective-bargaining agreement in time to play a 28-game schedule has yet to arrive, but any realistic chance for that to happen appeared to end Thursday.
"That objective appears now, to me at least, unattainable," NHL vice president Bill Daly said after league and NHL Players' Association officials met for four hours at Toronto.
The situation appeared even more bleak when Daly and NHLPA senior director Ted Saskin, in separate conference calls, insisted no new talks or offers would be initiated.
Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News
Kiss the NHL season goodbye.
League commissioner Gary Bettman's weekend deadline for working on a written collective-bargaining agreement in time to play a 28-game schedule has yet to arrive, but any realistic chance for that to happen appeared to end Thursday.
"That objective appears now, to me at least, unattainable," NHL vice president Bill Daly said after league and NHL Players' Association officials met for four hours at Toronto.
The situation appeared even more bleak when Daly and NHLPA senior director Ted Saskin, in separate conference calls, insisted no new talks or offers would be initiated.
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly' date='Feb 12 2005, 04:50 PM
1-1 Tie with Minnesota State - Mankato last night. Colin Murphy with the game tying goal at 19:10 of the 3rd period! A rare timely goal by any MTU player 
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