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NHL Will Highlight Top Players With Live Awards Presentation Produced By NBC, CBC06 / 12 / 13The NHL will not have a stand-alone, red carpet awards gala live from Las Vegas this season, but that does not mean the league will curtail the excitement around announcing the winners. The ’13 NHL Awards will be co-produced and co-hosted by NBC and the CBC as a lead-in to Game 2 of the Stanle... Tags: Media, NHL, NBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. |
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NBC Sports Net Introduces NHL Rivalry Wednesday
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NBC Execs Hope Fans Come Back To NHL
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MLL Lizards Add "New York" To Name
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Scott Van Pelt Looks Back On "SportsCenter"
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ESPN Formally Announces MLB Deal
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Gottlieb: Family Considerations A Factor In Move
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