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Nearly 15 years ago, Erik Cole lay in a Pittsburgh hospital bed with two fractures in his vertebra, wondering about his future.

The game was held in an arena with no fans in attendance, as the National Collegiate Hockey Conference starts its season at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska, for a three-week "pod" event. North Dakota is the No. 1-ranked team in the country.

Ruff, who was hired July 9, has coached 19 seasons in the NHL. He is sixth all-time in wins (736) and seventh in games coached (1,493). He'll try to turn around a team that has made the Stanley Cup Playoffs once in the past eight seasons.Columbus Blue Jackets

After his playing career, Sasakamoose returned to the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation north of Saskatoon. He became a band councilor and chief and worked to develop minor hockey and other sports programs across Saskatchewan.Philadelphia Flyers

Sasakamoose split the 1954-55 season with Chicoutimi in the Quebec Hockey League and New Westminster in the Western Hockey League, then played two games for Calgary in the WHL in 1955-56.Buffalo Sabres

"I will always treasure meeting Fred at the 2019 Heritage Classic in his native Saskatchewan, getting to spend some precious time getting to know him and the gift he gave me that day -- a statue depicting his NHL rookie card,'' NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement.

"We believe racial injustices and the treatment of minorities and people of color in this country needs to stop, and it needs to be improved all over America and all over the world," Weatherby told the Grand Forks Herald. "For us, being able to have a platform in a place where there aren't a lot of people of color in hockey or in Grand Forks, it's a really interesting position for us to be in. It's a great platform. At the end of the day, we want UND to be a safe place."Montreal Canadiens

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