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New deal ends possible hockey boycott from Russians

Updated: May 4, 2007, 11:57 AM ET
Reuters

MOSCOW -- Russia is expected to reluctantly sign a new transfer agreement brokered by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the NHL on Saturday, ending a two-year boycott that threatened to throw the sport into chaos.

Representatives of the NHL, NHL Players' Association, the IIHF and the seven top European player-producing nations will meet at a downtown Moscow hotel to the hammer out the final details of a pact that will reportedly pay European clubs $200,000 for every player ...

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