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[August 08, 2014]  Aug 6 (The Sports Xchange) - Outdoor hockey is returning to California for a second straight season, the NHL announced Wednesday.

The San Jose Sharks will be the home team against the Los Angeles Kings at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 21, 2015 at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET) as part of the 2015 NHL Stadium Series.

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Defenseman Aaron Ekblad, taken by the Florida Panthers with the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, suffered a concussion in Canada's world junior exhibition game against the Czech Republic and will miss the rest of summer development camp.

Hockey Canada said Ekblad is expected to make a "full recovery" and be ready for the Panthers' training camp in September.

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Four Olympic medalists, including two players and two coaches, headline this year's inductees into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

The honorees, announced by USA Hockey, include Brian Rafalski, a two-time Olympic silver medalist and three-time Stanley Cup champion.

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The Ottawa Senators signed forward Vincent Dunn to a three-year entry-level contract.

A native of Gatineau, Quebec, Dunn, 18, played with his hometown Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League last season, scoring 31 goals and adding 20 assists and 156 penalty minutes. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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