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CALGARY – Alex Pietrangelo is doing his best not to let an unresolved contract situation distract him this week at Hockey Canadas orientation camp. Aaron Hernandez Jersey . "Ive just kind of been moving forward as if Im going to start the season like a regular year," the St. Louis Blues defenceman, a restricted free agent, said following a walkthrough on Monday. "Ive been working hard all summer [and Im] trying to put it behind me here for this week and trying to enjoy this process and, you know, hopefully something gets done here in the short term." Pietrangelo has spoken to Blues general manager Doug Armstrong during the camp, but the contract issue did not come up. Armstrong is part of the Team Canada management group. "Were here to worry about the Olympics and Team Canada and if it comes up it does, but were moving forward in that process and, like I said before, were hoping it gets done," Pietrangelo said. But as training camps grow closer the possibility of a hold out becomes greater. If Pietrangelo were to miss part of the season it could hurt his chances of making the Olympic team.   "Im not even thinking about holding out," the 23-year-old said. "Im thinking about training camp and being there September 11th, 12th, whenever were going to start up and be ready for the first game of the season." So does that mean Pietrangelo is confident a deal will get done soon? "I think you got to be. Both sides are pretty confident something is going to get done and I think, talking to [head coach Ken Hitchcock] and Doug, thats our mindset right now: hopefully something gets done." Matt Cassel Jersey . Footballs governing body said Tuesday that of the 2,577,662 tickets allocated for this years tournament, 1,041,418 have gone to people in Brazil. The U. Russ Francis Jersey . -- James Harden scored 31 points, including 25 in the second half, and the Houston Rockets dug out of a double-digit, first-half hole to beat the Orlando Magic 101-89 on Wednesday night.Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Corey Crawford stopped 23 shots to lead the Chicago Blackhawks in a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. Patrick Kane scored twice while Brad Richards and Andrew Shaw each had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, who have won five of their last six. Hampus Lindholm scored the only goal of the game for the Ducks, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Frederik Andersen allowed three goals on 37 shots in the loss. Freddy played great for us tonight because things could have been much worse for us tonight if it wasnt for him, said Washington head coach Bruce Boudreau. Chicago took a 1-0 lead 7:58 into the game off a 2-on-1 break that saw Richards use a heavy wrister from the right wing to get the puck under the glove of Andersen for his fourth of the season. It was a 2-0 game just 5 1/2 minutes later as a crisp passing play was finished off when Duncan Keith sent a slap-pass to the front of the net where Shaw tipped it in for his fifth of the season. That start was huge. It seems like things always trend upward for our team when we have good starrts like that, said Kane. Antowain Smith Jersey. Anaheim, though, made it a 2-1 contest with 3:11 to play in the first when Patrick Maroons slap shot from the left wing hit off the backboards and popped out front where Lindholm batted it in. The only goal of the second period went to Chicago as Kris Versteeg sent a quick backhand pass from the left side of the net to the front where Kane one- timed it home for his ninth of the season at 10:36. Crawford turned away all 11 shots he faced in the final period, while Kane scored an empty-netter in the final minute to seal the victory. Game Notes Chicago wraps up its six-game road trip in Los Angeles on Saturday ... Anaheim plays in San Jose on Saturday ... Anaheim had taken a 1-0 win in Chicago on Oct. 28 ... Anaheim acquired defenseman Eric Brewer from Tampa Bay on Friday for a third-round pick in the 2015 draft. Earlier in the day, Anaheim placed defensemen Francois Beauchemin and Clayton Stoner on injured reserve. Beauchemin will miss 4-to-6 weeks with a broken finger and Stoner is day-to- day with the mumps. ' ' '