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This is Jack Shill, a little known left winger who played 163 NHL games way back in the 1930s.Though he also played with Chicago (winning the Stanley Cup in 1938), Boston and the New York Americans, he is best known for playing in his hometown of Toronto with many teams, including the Maple ...
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The Detroit Red Wings face the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night. It is the only time this season that the two Original Six rivals will face off.Because of the heavy inter-conference scheduling, these once great rivals rarely meet anymore.Montreal holds the decided advantage in the all time ...
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World of Hockey When you think of Spain you think of beaches, bullfighting and FC Barcelona, not hockey. But could Spain be making a move up in the hockey world?Hockey has been played in Spain since the early 1900s, thanks
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Looking to give the gift of Olympic Hockey this holiday season? There are several intriguing titles just in time not only for Christmas 2009, but also for February's 2010 Olympics. Let's take a look, courtesy Hockey Book Reviews.com.Canada's Olympic Hockey History, 1920-2010 by Andrew ...
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So I'm making my morning rounds around the
blogosphere and I find (via Kukla's Korner) this feature
where Adam Proteau of The Hockey News agrees Alexander Ovechkin is the greatest left winger in the history of hockey.I then spit my Rice Krispies all ...
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Ovechkin Greatest LW Ever?
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The classic rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and now defunct Quebec Nordiques continues to linger, thanks to Canada's national synchronized swimming team.For an upcoming FINA World Trophy competition hockey will be used in the thematic duet competition, where Marie-Pier Boudreau-Gagnon of ...
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Besides Wayne Gretzky, who else has worn #99 in NHL history?This is a pretty common question I get. The answer is 5 other players wore #99, including two who wore it at the same time as Gretzky in the early 1980s.The first occurrence of number 99 came way back during the 1934-1935 NHL season. ...
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The Crazy Story of the 1943 Stanley Cup Championship Rings
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History suggests the best hockey player of each
decade is pretty easy to decipher.In the 1950s it
was between Gordie Howe and Rocket Richard. In the 1960s it was Bobby Hull. In the 1970s it was Bobby Orr until his knees wore out, then Guy Lafleur. In ...
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Player Of The Decade?
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Classic Snap Shot: Canada Cup 1987
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It is one of the most stirring images
in hockey history. Howie Morenz, the NHL's first superstar,
lying in his death bed.Tragedy struck on the night of January 28, 1937. Howie Morenz suffered a horrific injury. He broke 4 bones in his left leg and ...
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Howie Morenz's Death Bed
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When you think of international hockey, you think of nimble skaters and passing fancies, not lumbering, hard hitting defensemen like Brian Glennie. He, too, had Olympic dreams, and he almost risked a NHL career to achieve it.Glennie was a junior star with the 1967 Memorial Cup champion Toronto ...
