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Interesting All Star facts
Interesting All Star facts
The 56th NHL All-Star Game takes place Sunday at Philips Arena in Atlanta (6 p.m. ET, Versus, CBC, RDS, NHL Radio). The game has evolved quite a bit from the early days, when defense and goaltending dominated. For most of the past two decades, it’s been a goal scorer’s delight; happily for the goalies, they only play a period each these days.
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