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After defeating the Red Wings, Petr Sykora was asked what kept him going through the lengthy overtime periods. He said it was Domino's pizza. Playing off t...
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Video: The unofficial pizza of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Puck Daddy —
We received a ton of feedback from our "PizzaGate!" story yesterday, regarding Pittsburgh Penguins winger Petr Sykora's comment in his postgame press conference. He claimed he consumed Domino's Pizza between overtime periods to gas up, when he actually ate Detroit Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch's brand, Little Caesars. It was a goofy non-story; and yeah, there's every chance Sykora might have been joking. But the joke was lost on plenty of media that have now included the "fueled by Domino's Pizza" story in with the "he called his shot!" legend. We're not trying to be ...
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