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  NHL Yearbooks: Comparing Last Year’s Predictions to Actual Results (Part One)

  I subscribe to a few magazines that range in interests – PC stuff, science, and hockey. The Hockey News is my main source of, well, hockey news, but I do enjoy...

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  Top Shelf Prospects: Toronto Maple Leafs

  Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. As I continue my alphabetical journey, I bring you a look at...

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  “The Ritual” – My Dad, My Family and Hockey

  “Button, you silly cat, get off of that window ledge!”  I remember being awakened by my father’s persistent yelling at our mischievous cat one Saturday morning.  Then again, when you are...

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  Top Shelf Prospects: Tampa Bay Lightning

  Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. As I continue my alphabetical journey, I bring you a look at...

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  An Early Look at the Russian Olympic Hockey Team for 2014

  The 2014 Olympics cannot come soon enough. For me this is one of the more exciting tournaments in hockey and I would value it on par with the Stanley Cup Finals....

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  Top Shelf Prospects: San Jose Sharks

  Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. As I continue my alphabetical journey, I bring you a look at...

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  Top Shelf Prospects: St. Louis Blues

  Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. As I continue my alphabetical journey, I bring you a look at...

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  Crosby, Staals, Nash, or Young: Team Canada in 2014

  The Summer Olympics have ended and as hockey fans we are now over two years removed from Vancouver 2010 and the “Golden Goal”.  It is also less than two years away...

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  The Top Athletes Never to Have Won the Big One – Part Two

  Earlier I posted Part one of the list, featuring numbers 10 through 6, but now it’s time to get to the nitty-gritty (is that still a word?) If you missed them...

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  Top 10 Athletes NEVER to Have Won the Big One! Part One

  We all have our list of players who have outstanding ability, but became lost due to playing for mediocre teams.  While this is in no way a complete list, I am...

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  Top Shelf Prospects: Pittsburgh Penguins

  Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL.  As I continue my alphabetical journey, I bring you a look at...

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  Beer League Chronicles: How one Broken Stick changed my Outlook on the New faces of the NHL

  My summer men’s league team is currently in the playoffs. And we have found our way into the semi-finals. Thank you, thank you, I know it’s exciting, but hold the applause...

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  Top Shelf Prospects: Phoenix Coyotes

  Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. Today, as I continue my alphabetical journey through the NHL I bring...

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  Top Shelf Prospects: Philadelphia Flyers

  Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. Today, as I continue my alphabetical journey through the NHL I bring...

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  Top Shelf Prospects: Ottawa Senators

  Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. Today, as I continue my alphabetical journey through the NHL I bring...

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  Top Shelf Prospects: New York Rangers

  Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. Today, as I continue my alphabetical journey through the NHL I bring...

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  Top Shelf Prospects: New York Islanders

  Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. Today, as I continue my alphabetical journey through the NHL I bring...

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  Top Shelf Prospects: New Jersey Devils

  Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. Today, as I continue my alphabetical journey through the NHL, I bring...

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  Top Shelf Prospects: Nashville Predators

  Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. Today, as I continue my alphabetical journey through the NHL I bring...

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  Five Good and Five Bad things about the Lockout (Comedic Relief)

  So as you may be well aware this little tweet that shook the hockey world:         Since Gary Bettman decided to say the worst thing he could have...