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Home rink hangover for Winnipeg Jets leads to losses on the road
Two games into their four-game road trip, the Winnipeg Jets have 0 points and a dismal goals against total. Both the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs – two teams...
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The Power of Twenty
If you want twenty ounces of coffee, barristas at Starbucks will hand you a cup bearing the pidgin Italian moniker, Venti . Want to dial Egypt? Hit two-oh for their international dial code. In sports, twenty has graced the backs of a number of Hall of Famers, causing ten MLB teams, two NFL teams, the Portland Trailblazers and the Los Angeles Kings*** to retire the number. In other corners of the NHL, one name is associated with the number twenty: Suter.
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Capitals fall in Ovechkin’s Return, Canes Stay Alive
Alex Ovechkin and Jason Arnott weren’t enough to hold off a desperate Carolina Hurricanes squad. Five points out of the last playoff spot, the Hurricanes held on for their first...
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The Canadiens: The Very Beginning – 1909
In 1909, the reigning pro hockey league was the Eastern Canada Hockey Association, supposedly amateur but with players who were getting paid. Their annual meeting was held in...