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Exploring the CBC’s Digital Archives
Is the looming labor dispute making you jaded? Free agency getting you down? Lose an hour or two this off-season in the CBC Digital Archives for Hockey. Lots of great...
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USA Hockey’s Second Biggest Victory
USA Hockey will always be linked with, and defined by, the ‘Miracle on Ice’ in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The unlikely victory over the Soviet Union, who...
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CBA 2012: The Quotable Labor Dispute
With word that talks have begun- strike that: With word that the two sides in hockey’s labor dispute have agreed that in fact they are both in New York City...
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The 1996-97 New York Rangers: The Last Fine Time For New York Hockey
Entering the summer of 1996, the New York Rangers were a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. Only two years removed from their ride down the Canyon of Heroes, the Rangers still...
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All the Kings’ Horses: LA Kings Then & Now
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. Humpty Dumpty may have...
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Lou Lamoriello’s Fingerprints All Over Devils Victory, As Usual
Despite his substantial success, New Jersey Devils President/General Manager Lou Lamoriello has taken his share of criticism since taking over the organization in 1987. Lamoriello, for better or worse (and...
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In Victory, the Los Angeles Kings Are Partying Like It’s 1993!
In 1993 the NHL was a very different place. For starters, consider that the last time the Los Angeles Kings advanced to the third round of the playoffs, they were...
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Kings Get Shorty With Blues In Game One
Once upon a time Wayne Gretzky skated for both the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues. Fast forward though to Game One of their Western Conference Semifinal Series and...
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Make Me a Gretzky Rookie 10 or At Least a 9.5
Make me a Gretzky Rookie Graded 10 or at least a 9.5 . . . . As prices of boxes, packs and single cards have escalated over the past decade...
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Top 10 Greatest Stanley Cup Playoff Upsets (Picks 1-5)
Hockey fans were taken through a bit of history as the timeline ranged from the 1930s to 2006. If history has shown hockey fans anything, then it has illustrated that there are no guarantees when the Stanley Cup playoffs begin.
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Gretzky’s Tears: NHL Trade Deadline reminds of the deal that shook hockey nations
Book Review: Gretzky’s Tears – Hockey, America, and the Day Everything Changed By Stephen Brunt This 2009 release told the story of the most monumental trade in hockey history and...
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You Don’t Wear Number 66
Retiring jersey numbers is a ritual in almost every sport. It is a gesture by a team or league to show appreciation to a certain player for their contributions to...