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Wade Dublielewicz

The Greatest Poke Check in Islanders History

The Hockey Writers | March 11, 2019

Heading into the final weekend of the 2007 NHL season, the New York Islanders needed two things to happen in order to finish in eighth place and make the playoffs.…

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