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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 13:23 |
 This is the first year that Olympic hockey won't be played on an Olympic-sized sheet of ice, and it's for the better – as fun as the bigger sheet seems on paper, there are zero actual benefits for players and fans alike.
On the larger surface, the game becomes more about being positionally sound, so fewer chances are taken. Players have more time with the puck, so game play slows down. A ... |
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Monday, February 08, 2010 15:20 |
 We all have our little joys in life.
It may be casual Friday for you, or the bear claw you get every Wednesday at lunch. For me, it was "skill day" at hockey practice.
Everyone wins at skill day. One, because it's something us westerners need to do more of, and two, because every single person on the rink can mail in the physical aspect of work for a day. And who doesn ... |
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:41 |
 I’ll admit, I get annoyed when I see guys over-celebrate a goal.
“Act like you’ve done it before” was a mantra I lived by in both junior and pro hockey. Every time I saw someone get super-excited after a goal, I got the impression they felt lucky. As if to say, & ... |
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Friday, January 22, 2010 15:52 |
 A hockey team, like any workplace, is made up of a huge number of relationships. Players have to get along with other players, who have to get along with their coaches, who have to get along with their managers, who have to get along with the owners.
But by far my favorite relationship to keep tabs on is that among th ... |
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Thursday, January 14, 2010 15:07 |
 As I'm sure you saw on Tuesday, Alex Ovechkin agreed to fight Steve Downie.
Seemingly out of nowhere, Matt Bradley flew in and grabbed Steve Downie, allowed him a second to figure out what was going on, and took the fight from Ovechkin.
I loved it.
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