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5 Things You Need to Know: About Hockey from the 13 Games on Jan 24th

1. Winners: Sabres over Devils, Maple Leafs over Islanders, Rangers over Jets, Washington over Bruins, Lightning over Columbus, Flyers over Panthers, Penguins over Blues, Predators over Blackhawks, Stars over Ducks, Wild over Avalanche, Sharks over Flames, Coyotes over Senators, Canucks over Oilers 2. There were 3 shut outs: Rangers, Stars, Ducks 3. Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals started his 3 game suspension last night. … Continue reading 5 Things You Need to Know: About Hockey from the 13 Games on Jan 24th

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Mike Murphy Makes NHL History

On Sunday, December 4th, I watched goalie, Mike Murphy, help his team add a win to their belt. On Tuesday, December 7th, after being called up by the Carolina Hurricanes, Mike Murphy made NHL History in the game against Calgary Flames. “Murphy is the first goalie in NHL history to record a loss before allowing a goal, per Elias Sports Bureau. He stopped the only … Continue reading Mike Murphy Makes NHL History

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Play Like You Want to Win

Last night during the Flyers/Lightning game there was what I would call “wait and see and stand around on the ice” moment when the Flyers in possession and control of the puck just hung out in their zone. Kind of standing there like, come get me. Twitter blew up with tweets about it, blogs are being written about it (like this one), announcers commented, and … Continue reading Play Like You Want to Win

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Why You Should Follow Paul Bissonnette on Twitter

Reasons from me the Rock Goddess and the END’s local hockey maven Love Twitter or Hate Twitter – there’s good reasons to follow NHL player Paul Bissonnette The basics:* Paul Bissonnette plays for the Phoenix Coyotes.* Yes Phoenix, the arid desert, has an ice hockey team. (Okay, I really don’t know if it’s arid, but I know it’s not conducive to winter mixes like here … Continue reading Why You Should Follow Paul Bissonnette on Twitter

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