Author: Al Daniel
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Best actors from OHL East Division cities
Editor’s note: This is the latest installment in a recurring series where a Pucks and Rec writer will select the top contemporary actor from each city in a hockey league. This week, we focus on the current markets in the OHL East Division. All filmography and award information was found on the Internet Movie Database.…
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10 greatest minor-league hockey franchises in NHL markets
Of the current NHL markets, 22 have harbored at least one AHL, IHL or ECHL team in the past. A remarkable 13 have sustained a minor-league team simultaneous with a franchise in The Show. Granted, many of those franchises fizzled like a snowflake in above-freezing temperatures. The ECHL’s Miami Matadors were in and out after…
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Best actors from QMJHL Telus West cities
Editor’s note: This is the latest installment in a recurring series where a Pucks and Rec writer will select the top contemporary actor from each city in a hockey league. This week, we focus on the current markets in the QMJHL Telus West division. All filmography and award information was found on the Internet Movie…
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10 greatest Olympic hockey shootouts of all time
You can thank (or blame) Olympic hockey shootouts for bringing one-on-one tiebreakers to the NHL. It is hard to imagine the procedure seriously crossing decision makers’ minds in the sport’s top circuit any other way. While many North American minor leagues used shootouts before 2005, international contests gave them a mainstream platform. And in the…
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’78 blizzard couldn’t freeze the focus at the Beanpot
You have to hand it to the hockey players who lived through the historic Beanpot blizzard. Even when history unrelated to game action seized the spotlight, it could not induce brain freeze to the student-athletes itching for action inside. Surely they were mindful of any reports that caught their ear before they entered the Boston Garden for…
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Best actor from each QMJHL Telus East city
Editor’s note: This is the latest installment in a recurring series where a Pucks and Rec writer will select the top contemporary actor from each city in a hockey league. This week, we focus on the current markets in the QMJHL Telus East division. All filmography and award information can be found on the Internet Movie Database.…
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Greatest championship moments in the Twin Cities
Having Super Bowl LII in the Twin Cities is merely an appetizer for the State of Hockey in 2018. The Women’s and Men’s Frozen Fours at Minneapolis’ Ridder Arena and St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center, respectively, shall follow. All three events must meet a lofty standard to jut out in the locality’s sports annals. The…
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Somebody needs to reboot the Jock Jams series
No sporting event in the latter half of the ’90s was complete unless it began with the first two tracks of Jock Jams. Faceoff, first pitch, kickoff or tipoff, they all had to wait for Michael Buffer and 2 Unlimited. The recording of Buffer’s (literal) trademark guttural “Let’s get ready to rumble!” shared pockets with…
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Best actor from QMJHL Telus Maritimes cities
Editor’s note: This is the latest installment in a recurring series where a Pucks and Rec writer will select the top contemporary actor from each city in a hockey league. This week, we focus on the current markets in the QMJHL Telus Maritimes division. All filmography and award information was found on the Internet Movie…
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Greatest New England-Philadelphia hockey connections
The New England-Philadelphia matchup in Super Bowl LII will settle at least one bid for bragging rights. But even with an objective upshot on the scoreboard, adamancy will find something to latch onto in this Northeastern feud. Look no further than the legacies of legends who graced both the New England and Philadelphia hockey scenes.…