Author: Al Daniel
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While the Cup Was Won: 1920-21 Ottawa Senators
When the original Ottawa Senators vanquished the Vancouver Millionaires for the 1921 Stanley Cup, a budding actress who would log one degree of separation from hockey cinema several times later in life came into being. A best-of-five series, contested entirely in the PCHA champion Millionaires’ barn, culminated April 4, 1921. Four nights after his club…
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Best actors from WHL U.S. 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 WHL U.S. Division. All filmography and award information was found on the Internet Movie Database.…
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Xcel Energy Center’s greatest NCAA games
Most college hockey recruits for next season were born the year the Xcel Energy Center opened. Yet the St. Paul sports mansion is already hosting its third all-time Frozen Four this weekend. With that, it ties Milwaukee’s Bradley Center as the fourth-youngest venue to land the event’s hospitality rights on three occasions. Only the bygone…
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Best TV/movie actor from every WHL B.C. Division 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 WHL B.C. Division. All filmography and award information was found on the Internet Movie Database.…
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10 greatest multi-program men’s college hockey coaches
Don Lucia’s retirement from coaching created a brief diversion among college hockey coaches and media still immersed in their season. In particular, the three Minnesota-based programs in the NCAA men’s tournament fielded questions on the ex-Gopher bench boss’ legacy. Besides nearly two decades in the State of Hockey, Lucia logged another dozen years at two…
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Pensavalle hits high notes as a vocal leader
Clean Bandit never knew it would be the secondhand setup player behind Yale women’s hockey player Courtney Pensavalle’s best off-ice scoring play to date. Ditto Pentatonix with their role as the party feeding her the proverbial puck. But there she was last spring, awaiting her cues to step up and take her shot. It was…
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Best actors from WHL Central 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 WHL Central Division. All filmography and award information was found on the Internet Movie Database.…
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DCU Center’s greatest NCAA regional moments
Worcester’s DCU Center is the elder statesman among the five venues hosting portions of the 2018 NCAA men’s hockey tournament. The 36-year-old building originally known as the Centrum will log its 15th regional of all time this weekend. It has taken a turn at least once every two years since the regionals started taking to…
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How to make Jeopardy! (even) better
Earlier this month, Jeopardy! home viewers finally got to see one of the show’s latest tweaks in action. Contestants Laura McLean and Sarah Norris had each earned $6,799 at the end of the final round. Until 2016, they would have returned as co-champions, but now they had elicited the first use of a tiebreaker. The…
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Best actors from WHL 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 WHL East Division. All filmography and award information was found on the Internet Movie Database.…