Category: Profiles
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Admirals announcer continues father’s legacy
Tony Hrkac may be relatively unknown even among ardent hockey fans. But for Matt Moore and his father, Keith, he created a unique bond. Hrkac played for the Milwaukee Admirals on two occasions, starting from 1994 to 1997 in the International League. He moved up to the NHL, then returned to the Admirals in 2003, when they were Nashville’s AHL affiliate. He effectively finished…
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Stephanie Grossi hopes there is more of everything after school
Between practices, games and classes, Syracuse’s Stephanie Grossi logged extra study time around the athletic facilities. The recent graduate from the women’s hockey program did so by shadowing team doctors. “I got to work with our doctors and see how they work with patients,” said Grossi in an interview with Pucks and Rec. “During the season,…
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Always ready for a game change
Taylor Willard studied, and may keep studying, in a state that lends its nickname to a popular brand of coffee. In her future, though, the conventional kickstarter and perk-up potion for an American workday may assume positions outside drinking cups. This past week, several outlets highlighted a study suggesting coffee’s cardiovascular benefits. That study spread…
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Secrets of the ECHL’s longest-running brand
The South Carolina Stingrays have long zapped the platitude of a “non-traditional hockey market.” But beyond that, they have outlasted all of the other ECHL mainstays, including those in Northern markets. Their unique formula lies largely in catering to a champion community for natives, tourists and transplants. The blurb in the visitor’s guide at a…
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Elkins will play on water in all forms
The Travel Channel’s website cites Costa Rica as one of the globe’s top surfing destinations. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east, the country offers some of the best surfing conditions in the world, particularly in Puerto Viejo or Playa Naranjo, also known as Witch’s Rock. For Michigan…
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Jordyn Pimm: Two countries, two majors, ample options
Aside from avid viewers of political TV programs, few people catch an inside glimpse into politics’ inner workings. For Jordyn Pimm, a Lindenwood Lions forward and double major in international relations and business administration, politics became a natural part of her life and inspired her to work on others’ behalf. This passion led her to some remarkable opportunities.…
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The mirthful mysteries of Dartmouth Hockey Twitter
It was Selection Sunday for men’s hockey; hardly a holiday in Hanover for 38 years and counting. The local Division I program had seen the curtain drop on a 16-17-2 run through the 2017-18 regular season and ECAC tournament one week prior. That meant an automatic disqualification from the NCAA bracket, which Dartmouth last reached…
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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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The women who put Tulsa in the Tulsa Oilers
A golf cart was as close as Amy Henderson and Jessica Adams would get to their own DeLorean. Their joint ride in it as two fresh-faced Tulsa Oilers employees now lives as the start of their shared journey into the new millennium. Today their tenures dwarf those of all other Oilers front-office personnel. Henderson, the…
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Blanchet’s big impact on a small campus
Bowdoin senior forward Camil Blanchet has a lot on his plate while at school. He played every men’s hockey game this season for the Polar Bears, and had been playing lacrosse as well. Statistically speaking, Blanchet’s contributions have been modest on the ice. He tallied 32 points over 85 career games, and only broke double-digit…