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Wheels
The last photo. Once upon a time I was a seventeen year-old bequeathed a lovely set of wheels: a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon in reflex silver. For the next six years, this car was my sidekick....
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NHL Trade Deadline: The maelstrom, the heartache
The flashes of red. The analysts suited up with matching cups of Tim Horton’s coffee. The wholesale pimping of Twitter. Ah, it’s just the 2012 NHL trade deadline, February 27th, 2012. It’s been...
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Dealing for depth
Back to B. It was a lot more dead than line for most teams at this year’s trade deadline, which hit at 3pm yesterday. But the Boston Bruins managed to deal for a few key pieces that will offer more...
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The Roman Hamrlik dilemma
Roman Hamrlik and some head-pats. Former first overall draft pick defenseman Roman Hamrlik could have been a sweet pick-up at the deadline earlier this week. Alas, the Capitals weren’t dealers at the...
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Lying down always makes it better
Spartak, ah, on their bellies ahead of a match again SKA (via hotice.ru).
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2012: Alexander Radulov returns
Radulov in the 2010 Olympics. Back in August I wrote about an interview Ufa star Alexander Radulov gave with a Czech newspaper. This morning, Radulov released the tweet-heard-round-the-hockey-world:...
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2012 Stanley Cup playoff predictions, first-round
Yes, it’s the most wonderful time of the year, again. I am going to take a look at just the first-round, for now. I will run a full bracket in a few days. But for now, let’s take on just the wildest,...
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And we’re back!
Boston Blades facing the Russian women’s national team in Somerville this past November It’s only been, what, eight months? Yowzer! 2012 was a jam-packed year: a new job, a move, a girlfriend moving...
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Bruins camp kicks off
The boys are back in town. On a mild January day, overcast, somewhat wet, the Boston Bruins opened their 2013 training camp. It seemed less a camp, less an exercise, less an event, than a collective...
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Hot streaking
Tonight, the Bruins will take on the Habs at TD Garden. Above, Alex Galchenyuk, Russian-American superstar and young gun. Hockey fans across New England ought to rejoice at the turn of events to our...
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The Czech net at Sochi
Alexander Salak ruled the net for Färjestad this past season. All hail the NHL: it has allowed its players to participate in the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Yes, it was a fait accompli to some, but with the...
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Comprehensive Czech and Slovak pronunciation guide for the Sochi Olympics
A guest post from my fiancee. A Complete Guide to Czech and Slovak Pronunciation for Hockey Fans I don’t expect everyone to pronounce Czech and Slovak names exactly the way they’d be pronounced...
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