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Dorothy: Hockey’s Most Famous Ghost

Dorothy: Hockey’s Most Famous Ghost

Not all relics from the past can be displayed under glass and behind velvet ropes. Sometimes, pieces of history get up and walk for themselves. The Hockey Hall of Fame, housed in a building which has stood for more than 150 years, originally home to a branch of the Bank of Montreal. The structure can [...] [...more]

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Bears and Bears and Bears Oh My: Hockey’s soft spot

Bears and Bears and Bears Oh My: Hockey’s soft spot

When Spencer Bennett of the Portland Winterhawks (Portland, Oregon) scored the 2009 “Teddy Bear Goal” in the first period on Saturday, November 28 against rival Seattle Thunderbirds, it triggered a shower of teddy bears tossed onto the rink. Over 16,000 bears were collected in all and will be donated to children’s charities throughout the greater [...] [...more]

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Greatest NHL nickname: Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion

Greatest NHL nickname: Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion

Can there be a better nickname for a hockey star than “Boom Boom?” Bernie Geoffrion was named Boom Boom because he invent the hard and fast slap shot, that would make one “Boom” sound when it left his stick, and then a second “Boom” sound when it hit the boards. Geoffrion was the NHL Rookie [...] [...more]

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