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Despicable

May 3, 2007

As the Stanley Cup playoffs rage on, a select crew of Canadian players whose teams are out of the running are over in Moscow defending Canada’s great cultural hockey tradition at the IIHF Hockey World Championships. The 2007 team, which was given a pass this year by past, current, and future greats like Sidney [...]

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Au Revoir, Sucker

May 29, 2003

I still contend that Patrick Roy’s biggest enemy is his tremendous goaltender’s ego. He couldn’t WAIT to divert attention away from the Stanley Cup Finals, announcing his retirement (two years too late, in my view). His career will forever be marred by his characterless departure from the Montreal Canadians. I still contend [...]

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June 26, 2001

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news/ap/20010626/ap-avalanche-bourque.html
Bourque retires after 22 years in NHL, Stanley Cup win
By JOHN MOSSMAN AP Sports Writer June 26, 2001
DENVER (AP) — For 22 seasons, Ray Bourque performed like few others on the ice. On Tuesday, he showed he knew how to make a grand exit, too.
Bourque announced his retirement 17 days after [...]

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Habs: Who’s Your Daddy?

January 31, 2001

This week the Molson family, having ceased their sponsorship of Molson’s Hockey Night in Canada, are further de-verticalizing themselves. They have now unloaded one of the worst of Canada’s six embarrassingly crappy NHL hockey teams (competition is stiff this year).
Most major Canadian companies (except Bombardier) have long since left the province of Quebec [...]

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