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Introduction |
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5 | (7) |
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Sidney Crosby and His Wild Junior Hockey Roommate, Eric Neilson |
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12 | (5) |
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The Joke That Leads to Wayne Gretzky's Greatest Cup Final |
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17 | (9) |
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Ray Emery and the Trainer Who Helped Pull Off One of Hockey's Greatest Comebacks |
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Noodles, the Puffin and the Report Card |
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26 | (6) |
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Goalie Jamie McLennan Takes Heat from Coaches Billy Smith and Darryl Sutter |
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32 | (9) |
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Kendall Coyne Schofield Changes Women's Hockey in One Lap |
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41 | (5) |
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The Wounds and Wars of Paul Bissonnette's Final Pro Season |
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46 | (5) |
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Mike Johnson Celebrates Goals and Makes Enemies |
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51 | (8) |
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Road Roomies Kevin Dineen and Jeff O'Neill |
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59 | (5) |
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Bobby Orr Meets Connor McDavid |
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64 | (4) |
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Dave Poulin and the Bruins Get a Lesson in Unconventional Coaching |
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68 | (9) |
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An Injury-Plagued Minor Leaguer Finally Gets His Moment |
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The Great Stamkos Car Heist |
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77 | (4) |
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Chris and Steven Stamkos, Steve Yzerman and the Two Jags |
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The Night Wick Went Blind |
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81 | (3) |
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Hayley Wickenheiser Makes a Painful Mistake |
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Wes McCauley's Toughest Call |
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84 | (5) |
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The NHL's Most Beloved Referee Gets in Trouble with Mom |
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89 | (4) |
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Two Stories about Ray Ferraro Getting Smacked in the Head |
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93 | (8) |
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A Little Girl Battles for Her Life as Her Favourite Team Battles for the Cup |
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Torts and the Bus to Nowhere |
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101 | (4) |
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Coach John Tortorella Teaches Marty St. Louis and the Lightning Some Hard Lessons |
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Cuthbert's Other Golden Call |
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105 | (5) |
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A Broadcaster Makes the Most of His Big Break |
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110 | (5) |
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Jon Cooper and Dustin Tokarski |
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115 | (14) |
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129 | (6) |
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Tessa Bonhomme and the 2010 Olympic Gold Medal Game |
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Whit, Bugsy and the Overbooked Private Jet |
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135 | (4) |
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Ryan Whitney and the 2006--07 Pittsburgh Penguins |
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139 | (6) |
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Broadcasters Gord Miller and Keith Olbermann Chase the Gretzky Trade |
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145 | (10) |
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Humboldt Broncos Assistant Coach Chris Beaudry |
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155 | (4) |
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159 | (5) |
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Brad Richards's World Cup Hiccup |
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164 | (15) |
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Beer Leaguer Scott Foster's 14 Minutes of Fame |
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179 | (6) |
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Tales Suited to TV Time Outs |
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The Kid Who Won Everything |
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185 | (7) |
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Robert Thomas's Parents Live the Dream |
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192 | (5) |
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Ken Hitchcock, Wayne Fleming and the 2002 Olympics |
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197 | (10) |
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A Minor-League Journeyman's Seven-Year Odyssey |
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The Scout, the Kid and the Calf |
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207 | (3) |
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Craig Button and Todd Harvey Team Up on the Farm |
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The Case of the Mistaken McCreary |
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210 | (4) |
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Referee Bill McCreary Takes Heat for a Hit on the Great One |
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Tucker and the Wrath of the Mighty Quinn |
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214 | (4) |
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Darcy Tucker Gets a Stern Lecture from His Legendary Coach |
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218 | (7) |
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Jordan Eberle and Canada's World Junior Miracle |
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225 | (5) |
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Insider Tales from Darren Dreger |
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230 | (4) |
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Garth Butcher Gets Black Eyes and Big Mini-Bar Bills |
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234 | (8) |
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Auston Matthews's NHL Debut |
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242 | (5) |
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Carlo Colaiacovo Races between Paternity and Playoffs |
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The Apprenticeship of Jim McKenzie |
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247 | (9) |
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A Tough Guy Learns the Ropes |
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256 | (4) |
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USA Captain Cammi Granato and the 2002 Olympics |
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260 | (6) |
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Kelly Chase Rides Shotgun to Brett Hull |
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266 | (6) |
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The Original Hockey Insider Takes His Shot |
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272 | (9) |
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A Courageous Fan Becomes a Hockey Hero |
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281 | (4) |
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Lessons in Fashion from Teddy Purcell and Connor McDavid |
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285 | (8) |
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Roberto Luongo and the 2010 Olympics |
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The Boy Who Came from Away |
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293 | (6) |
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A Syrian Refugee Finds His Hockey Community in Newfoundland |
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Acknowledgements |
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