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Stanley Cup Issue 2017
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SEARCHING FOR BLACK FLAGS
IT OCCURRED TO ME, as I watched the Windsor Spitfires take out the Erie Otters in the Memorial Cup final, just how quickly a prospect can grow. Jeremy Bracco was one of the big heroes in the game thanks to his offense but also in the way he took to the ice. Undersized, he still played physically and aggressively, even though he is known for his skill and creativity. From my vantage point, he was an emotional leader that night. Bracco was at the draft combine two years prior, admitting his attitude in the second half of his season with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program may not have been the best. Bracco had been cut early from the world junior squad, and his play subsequently fell off. But the Toronto…
SHL SUDDEN STARDOM
WHAT A DIFFERENCE a year makes. When Andreas Borgman signed with HV71 last spring, it was to get his feet wet in Sweden’s top pro circuit. Twelve months later, he’s a league champion who was voted rookie of the year and has played on the national team. The 21-year-old defenseman made strides beyond even his own imagination, something that led the Toronto Maple Leafs to sign him to a two-year contract in late May. “It’s been a whirlwind,” Borgman said. “I haven’t really had time to reflect until now. Everything happens so fast during the season, and you always try to focus on what to do next.” Borgman learned of the NHL interest in December, when he was called up to play in the Channel One Cup in Moscow with Team Sweden.…
GOING OUT WITH A VERY BIG BANG
THE REGULAR SEASON? Just a dress rehearsal. So what if the Buffalo Beauts lost all five meetings with the powerhouse Boston Pride by a 21-4 margin? So what if Boston, the NWHL’s defending champion, finished the year 16-1-0? And so what if the Beauts sputtered along at 6-10-1? The Beauts didn’t win consecutive games all season – until the end. They closed out the regular season with a victory over the Connecticut Whale, then knocked off the New York Riveters in the Isobel Cup semifinal to set up a rematch of last year’s final against, you guessed it, the mighty Pride. But the Beauts weren’t intimidated. They felt little pressure. “No one expected us to even be a contender in that game,” said Beauts blueliner Megan Bozek. “We just played like…
TAPPARA TAKEOVER
YOU CAN CALL it a dynasty. Tappara has really taken the reigns in Finnish hockey. After falling short in three consecutive Liiga finals from 2013 to 2015, the pride of Tampere captured the league title in 2016 for the first time in 13 years. And Tappara showed this season they’re not about to let go of the pole position. They started out as big favorites, led the league during the regular season, and finished the job by beating the underdog KalPa in the final. “Dynasty is such a pompous-sounding word, but we have done a lot of things right in the last few years,” said team captain Jukka Peltola. “The best part is that there is no reason for our domination not to continue, there wasn’t too many changes and the…
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