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November 20, 2017
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ALMOST DOWN FOR THE COUNT
ASK ANYONE WHO HAS ever lived abroad and he or she will tell you the true demarcation point in the transition is when you start thinking and dreaming in the language of the locals. It’s been that way for Daniel and Henrik Sedin for a long time. You speak English all day at work. Your kids would rather speak English at home than Swedish. It’s bound to happen. “I found it with counting,” Daniel said. “First you’re counting in Swedish. Then it’s Swedish and English. These days I’m counting just in English.” Counting has taken on a new meaning for the Sedins, indisputably the two best players in the history of the Vancou- ver Canucks. (Shameless plug: In our recent Top 50 Players of All-Time by Franchise issue, we ranked Daniel…
THE THIN ICE IN MICHIGAN
SOMETIMES A SMALL SCHOOL can have a big impact, if given the chance. A new initiative in the hockey world to fund feasibility studies for new NCAA programs has opened a lot of possibilities for growth in the game, building off recent momentum: Penn State’s new program helped form the Big Ten conference, while Arizona State opened up the West. Now, the University of Illinois is conducting a feasibility study with the backing of the Chicago Blackhawks, and that would mean a state that sorely needs a Div. I program would be back in the game. Another school to keep an eye on is Oakland University. Located in Rochester, Mich., less than an hour north of Detroit, Oakland recently announced its own feasibility study, with the Detroit Red Wings offering support. The Golden…
NO PUCKS ON THE FARM
THERE’S A FUNNY STORY that stems from August 2013 when Bobby Ryan walked into a dressing room inside the Washington Capitals’ practice facility for the first day of USA Hockey’s Olympic orientation camp. As Ryan tiptoed by, a confused Ryan Suter asked him why he was carrying an Ottawa Senators equipment bag. The new Ottawa winger just laughed, but Suter was serious and really, really wanted to know. “I was traded by Anaheim almost two months ago, dude,” said Ryan, laughing, to the Wild defenseman. That’s how much – or in actuality, how little – Suter pays attention to the world of hockey in the off-season. And he says it’s the “healthy balance” he has purposely created that has, frankly, allowed him to become one of the NHL’s most consistent blueliners and biggest…
FRONT MEN WILL SING BACKUP
IT WAS PRETTY SHOCKING when lifelong San Jose left winger Patrick Marleau left the Sharks for Toronto this past summer, but that might’ve been just the first domino. While John Tavares – the biggest and best potential UFA – will make headlines with the Islanders until a new pact is signed, a host of older veterans who have been through the wars are also up for free agency in the summer of 2018. There’s a very good chance some new jerseys are going to be stitched. Joe Thornton, who nearly left San Jose at the same time as good buddy Marleau, will again need a new contract, and the Sharks will have to determine if ‘Jumbo,’ 38, is still worth the $8 million he commanded this season. Perhaps the money demand…
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