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Entries from May 2008

“With Wings, Penguins Can Fly” — The Dream Stanley Cup Final

May 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · The Hockey Hippie

 Dynasty vs. Dynasty.  Skill vs. Skill.  These upcoming Finals games will be as good as hockey gets.  It’s Rocket Richard’s Habs vs. Gordie Howe’s Red Wings.  It’s Frazer -  Ali.  Borg – McEnroe.  Hitchcock vs. Scorsese.  Beethoven vs. Bach. 
In the 3 years since the lock-out and with “the new NHL” we’ve had a one-hit-wonder win [...]

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Detroit Red Wings line-up — Stanley Cup Final 2008

May 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · The Hockey Hippie

click here for Wings line-up in printer-friendly one-sheet in Word

 

Detroit

Red wings

Line-up

 

Coach:  Mike Babcock  owner:  Mike Illitch (since ‘82)

 

                         Friday, May 23, 2008

 13   Pavel Datsyuk  “A”
‘Paver’  29/1978;  5′11″;  Russian; drafted, 171st, ‘98

 

 40  Henrik Zetterberg ‘A’
‘Zee’ 27/ ‘80;  5′11″;  Sweden;  drafted, 210th overall 1999

 

96   Tomas Holmstrom
35/1973;  6′0″;  Sweden;  drafted 257th overall, 1994

 

 

 

 

11   Dan Cleary
29/1978;  [...]

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May 21st, 2008 · No Comments · The Hockey Hippie

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Pittsburgh Penguins playoff line-up 2008

May 16th, 2008 · No Comments · The Hockey Hippie

click here for a printer-friendly Pens line-up on one page in Word

 

Pittsburgh

Penguins

Line-up

 

Coach:   Michel Therrien  

 

                         Friday, May 23, 2008

 9   Pascal  Dupuis
‘Duper’  29/79;  Que.;  trade with Atlanta 2/08 (also Rgrs & Wild!)

 
 
Speed n Skill Scoring Line

 87   Sidney Crosby  ‘C’
20 / Aug 7, ‘87;  5′11″;  Nova Scotia;  drafted, 1st overall ‘05

 

18   Marian Hossa
‘Hoss’  29/1979;  Slovakia;  trade [...]

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“The whole hockey world is rooting for you guys.”

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Real-life Adventure Tales, The Hockey Hippie

                                     The Prankster Meets The Penguin 

So, I went to the Ranger game last night at Madison Square Garden.  What a hoot!  Before the game, there was some rock band called Overtime or something playing out front on the plaza;  and there were these shooting gallery games like at the Hockey Hall of Fame where you shoot [...]

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