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ESPN The Magazine - E.J. Hradek - Looking at the future of Olympic hockey
E.J. Hradek examines the future of Olympic hockey in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine.
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E.J. Hradek: Breaking down Day 1 of Olympic action
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- What a day! It was wall-to-wall hockey at GM (I mean, Canada Hockey) Place. Throughout the tournament, I'll give you da...
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E.J. Hradek: USA defeats Canada in Olympic hockey stunner
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Three games for Olympic tournament seeding between blood rivals. They lined them up and played them back-to-back-to-bac...
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E.J. Hradek: Team USA needs fast start versus Switzerland
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Before I look at Wednesday's quarterfinal matchups, I must offer a tip of the cap to Latvia, Norway and Belarus. Those ...
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E.J. Hradek: Team Canada invokes junior game plan to stop Ovechkin
VANCOUVER -- What a wonderful Wednesday it was. We watched some wall-to-wall hockey -- four quarterfinal matches. The Americans, Canadiens, Finns and ...
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E.J. Hradek: Some teams hog the top center in the NHL.
Well, we lost the Edmonton Oilers over the weekend. Pat Quinn's team was officially eliminated from the playoff chase after a 6-4 loss in Toronto. If ...
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E.J. Hradek: As Bruins ready for revenge match with Penguins, another dirty...
By his actions during the Anaheim Ducks' 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last night, Ducks D James Wisniewski must believe you can hit anyone on t...
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NHL - Hradek - Defending the top 10 goalie list and more
I knew you'd all have some questions about the different top 10 lists that I've posted in recent weeks. And you definitely didn't let me down. With th...
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2010 NHL Playoffs -- Stanley Cup -- E.J. Hradek -- Goalies for San Jose...
On Thursday night, we had three shutouts in four games. I'd say that's a pretty good night for the goaltenders. (And that will be reflected in my thre...
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Stanley Cup playoffs: Niedermayer, Gonchar, Kovalchuk headline top 15 free...
The Stanley Cup final series is making its last few turns. At most, we have just four games left in the 2009-10 season. Where the heck did the time go...
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NHL: Alex Ovechkin and Washington Capitals will get a measure of revenge...
Before I make my Tuesday night picks, I have to offer my congratulations to veteran Detroit Red Wings stopper Chris Osgood, who became just the 10th g...
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NHL: Alex Goligoski gets his time to shine for Dallas Stars, Jarome Iginla...
Recently acquired Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski didn't arrive a minute too soon for Dallas head coach Marc Crawford. The Stars' bench boss hasn't he...
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NHL: How Boston Bruins will beat Montreal Canadiens and other Tuesday night...
After a couple of very mediocre weeks, I finally rebounded by nailing 9-of-10. I think Charlie Sheen would call that "Winning!" In fact, if that darn ...
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NHL: 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs: First-round predictions for Washington...
First things first: These eight first-round matchups are as competitive as any I've seen in my career covering the NHL. I really wouldn't be too surpr...
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2011 NHL Playoffs: Picking winners for Eastern Conference semifinal series
After nine straight nights of playoff overtime, the second round opened with something of a thud. The Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 1...
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