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Ryan Button Getty
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KIRK'S CALL It's in his blood With a father who's a triathlete and a sister who's an Olympic swimmer, it's no surprise that third-round Bruins draft pick Ryan Button is athletic. What he also might be is one of the biggest value picks of the draft.
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Mark Recchi Getty
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BRUINS Report: Recchi back TSN is reporting that the Bruins have signed forward Mark Recchi to a one-year deal worth $1 million.
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Jersey Rockhoppers EPHL champions |
MINOR PROS Survival mode From the magazine: Even after a rocky debut season that struggled on the marketing front and at the box office, the EPHL has expansion in mind. |
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Steve Begin Getty |
BRUINS Testing the waters Bruins re-sign Bitz, welcome Begin on quiet first day of free-agent signing period. |
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Ben Lovejoy AFC Media |
AHL Upon further review From the magazine: From an afterthought at Boston College to an AHL All-Star, New Hampshire native Ben Lovejoy proves that first impressions only go so far. |
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Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson Getty |
THE FISCHLER REPORT Winners and losers The NHL draft has come and gone. Here's a look at who got the best and the worst of it. |
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Katie Burt Lynn English |
HIGH SCHOOLS She's only 11 From the magazine: Thrust into a varsity role, Lynn English goalie Katie Burt enjoyed a season beyond her years, saving 95 percent of her shots and helping English reach the Massachusetts Division 1 quarterfinals. |
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Louis Leblanc Getty |
JUNIORS Cream of the crop From the magazine: Forward Louis Leblanc, who was drafted 18th overall by the Montreal Canadiens on Friday, is shaping up to be the crown jewel of Harvard's incoming class. |
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NHL DRAFT Quality over quantity Upper-round picks Chris Kreider, Brian Dumoulin, Mac Bennett and Ryan Bourque carried the flag for New England at the NHL Entry Draft, but it was a pretty quiet Saturday after that. |
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Strait (right) and Connolly Getty |
HOCKEY EAST Another parting shot BU defenseman and captain-elect Brian Strait, an instrumental piece of this past season's championship puzzle, has decided to bypass his senior season on Comm. Ave. and sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
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Jeff Landers Amherst College |
SMALL COLLEGES A cut above Amherst College defenseman Jeff Landers majored in economics, but his passing this year carved up opposing defenses like a surgeon. |
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Matt Marquardt Getty |
KIRK'S CALL Going the distance Forward Matt Marquardt, obtained in a trade with Columbus for prospect Jordan Sigalet a year ago, is no stranger to long playoff runs like the ones his Providence Bruins are on now. |
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Dave Flint Northeastern/Jon Litchfield |
WOMEN'S HOCKEY In like Flint USA Hockey tabs Northeastern coach Dave Flint as an assistant for the 2010 U.S. Olympic team. |
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Brent Olson Rich Stieglitz |
ATLANTIC HOCKEY Above and beyond With a third straight Atlantic Hockey title and upset of Michigan in the NCAA tournament, Air Force has set the bar higher for itself -- and its league. |
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Alex Biega dspics.com |
ECAC HOCKEY JOURNAL Good will halting It's been three years since Harvard won the ECAC Hockey title, and its trophy case hasn't gotten any fuller since then. Nate Crossman takes one final look back through the league, and a peek ahead at 2009-10. |
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INSIDE THE DEN B's back to work Bruins return to practice Monday after the All-Star break. With goalie Manny Fernandez expected to miss a few days, Tuukka Rask has been called up from Providence. |
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