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Inside The Den Chuck’s Bucks It didn’t take much for the Boston Bruins to get winger Chuck Kobasew, their second-leading goal-scorer in 2007-08, to ink a three-year contract extension.
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Bruins Breakdown Avery’s the Answer If the Boston Bruins really want to take the next step and become one of the league’s toughest teams to play against – as well as a Cup contender – free agent forward Sean Avery should top their summer shopping list.
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Rask By R. Marcotte
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AHL Journal Crease Collapse Providence goaltender Tuukka Rask was outplayed by Portland’s J-S Aubin, and that was one of the major reasons the Pirates were able to upset the P-Bruins in the Atlantic Division finals.
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2008 IIHF World Championship On Their Way Fresh off clobbering Norway in their final qualification round game, Boston Bruins forward and the U.S. Men’s National Team are headed to the quarterfinals against Finland. |
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2008 Calder Cup Playoffs Top Down Portland rallied from two goals down and took the lead for good in the third period on a goal by Geoff Platt en route to a Atlantic Division finals-clinching Game 6 victory over Providence, the top team in the AHL during the regular season. |
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Inside The Den More Developing Boston Bruins top prospects like 2007 first-round draft pick Zach Hamill will get another taste of the NHL during second annual Development Camp in Wilmington this July. |
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2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs Stay Calm Pittsburgh and Philadelphia’s power plays are both clicking at an awesome clip this postseason, so it’ll be up to Flyers forward R.J. Umberger and other rugged players to stay out of the box during the Eastern Conference finals. |
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Chase is a Champ His self-less attitude on and off the ice during four years with Army earned Black Knights captain Chase Podsiad the prestigious Derek Hines Award. |
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He’s a Visionary Andrew Parent of the Bay State Breakers hasn’t let being blind in his right eye stop him from emerging as one of the top defensemen in New England junior hockey. |
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Lauding Lizzie For her efforts on and off the ice – including playing most of a season on a fractured foot – Braintree, Mass., native Lizzie Keady was presented with the Sarah Devens Award. |
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Maldonado By T. Campbell |
Small Colleges Journal Wild and Wooly It was hard to get a read on the NESCAC all season long, but in the end Trinity captured the tournament title and Middlebury’s Tom Maldonado raked in the biggest individual award. |
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ECAC Journal Doubters Dismissed Freshman Adam Presizniuk and Union proved all the preseason prognostications wrong during the regular season, and even earned a first-round bye for the league tournament. |
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Hockey East Journal Eagles Elation Boston College’s 2007-08 had as many ups and downs as a roller coaster, but in the end the Eagles were perched atop the college hockey world. |
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Thompson By Ron Marcotte |
Blog Favorite Sons As the top team in the league this season, captain Nate Thompson and the Providence Bruins have high expectations for a lengthy playoff run – starting Wednesday night. |
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Hold that Hobey Despite the presence of top stars in the East it’s been seven years since the Hobey Baker Award came east of the Mississippi. |
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Change of Pace Former UVM standout Phil Youngclaus has improved his speed and skating while establishing himself as a pro with the Pensacola Ice Pilots. |
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Preps Journal Super Season for Kents Throughout the 2007-08 campaign, including the Division II title game, the Kents Hill School never gave up when faced with a deficit. |
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