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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: Swiss, Slovaks provide highlights of Day 3 of Olympic hockey
VANCOUVER -- On the third day, I was forced to re-evaluate. I figured it would be at least four or five days before this tournament threw me for a loo...
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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: Time to start talking Sweden repeat
VANCOUVER -- In the preliminary round, the teams created their road map to the gold medal. After map-questing the field, here are a few thoughts on ea...
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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: Things to watch for in today's USA, Canada games
VANCOUVER -- In a few short days, the Olympic hockey tournament has shrunk from 12 teams to eight to the final four. If you're getting your popcorn re...
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E.J. Hradek: Olympic hockey wraps with a classic between U.S., Canada
SOMEWHERE OVER NORTH AMERICA -- That was a hockey game, my friends. It's funny: We didn't need one fight to make it a great game. On both sides, these...
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E.J. Hradek: Tyler Myers is still No. 1, but a goalie might push him.
With the Olympic break and the usual hoopla surrounding the trade deadline taking up a lot of my time in recent weeks, it's been a while since I've be...
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E.J. Hradek: The rules didn't let the NHL slap Matt Cooke on the wrist
Before I resume my Thursday picks (and I was doing a pretty darn good job with my once-a-week puck prognostications before that Olympic break), I want...
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E.J. Hradek: Playoff questions abound in the Tuesday mailbag
If you thought the Detroit Red Wings' days as legit Cup contenders were behind them, you might want to think again. Since the Olympic break, with a mu...
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NHL: The top 10 defensemen in the NHL
I know you love lists. At least, that's what people tell me. With the new season on the horizon, I figured it would be a good time to put together a s...
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