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So, Did You Know Jordan and Eric Staal Are Brothers?

It wasn't even 30 seconds into Eric Staal's post game interview on VERSUS Thursday night when we received our first reference to the fact that he and his brother, Jordan Staal, were about to face off in the Eastern Conference Finals. Get used to it, because you're going to hear about it ... a lot. To get you ready for the...

Who Are the Carolina Hurricanes?

With the NHL playoffs just around the corner, FanHouse takes a look at some of the lesser-known teams that qualified. Friday's installment: the Carolina HurricanesWhen the Whalers left Hartford back in 1997 to become the Carolina Hurricanes, they left a lot of things behind: the best jerseys in the NHL, Brass Bonanza, and,...

Trade Sidney Crosby? History Says No

A couple of weeks ago, TSN hockey analyst Gord Miller came to the conclusion that in order for the Pittsburgh Penguins to remain competitive in the NHL, they would have to deal the league's leading scorer, Evgeni Malkin, for a first-line winger, a No. 2 center, and "hopefully" a pick or a prospect. It was a laughable...

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05/29/12 Farmers asked to help protect Chalk Creek Source: The Park Record - Park City UT Farmers and ranchers are being asked to think outside of the box and come up with new ways to help protect a local river and save the Bonneville cutthroat trout.
05/29/12 Jinx or superstition? It's a matter of choice Source: Lord Stanley's Blog Many NHL players believe you shouldn't touch the Stanley Cup until winning it â or else.
04/15/12 Hockey World: Time to move injury-prone Hall to centre? Source: Edmonton Journal - Edmonton - AB - Canada If the Edmonton Oilers keep the No. 1 pick and load up at forward with Nail Yakupov joining Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, would they seriously think of moving Hall to centre?
04/13/12 Billericay Gazette published Dumped store trolleys are... Source: This Is Total Essex Six trolleys belonging to the Basildon supermarket were found in Noak Bridge last week.
04/08/12 Truck purchase resurrects buy-local debate Source: The Daily News - Dowagiac MI Purchasing a snowplow truck after the winter that wasn't stirred a Cass County Board of Commissioners debate Thursday night about taking the lowest bid versus the most local bid.