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Braydon Coburn: An Unfortunate, But Avoidable Injury

By Eric McErlainMay 12th 2008 – 2:50PM

NHL Network is replaying last night's Pens-Flyers game right now, which means I got to watch Braydon Coburn get smacked in the face one more time by a deflected puck -- an injury that was as gruesome as it was avoidable.After all, as Greg Wyshynski pointed out this morning at Puck Daddy, all it may have taken to keep...

The Ice Sheet: Sad Times for Sabres Fans

By Jes GolbezJan 17th 2008 – 9:03AM

Every day from Monday to Saturday, The Ice Sheet will take a look at the biggest stories in the league that happened on the ice and elsewhere the night before.Sports fans in Buffalo have been kicked in the balls far too many times (No Goal! Wide Right!), so losing is nothing new and unusual to the people in that wintry...

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Celeb Clan Close-Up: Tori Spelling and Family

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William J. Masterton (August 13, 1938 – January 15, 1968) was a Canadian-American professional ice hockey centre who played one season in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars before succumbing to an injury he suffered during a game against the Oakland Seals in 1968. He is one of only two players in NHL history to die as a direct result of an on-ice incident during a game, the other being Howie Morenz of the Montreal Canadiens, in 1937.

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