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Czech Republic vs. Russia warmups | September 8th, 2016

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“I could have been quiet and just kept my opinion to myself, but I don’t want young minorities who love the game of hockey to think that what’s going on in America today is going unnoticed by the hockey community. I love America and thank the military for protecting our freedoms, as well as law enforcement for protecting and serving our communities, but that doesn’t mean I can’t acknowledge that there is still racism today. I am glad my tweet provoked a discussion, because we need to start having a conversation about racism if we want to work towards a better America. “While I don’t plan on sitting during the national anthem, I will look for more opportunities to positively impact my community and bring awareness to racial issues.”

JT Brown, forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning, explaining his tweet criticizing Coach Tortorella’s threat to bench any player who sat for the national anthem in protest and solidarity (via singeliskates)

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7 Sep 2016 – Team Russia’s WCH training (Day 3)

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hello everyone!!!

i'm back! between the business of summer (work, vacations) and then being stressed with the starting of school and doing AP summer homework, i needed to take a break from the blog but now i'm back! ps if anyone has a fantasy hockey league that still has open spots i would love to join!

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To many, the idea that [Phil Kessel] would return to visit Toronto with the Cup seemed like a joke. Like an ex-girlfriend showing up at your parents’ house to show off her new engagement ring. “Troll god,” he was called by one Leafs’ fan website when the idea was announced. He was coming back to rub our faces in it, it seemed. - And yet. And yet. Maybe a city that so often underestimated him as a player when he was here was also underestimating his motives now. He has a lot of friends here, he has said. He will miss us, he has said. He will always consider Toronto home, he has said. - During Kessel’s low-key day in Toronto, he took the Cup to Sick Kids Hospital, which posted pictures of children posing with Kessel and The Trophy. The joy on the faces of the star and fans alike shone brighter than the polished silver of the Cup. That didn’t look like trolling. It looked like a celebration. Like class, as Star reporter Kevin McGran noted. - He couldn’t win us a Cup in six years here, and bring us the unimaginable joy that would come with it. But he did bring us the Cup after he won it, not to rub it in, but to let us, some of us, for a moment, share in his joy. - Kessel was, and is, a great player, one of the best I’ve ever seen play with the Leafs. Seems like he’s a great guy, too. - The Leafs will break your heart. But sometimes, some Leafs, and some former Leafs, will melt your heart, too.

[Phil Kessel’s return with the Stanley Cup was all class] (via arrghigiveup)

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Int: “We’re hearing some rumours about July 16th, is that a significant date?”

Sid: “Yeah I mean [laughs], that’s when the Stanley Cup’s coming to Cole Harbour.” (x)

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“I always wanted to be a good hockey player. I wanted to be like the guys on TV. It wasn’t until I was 9 or 10, when I realized I was one of the best players in my age group, that I started to develop a hunger. Once I got to the NHL, I wanted to be the best NHL player to ever play the game. Nothing was going to deter me. My dad made sure I had the right mindset. He bought me the Best of Bobby Orr tape, and I watched it thousands of times. I didn’t aspire to be like Bobby Orr, but to have an impact on the game like he did. When I step on the ice, especially in playoff games or critical times during the season, where we’re in a slump and need a win, or battling for a division title, I always wanted to be like Bobby Orr. It’s not just about winning, it’s about being the best player on the ice and leading my team. Those are the moments I thrive in the most. That’s why I play this way.” - PK Subban

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Guys I found an uncensored version of the team USA chant

This is U17 and they skip a part of it but the end is completely uncensored and that’s all that matters

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On this date in 1776, America unfollowed England.

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Twitter is amazing

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Treliving on sitting with Tkachuk in his office a few weeks ago; “He said ‘If you’re going to draft me, I’m going to make your team.’”