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To save in a sport means to stop a goal or to maintain the lead. Save sport - Hockey. A save in hockey is the successful blocking of a shot on goal by a goaltender. Save sport - Soccer. Similarly, a save in soccer is the successful blocking of a shot by a goalkeeper. Save sport - Baseball. In baseball statistics the term save (abbreviated SV, or sometimes, S) is used to indicate the successful maintenance of a lead by a relief pi ...

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• Save sport - Hockey
• Save sport - Soccer
• Save sport - Baseball
• Save sport - Save leaders in Major League Baseball

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Sieve may mean: a colander, used in cooking goaltender, as taunted among crowds at American college ice hockey games In mathmatics, sieve theory, technique for counting or filtering sets of numbers sieve of Eratosthenes general number field sieve sieve (category theory), a way of writing down how objects ...

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Centre or Center in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player. Centres are ideally faster skaters who can backcheck quickly from deep in the opposing zone. Centre ice hockey - Offensive Zone Play. Centres position themselves in front or behind the net. Front of net positioning If the defense ...

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• Centre ice hockey - Neutral Zone Play
• Centre ice hockey - Defensive Zone Play
• Centre ice hockey - Back Checking
• Centre ice hockey - Faceoffs
• Centre ice hockey - Notable centres

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The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. Their logo is comprised of a black "B" in a black circle with gold spokes radiating from the center. Founded: 1924 Team Colors: Black and gold Home Arena: TD Banknorth Garden Former Home Arenas: Boston Arena (1924-1927); Boston Garden (1928-1995) Stanley Cup wins: 5 - 1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972. Stanley Cup runner-up: 11 - 1930, 1943, ...

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• Boston Bruins - Franchise history
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• Boston Bruins - The 21st Century
• Boston Bruins - Season-by-season record
• Boston Bruins - Notable Players
• Boston Bruins - Current Squad
• Boston Bruins - Hall of Famers
• Boston Bruins - Team captains
• Boston Bruins - Not to be forgotten
• Boston Bruins - Retired Numbers
• Boston Bruins - External link

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Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26, 1961) is a former professional ice hockey player and currently a part owner and coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, he is known as "The Great One", and is generally regarded by many hockey authorities to be the greatest hockey player to ever play the game. Among his many awards and achievements, he is the only player to ever have his playing number, 99, officially retired across the entire National Hockey League. Position: Centre Shoots: Le ...

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• Wayne Gretzky - NHL Records
• Wayne Gretzky - Stats and Facts
• Wayne Gretzky - Awards
• Wayne Gretzky - Winter Olympics
• Wayne Gretzky - Head Coaching Career
• Wayne Gretzky - Honours and Accolades
• Wayne Gretzky - The Royal Wedding
• Wayne Gretzky - Off the ice
• Wayne Gretzky - Quotations

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1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It is also a song by The Sisters of Mercy on the album Floodland. 1959 - Events. 1959 - January. January 1 - Cultivars of plants named after this date must be named in a modern language, not in Latin. January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when forces of Fidel Castro advance. January 2 - CBS Radio cuts four soap operas: Backstage ...

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Durnan was the First All-Star Team goalie in 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950. He won the Vezina Trophy in 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950. ...

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Bill Durnan, Bill Durnan - Awards

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When founded in 1993, the Mighty Ducks were owned by The Walt Disney Company. The team's name was chosen from the Disney movie The Mighty Ducks, about a group of misfit teens who form an amateur hockey team. Disney has subsequently also made an animated series called The Mighty Ducks, featuring a fictional Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team that consists of anthropomorphized ducks. With their first draft pick, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim selected Paul Kariya 4th overall in Round 1 of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Kariya would beco ...

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Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Facts, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Franchise history, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Third Jersey, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Season-by-season record, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Notable players, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Current Squad, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Hall of Famers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Team captains, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Retired Numbers

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Born in Montreal, Quebec, Parent was always a stand-up type goalie, a technique he learned from his boyhood hero, Jacques Plante. Many years later, when the slumping Parent talked about retiring, Plante talked him out of it. In addition, Plante coached Parent on some fundamental points that Bernie had been missing in his game. Plante watched him practice in Philadelphia for two days and didn't say anything. Then he told Parent exactly what he was doing wrong - sitting back on his heels, b ...

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Bernie Parent, Bernie Parent - Playing career, Bernie Parent - Awards, Bernie Parent - Records, Bernie Parent - Career statistics, Bernie Parent - Regular season, Bernie Parent - Post season

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Ranford won his first Stanley Cup in 1988, as the backup to Grant Fuhr. However, two years later, despite constant comparisons to the departed Fuhr, Ranford emerged as a first-rate starter, leading the Oilers to the Stanley Cup and winning the Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff MVP) in the process. It was the last cup that the Edmonton Oilers dynasty would win, and the only one without the presence of Wayne Gretzky. Ranford went on to play the next six seasons in Edmonton, before being deal ...

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Bill Ranford, Bill Ranford - Pre-NHL career, Bill Ranford - NHL career, Bill Ranford - Post-NHL career, Bill Ranford - Awards, Bill Ranford - Transactions

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series - Main characters. These are the core characters of the series and appear in nearly every episode. However, after Season Eight, most of the main characters aside from the Turtles, April, and Splinter were removed from the show, although Krang and Shredder would appear for a few episodes in Season Ten. Leonardo: Turtle with blue mask who wields katana. The unofficial leader of the Turtles, he is closest to Splinter. Voiced by Cam Clarke. D ...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series - Storyline, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series - Impact, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series - Characters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series - Main characters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series - Minor characters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series - Vehicles and Gadgetry, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series - Status of the 1987 TMNT TV series

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The Buffalo Sabres joined the NHL in the 1970-71 season after a successful American Hockey League team enjoyed success in Buffalo as the Bisons for several years. They got off to a good start before they even hit the ice by picking future Hall of Fame centre Gilbert Perreault first overall in the NHL's Entry Draft. Perreault scored 38 goals in his rookie season, at the time a record for most goals scored by a rookie, and was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year, but the ...

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Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres - Facts, Buffalo Sabres - Franchise History, Buffalo Sabres - Third Jersey, Buffalo Sabres - Season-by-season record, Buffalo Sabres - Notable players, Buffalo Sabres - Current Squad, Buffalo Sabres - Team Captaincy, Buffalo Sabres - Hall of Famers, Buffalo Sabres - Retired Numbers, Buffalo Sabres - External links

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There are two widths of lines painted on a hockey rink: thick lines – 12 in (30 cm) wide – and thin lines – 2 in (5 cm) wide. Hockey rink - Lines. The red line divides the ice in half lengthwise. It is used to judge icing meaning that if it it passed from the blue line accross the red line (center line) then crosses the blue line and then across the goal line it is said to be icing. It is a thick line. When discussing differences in the rules of the game, it ...

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Hockey rink, Hockey rink - Benches, Hockey rink - Markings, Hockey rink - Lines, Hockey rink - Faceoff spots and circles, Hockey rink - Goal posts and nets, Hockey rink - Goal crease, Hockey rink - Referee crease, Hockey rink - Zones, Hockey rink - Dimensions, Hockey rink - North America, Hockey rink - International

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It is the tenth prime number, and also the third primorial prime, the next prime number as well as primorial prime being thirty-one, with which it comprises a twin prime. Twenty-nine is also the sixth Sophie Germain prime. It is also the sum of three squares, 22 + 32 + 42. It is a Lucas prime, a Pell prime and a tetranacci number. It is an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the form 3n − 1. None of the first 29 natural numbers have more than two different prime factors. Th ...

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29 number, 29 number - In mathematics, 29 number - In science, 29 number - In other fields, 29 number - External link

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As always the regular saw several surprises. The San Jose Sharks, who many felt would be one of the elite teams in the West, stumbled early and badly and disassembled much of the team. The two-year-old Minnesota Wild, on the other hand, got out to an early start and held onto their first ever playoff berth throughout the season, winning coach Jacques Lemaire the Jack Adams Award. The elite teams of previous years such as the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche and New Jersey Devils, were joined by two younger Canadi ...

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2002-03 NHL season, 2002-03 NHL season - Regular season, 2002-03 NHL season - Final standings, 2002-03 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 2002-03 NHL season - Stanley Cup playoffs, 2002-03 NHL season - Conference quarterfinals, 2002-03 NHL season - Conference semifinals, 2002-03 NHL season - Conference finals, 2002-03 NHL season - Stanley Cup final, 2002-03 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 2002-03 NHL season - NHL Awards

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The New York Islanders lead the league with 118 points, seven more than second place Edmonton Oilers. Wayne Gretzky of the Oilers had a record setting year breaking several prestigious records, including the record of 50 goals in 50 games, set by Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy, by scoring 50 goals in only 39 games. He also broke Phil Esposito's record of 76 goals in a season with 92, his own assists record of 109, set the year before, with 120, and his own point total of 164, set the year before, with 212. He was the first, and thus far only ...

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1981-82 NHL season, 1981-82 NHL season - Regular season, 1981-82 NHL season - Final standings, 1981-82 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 1981-82 NHL season - Stanley Cup playoffs, 1981-82 NHL season - Stanley Cup finals, 1981-82 NHL season - NHL awards

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Men's Golf Grand Slam of golf results: May — The Masters golf tournament — Art Wall, Jr. June — US Open — Billy Casper July — British Open — Gary Player August — PGA Championship — Bob Rosburg PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Art Wall, Jr. — $53,168 Ryder Cup: United States 8½ to 3½ over Britain in world team golf Women's Golf US Women's Open — Mickey Wright LPGA Championship — Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls: leading money winner on ...

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Just prior to the start of the 1937-38 season, the Montreal Maroons dropped out of the league. With only seven teams left, the NHL decided to go back to the one division format. Also prior to the start of the season, the Boston Bruins sold their star goaltender, Tiny Thompson, who had just won a record 4th Vezina Trophy, to the Detroit Red Wings. Thompson's replacement, rookie Frank Brimsek, would go on to back-stop the Bruins to a first overall finish and a Stanely Cup victory. He also became the first goaltender to win both the Vezina Trophy and Calder Trophy in the same season. < ...

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1938-39 NHL season, 1938-39 NHL season - Regular season, 1938-39 NHL season - Final Standings, 1938-39 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 1938-39 NHL season - Stanley Cup playoffs, 1938-39 NHL season - Stanley Cup finals, 1938-39 NHL season - NHL awards

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Image:Stanley cup.jpg 1994-95 NHL season - Conference quarterfinals. 1994-95 NHL season - Conference semifinals. 1994-95 NHL season - Conference finals. 1994-95 NHL season - Stanley Cup final. In the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals, the New Jersey Devils defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 0. It was the second sweep in the Finals in four years. Devils' goaltender Martin Brodeur allowed just 7 goals a ...

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1994-95 NHL season, 1994-95 NHL season - Regular season, 1994-95 NHL season - Final standings, 1994-95 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 1994-95 NHL season - Stanley Cup playoffs, 1994-95 NHL season - Conference quarterfinals, 1994-95 NHL season - Conference semifinals, 1994-95 NHL season - Conference finals, 1994-95 NHL season - Stanley Cup final, 1994-95 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 1994-95 NHL season - NHL Awards

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1999-00 NHL season - Final standings. Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalty Minutes. Bold indicates teams that made the playoffs. 1999-00 NHL season - Scoring leaders. Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points See also:

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