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Ronco1a's Profile PicRonco1a is an avid fan of the Maple Leafs and it certainly shows in his opinionated blog posts. He's been active in posting to the Hockey.com forums and has linked up with a network of friends, as well.
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Chris Osgood
Chris Osgood
  • Age: 35
  • Team: Detroit Red Wings
  • Born: Alberta, Canada
By only allowing a pair of goals in the first two games against Dallas last week, Osgood has helped Detroit to continue their dominance in the 2008 playoffs. Mr. Reliable has yet to lose a game in this current post-season.
5-11-2008 - 5-17-2008

Memorial Cup preview – can the Rangers be stopped at home?

Posted by: Marty Henwood 23 hours 42 minutes ago.
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The host Kitchener Rangers, the top-ranked team in the CHL, are considered the favorites to win the Memorial Cup, which gets underway Friday. (CP Images)
The host Kitchener Rangers, the top-ranked team in the CHL, are considered the favorites to win the Memorial Cup, which gets underway Friday. (CP Images)

With the 2008 Memorial Cup on deck in Kitchener, the prevailing question is can the Kitchener Rangers be the host with the most?

Assured of a spot in the tournament as the host team before the opening night of this season, the Rangers made sure they didn't sneak in through the back door, establishing themselves as the top team in the country most of the year.

After needing just 13 games to dispose of their first three...

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Steve Mason may be on the shelf after undergoing potential season-ending surgery, but the Kitchener Rangers have a more-than-capable backup in Josh Unice.

Memorial Cup chances unchanged for Rangers with Steve Mason on shelf

By : Rick Couchman 22 days 22 hours 52 minutes ago.
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The hockey gods weren't looking too kindly on Kitchener Rangers fans last week.

When news came out that Steve Mason, a Columbus Blue Jackets prospect and hotshot Rangers goaltender, was going under the knife for a knee issue, you could hear the collective groan coming from fans and management.

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Steven Stamkos is projected to go first overall at the NHL draft this summer.

Steven Stamkos trade is there to be made

By : Marty Henwood 34 days 23 hours 29 minutes ago.
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Cliff Fletcher may want to get to know Jay Feaster. As in, real well.

Fletcher, or for that matter any GM willing to sell the farm, may be able to pry the #1 overall pick in this summer's NHL Entry Draft, also known as Steven Stamkos, out of the tight little grasp of Feaster and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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The Vancouver Giants are the defending Memorial Cup champions.

Memorial Cup needs March Madness-type format

By : Rick Couchman 49 days 19 hours 43 minutes ago.
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I have to admit it. Much of last weekend was spent on the couch with NCAA basketball bracket sheets in hand, flipping games more often than Pam Anderson goes through rocker boyfriends.

Wall-to-wall college hoops coverage. An awesome spectacle to watch, knowing that every game is do-or-die.

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Tags: Junior Hockey News   Memorial Cup   OHL   QMJHL   WHL  

Patrick Roy, Richard Martel suspended by QMJHL after brawl

By : Marty Henwood 51 days 18 hours 19 minutes ago.
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Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy, head coach of the QMJHL's Quebec Remparts, and Chicoutimi counterpart Richard Martel have both been suspended following Saturday's brawl during Game 2 of their playoff series.

Roy, whose son Jonathan was involved in the fracas, was suspended for five games while Martel received an automatic two-game suspension after one of his players left the bench to join the brawl.

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Quebec Remparts goalie Jonathan Roy, son of former NHL great Patrick Roy, at a news conference in Quebec City, Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Clement Allard

Jonathan Roy proving temper runs in the family

By : Marty Henwood 51 days 20 hours 47 minutes ago.
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When it comes to the Roy family, apparently the apple doesn't fall all that far from the tree.

A piece of friendly advice to the Roy clan? Time to put in a call to the doc and seek a little anger management, provided the caller can stay on the phone long enough prior to dropping an f-bomb and hanging up.

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