Sochi Refresher: Olympic groups, format, schedule

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If you remember the format that the International Ice Hockey Federation followed for the men’s hockey tournament at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics then the following simply will be a refresher. However, if you can’t recall that tournament or the form…

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LIGHT ‘EM UP

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PHILADELPHIA – This great goaltending thing is contagious.

Steve Mason had been cruising along in his past five starts with lights out numbers as the Flyers won four-of five, including two shutouts.

But, in this final game before the Olympic…

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GAME RECAP: FLYERS 2, FLAMES 1

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PHILADELPHIA – This great goaltending thing is contagious.

Steve Mason had been cruising along in his past five starts with lights out numbers as the Flyers won four-of five, including two shutouts.

But, in this final game before the Olympic…

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FIVE THINGS: Flyers vs Calgary Flames

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Philadelphia Flyers (29-23-6–64pts)
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Calgary Flames (22-28-7–51pts)
TIME: 1 p.m. I TV: CSN I RADIO: 97.5 The Fanatic

1. ONE MORE TO GO
The Flyers enter today’s game which is the last game before they take an 18-day break between gam…

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Allen’s foundation still echoes today

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Craig Berube grew up in Alberta before the NHL came to Edmonton and Calgary, when Canadian kids rooted for one of two teams, Montreal or Toronto, never mind the one in Vancouver that had just two winning seasons in its first 21.

“Really young, …

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NO CRAMP IN MY STYLE

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PHILADELPHIA – Steve Mason started feeling it in the second period.
The sharp pain was in his leg. It was in his hip. It was in his gut – and it wouldn’t go away.
But Mason was in the middle of a tight game, was shutting out Colorado at the time…

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FIVE THINGS: Flyers vs Colorado Avalanche

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Philadelphia Flyers (28-23-6–62pts)
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Colorado Avalanche (36-15-5–77pts)
TIME: 7 p.m. I TV: CSN I RADIO: 97.5 The Fanatic

1. BACK AT HOME
The Flyers return home after three straight games on the road, going 2-1-0 on their six-day Cal…

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MINUTES MEN

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VOORHEES, N.J. – Craig Berube liked the way Michael Raffl was playing so much that he moved him to the fourth line a week ago.
Yes, that sentence seems oxymoronic. Or maybe, you can say, “Just drop the oxy.”
Nevertheless, that’s what he did and…

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Keith Allen Remembered

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The man who built the Broad Street Bullies, the meanest team ever to lace up skates, for years couldn’t bring himself to fire a secretary whose manner suggested he worked for her.

“Jeezus Babe,” as Keith Allen would say, he undoubtedly had bee…

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FLYERS MOURN THE PASSING OF KEITH ALLEN

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Keith Allen, the first head coach of the Flyers who became the general manager that built the organization’s Stanley Cup championship teams of 1974 and 1975, passed away Tuesday. He was 90.

“Keith was the first coach in the history of the Phi…

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