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OKCBlazers is no more

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Oilfield Hockey noticed today that Prodigal Hockey finally took down the old OKC Blazers website.

I just can’t accept that an NHL Caliber GM can whiff so badly.

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I just can’t accept that an NHL Caliber GM can whiff so badly.

A commenter at Matchsticks And Gasoline, falling for the old canard that NHL GMs are experts.

Falcons Also Cooking; Have Won Three of Four

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With a 7-5 victory last night over the Lowell Lock Monsters Devils, the Springfield Falcons have won three of their last four games, with their only loss a 5-3 game to the Binghamton Senators. The winning goaltenders for the Falcons were Devan Dubnyk (twice during the Olympic break) and Bryan Pitton. The woeful Falcons are only three points back of the Grand Rapids Griffins for not-last in the American Hockey League.

"It's good we don't play them this year. It would be awkward. It's awkward if you have little or...

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"It's good we don't play them this year. It would be awkward. It's awkward if you have little or no relationship with a player who played with Edmonton and gets traded, but to have one of your best friends and somebody you've grown up with, played junior with, for him to be in that uniform would definitely be a bit surreal, for sure."

Ethan Moreau on Steve Staios Shouldn't the captain of the club have a relationship with everyone on the club?

Adrian Babel isn't slowed by a prosthetic leg

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Fox Sports Pittsburgh did an intermission feature on Adrian Babel, a high school hockey player in Erie, Pennsylvania. Babel was born without a Fibula and had his lower leg amputated. John Dudley of Goerie.com has a great article of young Mr. Babel. Goerie.com also has an excellent photo gallery related to the story.

Most Canadians think hockey was invented here. It’s our national game, much like baseball’s Ame...

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Most Canadians think hockey was invented here. It’s our national game, much like baseball’s America’s game, football’s America’s game, basketball’s America’s game. We feel hockey was started here. It’s the Motherland of hockey.

Collected wisdom with ... Doug Sauter

Apocryphal Chronicles - Jordan Eberle

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One of the finest writers I've ever had the pleasure of reading talks to us about Jordan Eberle. I heartily recommend it.

While some might want or expect to see Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson in this spot, I go with Eberle...

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While some might want or expect to see Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson in this spot, I go with Eberle because of his penchant for filling the net at clutch times.

Coming Down The Pipe with yet another example of people not being able to get away from the "CLUTCH!!!!" narrative. On a scale of 1 - 10 Eberles, Jordan Eberle is 11.

Okcwildcatters.com

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Okcwildcatters.com has been reserved by Prodigal Hockey http://tinyurl.com/yczex4c

He was a fearless, selfless warrior and always played the game with passion and heart. Goodbye...

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He was a fearless, selfless warrior and always played the game with passion and heart. Goodbye Stevie, and Good luck!

Shepso, of Bringing Back The Glory with his thoughts on yesterday's trades. Lost in the anger over Staios' contract and recent performance is the fact that Staios was a helluva player for a number of years in Edmonton and, by all accounts, a good guy. It's a shame he had to be shipped out, but such is the nature of business.