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NHL can continue to learn from these spirited finals

By Terry Frei
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

RALEIGH, N.C. -- It was nearly 1 in the morning. More police and security officers than fans remained in the RBC Center parking lot, perhaps signifying better-safe-than-sorry caution in the wake of the Hurricanes' Game 7 victory over the Oilers. But maybe everyone was simply spent. Or waiting for the Tuesday evening parade and celebration outside the arena. Again, as in Edmonton, a full house Monday night sang both national anthems, this time with many Carolina fans perhaps being so jealous ...

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