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It's a mad, mad world (and backyard) for us puckheads

By John Buccigross
ESPN.com

Monday, January 29, 2007

We are all certifiably insane. All of us who let this game of hockey wash over us for most of the cold winter months. If you play the game, go to a game, watch it on television or the computer, or have a son or daughter who plays, none of it is easy. Playing hockey requires coordination, courage, balance, hands, strength, vision and ice time. It also requires parents and coaches who have the patience, tenderness and care to usher you along. This selflessness is a bigger gift than the a ...

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