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THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT ST. MARY'S

By Gare Joyce

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Hockey's finest are currently knocking themselves silly chasing the Stanley Cup. But for Sidney Crosby and dozens of other NHL hot shots, the fun really started at a little hockey factory in rural Minnesota. At first glance, they appear to be just another group of boarding school students, standing in the oak-paneled hallway that leads to the stone arch over the doors of the Gothic dining hall. There are 19 of them on this Saturday morning in January, looking anxiously at their watches (8:59) ...

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