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Here's how the NHL can reclaim its share of the spotlight

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Travel back with us to the year in sports that was 1994, when hockey was at its zenith of popularity. Mark Messier led the New York Rangers to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years. Wayne Gretzky made pucks fashionable in Hollywood. NHL '94 was one of the coolest sports video games available. Michael Jordan was out of basketball, and Sports Illustrated even hinted that the NHL could be poised to eclipse the NBA. We all know what happened. The first lockout. The neutral-zone trap. Overexpansion. ...

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