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Pro team aids growth of hockey in Texas

By Jeff Miller
Special to ESPNRISE.com

Thursday, April 9, 2009

The Grapevine Mills mall located just north of D/FW International Airport is a massive complex. Among the many tenants are a Virgin Megastore, a Forever 21, a Rainforest Cafe and a 30-screen theater. But nobody should be there at 6 a.m., not even for those killer sales on the day after Thanksgiving. Yet teenage boys are found staggering into the mall twice a week for months at a time during the school year. That's part of the price some North Texas high school students pay to play high school ...

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