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It's October, I'm in love

By John Buccigross
ESPN.com

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

October is a glorious month. Being a hockey fan and hockey dad adds to the bliss. After a series of long and hot August nights and a tantalizing September to sweetly escort most of us from summer to fall, October is here. Like Opening Day for baseball fans and the Masters for golf followers, October is a hockey fan's (and dad's) season of renewal. The game is part of our lives again. The moments before the puck drops are like Christmas Eve. October also brings back the rancid-smelling min ...

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