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The 08/09 Miyazaki Maroons

Of all my geeky interests, my yearly participation in a fantasy hockey league is maybe the most passionate. I love hockey, but here in Japan there are very few games to be seen on TV (ESPN Asia shows about a game a week, but this is hit and miss due to... ...full story at Kyklops

from Kyklops on Sun, Sep 28 2008

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12 Nov 08 visit Heart defects rife in Russian hockey  »  Japan Times MOSCOW (AP) Heart defects have been found in five players in the Russian ice hockey league since the death of rising star Alexei Cherepanov, an official said Wednesday. Russia's Continental Hockey League ordered the tests after the 19-year-old...
18 Jun 08 visit Larionov, Anderson inducted into Hockey Hall  »  Japan Times
TORONTO (AP) Igor Larionov, the "L" in the Soviet Union's famed KLM line and who was a pioneer in leading the influx of his countrymen into the the National Hockey League, was selected for the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday along with Glenn Anderson. ...
10 Aug 08 visit Picture of the Day › Hockey  »  Japan Today Two Japanese players battle with a New Zealand player during the opening game of the Olympic women's field hockey tournament on Beijing on Sunday. Japan…
09 Oct 08 visit This Week in Hockey  »  Kyklops This just in from the CBC:U.S. vice-presidential nominee and self-proclaimed hockey mom Sarah Palin will take centre stage at centre ice on Saturday night.Palin, the governor of Alaska and John McCain's Republican running mate, agreed Wednesday to drop...
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