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  1. DonBuddinE6

    The Summit Series: Remembering Game One

    Game 1 of the Summit Series took place in the Montreal Forum on September 2, 1972. It's the most important sports event I've ever attended. The Summit Series was the first time, ever, that the best Canadian hockey players faced the best Russian hockey players, because NHL players didn't play in...
  2. DonBuddinE6

    "Spot and Choose": New Proposal for Overtime Rules

    The Ravens are proposing an intriguing change to overtime, according to PFT: "It works like this: One team picks the spot of the ball to start overtime, and the other team chooses whether to play offense or defense. "If the one team picks, for example, the offense’s own 20 yard line, the...
  3. DonBuddinE6

    Remembering May 10, 1970

    May 10 will be the 50th anniversary of the Bruins winning the Stanley Cup, their first such victory since 1941. This post – sort of a long read, I suppose – is my recollection of those times. The 69-70 Bruins By the start of the 69-70 season, the Bruins were by far the most popular sports team...
  4. DonBuddinE6

    Remembering another opening night shutout

    Any other fossil remember the B's opener in the early 60's -- that interminable stretch when they were beyond awful -- where they shut out Montreal 5-0? The Bruins had been woeful the past couple of years, but, like the season's first game in any sport, we B's fans were hopeful. We had a...
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