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GAMES SLAPS SHOOTER'S FUN ZONE USA Hockey Puzzle By Larry Humber FUNNY PHOTO WINNERS The following captions were selected from all those who sent in their Funny Photo suggestions. Become a Facebook fan of USA Hockey Magazine and look for next month's Funny Photo for a chance to win a USA Hockey prize. • Bruno Tonioli applauded their daring originality and gave them a 10! Andy Gardecki Danbury, Conn. Wilmington, Del. • Bob, looks like they're setting up a triple lutz. Keith Walton • You put your leg pad in, you put your leg pad out. Do the Hokey Pokey and you shake it all about. Dawn Sheetz Lehtinen Saint Peter, Minn. DID YOU KNOW? Before losing to Canada in the gold-medal 1. 4. 7. 8. 10. 12. 13. 14. 18. 19. 20. 21. ACROSS The U.S. Olympic Training Center is in Colorado ___ Mark and Scott ___ were named to the Hall of Fame in 2002 Declines Tie a game (or, a tied game) Famed baseball stadium that was featured on the cover of USA Hockey recently Eddie ___ was a legend as a player and later as an AHL coach and owner The bronze medal goes to the team that finishes ___ Paralympic sport played on ice Marvelous happenings that are almost too good to be true, like the U.S. win at the 1980 Olympics Sharpened part of the skate blade Defeated narrowly, ___ out Officials wear ___ shirts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. 11. 12. 15. 16. 17. DOWN To go top ___ is to aim for the upper part of the net Larry ___ was behind the bench when the Devils won their second Stanley Cup Take a series 4-0 The "F" in IIHF (the world governing body) Slap ___ is a hockey film that's still talked about One of the six American cities awarded NHL franchises in 1967 Site of the event referred to in 18 Across Acquired: 2 wds. Sidney ___ originally owned the St. Louis Blues Suit up Give up Draper who's well known to Detroit's hockey fans game at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the Americans had not lost on home soil in 70 years. In fact, they were 21-0-4, dating back to an 2-1 overtime loss to Canada at the 1932 Lake Placid Games that gave the USA a silver medal. Top Shelf Trivia Who is the only team in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup in overtime in the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals? Become a Facebook fan of USA Hockey Magazine and submit your answer to win a cool USA Hockey prize pack. Hockey Math At a skills competition, Justin Faulk has three chances to register the fastest shot. He clocks in at 95, 101 and 89 miles per hour in his three tries. What is the average speed of Justin's slap shot? HELLO, MRS. STICKLER. HELLO??? AFTERNOON MA'AM. HELLO??? HI. HI. GORDON, WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE IN OUR HOUSE? THEY'RE SUMMER CLINIC & CAMP DIRECTORS. I'M INTERVIEWING THEM TO HELP ME CHOOSE WHICH ONE TO PICK. I KNOW I'LL REGRET ASKING, BUT HOW DID YOU CONVINCE THEM TO COME HERE? NO. BECAUSE OF MY SUPER SQUIRT SKILLS? WOULD YOU BELIEVE ATTACHED ARE YOU TO YOUR KITCHEN APPLI- ANCES, LAWN TRACTOR AND THE MINIVAN?? NO REASON, I'M JUST WONDERING. THEN, HOW 44 JUNE/JULY.2012 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM ILLUSTRATIONS BY Mike Curti PHOTOS BY Getty Images (3); USA Hockey Sticklers By Mike Curti ANSWERS: CROSSWORD | ACROSS: 1. SPRINGS, 4. FUSCO, 7. EBBS, 8. DEADLOCK, 10. FENWAY PARK, 12. SHORE, 13. THIRD, 14. SLED HOCKEY, 18. MIRACLES, 19. EDGE, 20. NOSED and 21. STRIPED.DOWN:1. SHELF, 2. ROBINSON, 3. SWEEP, 4. FEDERATION, 5. SHOT, 6. OAKLAND, 9. LAKE PLACID, 11. PICKED UP, 12. SALOMON, 15. DRESS, 16. YIELD and 17. KRIS. HOCKEY MATH ANSWER: Add Justin's times together and divide by three. 95 + 101 + 89 = 285. Divide that by 3 and you get 95. That means the average speed of Justin Faulk's slap shot is 95 miles per hour. CAPTION NEXT ENTER YOUR MONTH

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