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September 2012

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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. the first Siamese twins drafted into the NHL. Kevin Hackett • John and Dave attempt to be meant by "back checking," right? Amanda Rachke • This is what the coach related to Brian "Leetch." • He must be Jim Crowell DID YOU KNOW? Scott Gomez was the first Alaska native to play in the NHL when he broke in with the New Jersey Devils in 1999. Gomez, 33, is preparing for his 13th season in the NHL. Last season there were 11 players from Alaska on NHL rosters. 1. 4. 7. 8. 10. 12. 13. 14. 18. 19. 20. 21. ACROSS Back a team, maybe your son's or daughter's Leagues Attachment at the top of a stick, usually made of tape Football has quarters and a ___, hockey has three periods Wearing the "C" ___ Sam is America's symbol Amateur Hockey Association of the United States: abbr. Takes turns playing, as goalies often do Both Fusco brothers were ___ into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002 Mark ___ is now in both the U.S. Hall of Fame and the one in Toronto Surrender A ___ goalie mostly stays on his or her feet DOWN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. 11. 12. 15. 16. 17. Joe ___ captained Canada's team at the 2006 Olympics (Chris Chelios led ours) Player with lots of potential Work out Pat ___ is also in both Halls of Fame The Buckeyes represent ___ State Kevin ___ skated for the U.S. at the 1988 Olympics Site of "The Miracle on Ice" Where 19 Across and his father Gordie played for a season A ___ player can fill many roles Ties Take a series in straight games The sharpened part of a skate blade Scott Gomez Top Shelf Trivia Who was the first U.S. woman to score a hat trick in international competition? Become a Facebook fan of USA Hockey Magazine and submit your answer to win a cool USA Hockey prize pack. Hockey Math Take the number of original NHL teams and add the number of expansion teams that joined the NHL in 2000-01. Then divide that number by the teams that play in New York. What do you get? SORRY I'M LATE. LET'S GET STARTED ON OUR SHOOTING & STICK WORK. DONE. 1000 PUCKS SHOT. 4 HOURS OF STICKHANDLING. ALREADY HOW COULD YOU? I HAVE ALL THE PUCKS. AIR GUITAR, JUST WITH PRETEND PUCKS. AIR HOCKEY. WHAT? IT'S LIKE 38 SEPTEMBER.2012 OKAY...HOW ABOUT DOING OUR DRYLAND EXERCISES. DONE! 100 PUSH UPS, 200 LUNGES & 40 SPRINTS. WHEN? DROPPED YOUR GLOVES & STICK. JUST THEN. YOU JUST SUPER MAD SPEED POWERS & CAN DO GREAT FEATS IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. I NOW HAVE USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM MY MOM SAID I LOST MY MIND YEARS AGO. CAN'T BE. YOU REALLY DON'T LIKE TO DO ANY WORK DURING THE SUMMER, DO YOU? NOPE. I JUST SAW YOUR BRAIN JUMP OUT OF YOUR HEAD & RUN THAT WAY! YOU KNOW, ILLUSTRATIONS BY Mike Curti Sticklers By Mike Curti CAPTION NEXT ENTER YOUR MONTH ANSWERS: CROSSWORD | ACROSS: 1. SUPPORT, 4. LOOPS, 7. KNOB, 8. HALFTIME, 10. CAPTAINING, 12. UNCLE, 13. AHAUS, 14. ALTERNATES, 18. INDUCTED, 19. HOWE, 20. YIELD and 21. STANDUP. DOWN: 1. SAKIC, 2. PROSPECT, 3. TRAIN, 4. LAFONTAINE, 5. OHIO, 6. STEVENS, 9. LAKE PLACID, 11. HARTFORD, 12. UTILITY, 15. EVENS, 16. SWEEP and 17. EDGE. HOCKEY MATH ANSWER: There were six original NHL teams (Boston, New York, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago and Detroit). Two teams (the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild) joined the league for the start of the 2000-01 season. And there are two teams playing in New York (the Rangers and Islanders). That means 6 + 2 = 8. Divide 8 by 2 and you get 4.

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