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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. • You know you make me wanna (Shout!) Kick my heels up and (Shout!) Chris Scarpino Pittsburgh • Shish-Ka-Ref Frank Diaz Miami • See? You can do yoga anywhere. Dave Chen Wyckoff, N.J. DID YOU KNOW? A recent survey shows that 1. 4. 7. 8. 10. 12. 13. 14. 18. 19. 20. 21. ACROSS Confrontations between two players (or, hard-fought games) Jimmy Howard tends net for the Red ___ Phil Kessel is a Maple ___ Comes through in the clutch Second-year players Tim Thomas won his ___ Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011 Adam ___ was Brett Hull's set- up man while they were with St. Louis Of a team that repeatedly finishes as runner-up it is said, "Always a ___, never a bride" The puck must cross the ___ ___ on every scoring play Dallas player - Mike Modano was one for 21 seasons Nebraska-___ is a NCHC school Teams made up of elite players 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. 11. 12. 15. 16. 17. DOWN Tampa Bay's NHL team also goes by this nickname Catching gloves St. Paul-born Ray ___ is GM with the Penguins The Bruins recently visited the ___ ___ to meet President Obama Another word for Christmas, (or, the coach of the born-again Jets, who spent almost all of his career in the AHL and IHL) Jocelyne and Monique Lamou- reux are ___ (and twins, too) John ___ was an assistant coach with the U.S. men's team in Vancouver NHL division that is made up entirely of U.S.-based teams Buffalo-born Nick ___ is with the Senators Savard who coached in Chicago prior to Joel Quenneville's arrival In pickup hockey, it's usually lights against ___ Sled hockey is a ___lympic sport ESPN all but ignores the ice during its regular SportsCenter broadcasts. According to a study by a television monitoring service from Jan. 7 to 18, the network devoted only 13.5 minutes, or less than 3 percent, of its popular SportsCenter broadcasts to hockey. This despite the fact that the NHL is in the middle of the regular season. The NHL is the only major sport that does not have a television deal with ESPN. Top Shelf Trivia Who scored the first goal in the history of the National Team Development Program? (Note: The first regular season game in NTDP history was played on Sept. 4, 1997 when the U.S. National Under- 18 Team beat the OHL's Sarnia Sting, 6-1.) Become a Facebook fan of USA Hockey Magazine and submit your answer to win a cool USA Hockey prize pack. Hockey Math What is the sum total of Zach Parise's uniform number multiplied by Erik Johnson's uniform number minus Jack Johnson's old uniform number and then add David Backes' uniform number and divide it by Tom Poti's uniform number and then subtract David Booth's uniform number? SET, GORDIE. BRING ME YOUR GEAR TO WASH. OKAY, I'M ALL AH, MOM!!!, MY BAG'S EMPTY. HE'S ON THE LOOSE AGAIN. HE EMPTIED MY WALLET AGAIN. GARAGE IS EMPTY. HE TOOK THE MINIVAN AGAIN. WE'VE GOT TO START WASHING YOUR GEAR MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR. THREE STINKY BURGERS WITH EXTRA BLUE & LIMBURGER CHEESE. THANKS FOR VISITING STINKY'S BURGER PALACE AGAIN. 34 APRIL/MAY.2012 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM ILLUSTRATIONS BY Mike Curti Sticklers By Mike Curti ANSWERS: CROSSWORD | ACROSS: ACROSS 1. BATTLES, 4. WINGS, 7. LEAF, 8. DELIVERS, 10. SOPHOMORES, 12. FIRST, 13. OATES, 14. BRIDESMAID, 18. GOAL LINE, 19. STAR, 20. OMAHA and 21. SELECTS. DOWN 1. BOLTS, 2. TRAPPERS, 3. SHERO, 4. WHITE HOUSE, 5. NOEL, 6. SISTERS, 9. TORTORELLA, 11. ATLANTIC, 12. FOLIGNO, 15. DENIS, 16. DARKS and 17. PARA. HOCKEY MATH: 9 x 6 – 3 + 42 Ð 3 – 7 = 24 CAPTION NEXT ENTER YOUR MONTH