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Five Things I Learned in Five Years of Hockey

Those of you who read this blog may have noticed that I have not written much here lately. This is for a lot of reasons. First off, I am freelance writing for several other publications, which helps pay the bills (yay!) but also distracts me from writing about my Hockey Odyssey (boo!). Another reason is because... Read more »

By Sal Barry,
November 12, 2018 at 1:04 am • 

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