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Gordie Howe came out of the dark like something the rink had built for itself. In Detroit, the old building…

Bobby Orr changed hockey before the sport had words ready for what he was doing. The old Boston Garden fit…

Mario Lemieux arrived in the NHL with old Pittsburgh pressed against his back. The city had steel in its bones,…

The History of the NHL Winter Classic opens with snow in Buffalo, not as decoration but as resistance. Sidney Crosbywaited at…