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Hockey In Sweden And Finland: The European Game Is Better, Richard C. Crepeau
Hockey In Sweden And Finland: The European Game Is Better, Richard C. Crepeau
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It was just about a year ago that I sat in a bar in Halifax and listened to a former Canadian hockey player explain that the European game, sans red line, was not a more open offensive style of hockey than that played in North America. After watching the tremendous hockey on display at the Olympic games last February I doubted the validity of the analysis. Over the last week after seeing two games, one in Sweden and one in Finland, I am even more skeptical of those defending the red line.