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18-Year-Old Projected To Be First Pick In NHL Draft Now On Worldwide Stage For Team USA 18-Year-Old Projected To Be First Pick In NHL Draft Now On Worldwide Stage For Team USA
18-Year-Old Projected To Be First Pick In NHL Draft Now On Worldwide Stage For Team USA A native New Yorker projected to be the first pick in this year's National Hockey League is displaying his talents on a worldwide stage. Long Island resident James Hagens had two goals and two assists on Thursday, Dec. 26 as Team USA opened play at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championships with a 10-4 win over Germany in front of over 13,000 fans in Ottawa, Ontario. Hagens' second goal, which he fired in from the slot, gave Team USA a 4-2 lead with six minutes to go in the second period. Hagens, who plays center, had the primary assist on the team's sec…

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by Joe Lombardi
Events
Ukrainian Filmmaker Showcasing Immigrant Struggle On Baltimore's Big Screen Ukrainian Filmmaker Showcasing Immigrant Struggle On Baltimore's Big Screen
Ukrainian Filmmaker Showcasing Immigrant Struggle On Baltimore's Big Screen From the city streets to the movie seats, one Ukrainian filmmaker is using his film to bring the ongoing struggle of the Ukrainian people Baltimore's big screen for the first time.  Volodymyr Mula debuted his award-winning documentary, called "UKE: The Untold Story of Hockey Legends," in Ukraine in 2020. The documentary follows multiple Ukrainian hockey players coming to the United States to play in the National Hockey League including Wayne Gretzky, Johnny Bucyk, Jerry Sawchuk and more.  Given the mass exodus of Ukrainians fleeing the country in the wake of the Russian invasion, Mula bel…

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by David Cifarelli
News
Teen Hockey Player Killed During Game Mourned On & Off The Ice Teen Hockey Player Killed During Game Mourned On & Off The Ice
Teen Hockey Player Killed During Game Mourned On & Off The Ice The death of a young athlete who died during a collision between two hockey players on the ice during a game earlier this week is being mourned in areas near and far from both inside and outside the hockey community. Fairfield County, CT resident Teddy Balkind was 16 years old and a 10th-grader at the St. Luke’s School in New Canaan. The incident that led to his death happened around 5 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 6, during a junior varsity game at the Brunswick Upper School in Greenwich. Balkind fell to the ice, and another player who was near him was unable to stop, and the two collided, said G…

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by Joe Lombardi