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Russian Players in the Hall of Fame: Who Should Be Next?  (Part 1)

Earlier this month, the Hockey Hall of Fame inducted its 2024 class of honorees, including former Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk.  The prodigiously-skilled Datsyuk, known as “the Magic Man” for his puck-handling abilities, became the tenth Russian or Soviet player to be named to the Hall of Fame, and the eleventh Russian or Soviet

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The Sportsbetting World, and Today’s Value Pick

With Sports betting and Daily Fantasy being among the fastest-growing sports concepts, fandom’s evolution has taken a turn in the past few years. In such a connected modern world, we no longer follow our one team or favorite player. Fans now have several screens up and are constantly staying updated on games they may not

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Red-and-White Renaissance?

There was a time when Spartak Moscow were one of the giants of Russian and European hockey.  Through the Soviet era, Spartak, sponsored by various trade unions, were always the “people’s team,” fierce rivals of the army men of CSKA Moscow and the KGB’s Dynamo club.  While they never enjoyed the success of mighty CSKA,

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