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William Watson: It’s amazing they haven’t tried to ban hockey yet

One of the world's most touchy-feely countries has one of the world's most violent national sports. How long will that last?

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As of this writing, the Stanley Cup finals are tied 2-2 so there’s a decent chance they will go the full seven games and finish, in their ESPN-choreographed pas de deux with the NBA finals, on Wednesday, June 17, just beating the summer solstice. In three recent years the final game has been played after the solstice. 

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Of course it has been summer for some time in the homes of the competing teams, Las Vegas (the Golden........

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