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Opening Faceoff: Thursday, Jan. 10
Andrew Ference may have a lot of work ahead of him if Tyler Seguin tops his goal total from last season. (Getty Images)
Good reads
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According to a Swiss paper, Tyler Seguin was a lot better at scoring goals for EHC Biel than he was at keeping his apartment overseas from becoming a pigsty. Check out Deadspin’s take.
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In related news: Andrew Ference has pledged to plant 50 trees for every goal Seguin scores this season. Yahoo’s Harrison Mooney has the story.
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With the No. 1 overall pick three years running, the Oilers have a wealth of young talent on their hands. Many of their key prospects spent the lockout in the AHL and had a memorable experience in Oklahoma City. The Barons’ Chris Wescott has the story.
Quick hits
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BU blew a 5-2 lead last night, falling 6-5 in overtime against Harvard. “I don’t remember being this disappointed in a BU team in a long time,” Terriers coach Jack Parker said afterward.
History lesson
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Happy 50th birthday, Normand Leveille.
Today on NEHJ
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We’ll have Shawn Hutcheon’s latest Juniors Journal and power rankings, unveil the next wave of players on our list of the 100 greatest players from New England and have a Bruins training camp preview from Kirk Luedeke, focusing on Ryan Spooner and Dougie Hamilton’s efforts to earn spots with the big club.
Entirely off-topic
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I’ll keep this description short: Craig Biggio got screwed yesterday.
Jesse Connolly can be reached at jconnolly@hockeyjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JesseNEHJ.
