Los Angeles Kings forward Kyle Clifford is known for taking — and receiving — some of the most punishing checks in the NHL. He lists teammates Dustin Brown and Matt Greene among the hardest hitters in the game. Who are his hardest-hitting opponents?
- Ryane Clowe
- Milan Lucic
- Niklas Kronwall
- Cal Clutterbuck
- Alexander Ovechkin
Lake of the Woods, known more as a remote wildlife habitat straddling Minnesota and Canada, is also a summer favorite of Los Angeles Kings center Mike Richards. The former Flyers captain has become an avid wakeboarder/wakesurfer at the lake when he's not on the ice. "It’s starting to" catch on, Richards said. "It’s relaxing to get out there with all your friends and spend a day on the lake."
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Hockey is alive and well in Sochi at the Paralympics.
Author: J.P. Hoornstra
There is such a thing as the Paralympic Torch. Like most things concerning the Paralympics, you probably didn’t know that.
That’s OK. The flame symbolizes something bigger, and that’s something you should know about.
Fame and corporate sponsorships and Wheaties box covers are hard to come by for Paralympians. Bob Costas will not summarize their exploits every night on network television. A Paralympian’s flame – his internal, burning passion for sport and country – isn’t on display throughout the months leading up to the Games, which will be renewed today in Sochi, Russia.
Yet the flame is there, literally and figuratively, which makes it a story worth telling.
For Taylor Lipsett, the flame was lit at a grapefruit store in Mesquite, Texas.
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