all-around hockey player in the game today. He also steps up in big games and big situations. I. a. On January 1‚ 2011‚ the NHL’s annual outdoor game the “Winter Classic” will be played at Heinz Field. The matchup is the Washington Capitals vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins and will feature the two biggest stars in the game‚ Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. b. Sidney Crosby is better than Alex Ovechkin because he is a far better two-way player‚ a better leader‚ and has accomplished bigger things in his
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are a football team in the NFL. They were founded in 1933 in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh used to have lots of steel factories so that is where the Steelers got their name. The Steelers started out as a very bad team and it took years for them to have a winning season. When they were first starting out‚ the Steelers would have a good season here and there but weren’t a great team. But in the 1970’s is when they became a very good team. It started with drafting a
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The history of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers are intertwined from the very beginning of their entrance into the league. Both the Penguins and the Flyers became part of the next wave of teams to enter the NHL in 1967‚ and both teams are celebrating their fiftieth anniversary this year. On February 8th‚ 1966‚ the Penguins paid today’s equivalent of $18.7 million to become part of the NHL‚ and on April 4th‚ 1966 the Flyers held a contest to determine a team name after a complicated
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Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin (Russian: Александр Михайлович Овечкин; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐˈvʲet͡ɕkʲɪn]; born September 17‚ 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to playing in the NHL‚ Ovechkin played for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague for four seasons from 2001 until 2005‚ and he played for Dynamo again (this time in the Kontinental Hockey League) during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. Ovechkin was
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Conquering Polio Stephanie Sammartino McPherson Jonas Salk Biography on Jonas Salk By Garrett Hoover Jonas Salk was born on October 28‚ 1914 in New York City. It was here four years later he asked himself why some of the kids on his street were crippled while he had two strong legs. Scientist still had not found a cure or vaccine for Polio‚ a crippling and sometimes deadly virus. Salk’s parents‚ like many‚ did all they could to keep their son from getting polio. As Salk grew older he excelled
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Tight-End Thursday: Evaluating the 3 best in Dallas Cowboys History The Tight-End position has drastically evolved throughout the history of football as they have given greater productivity to offenses than in the past. According to the NFL‚ in 2011 of the fifteen players with the most receptions 5 of them were tight ends. The first question one must ask themselves when ranking a position on the field is‚ “What characteristics and statistics make a good tight-end?” So that is where I started
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Costing Methods Paper In 1983 a former Pittsburg Steelers’ Player Franco Harris formed a company called Super Bakery Inc. the company’s management had a very rough start because they monitored and followed practices in the industry too closely. Tracking and following the company’s practices hurt the growth of the industry and customers were not satisfied with performance Franco Harris and his staff needed to create strategies that will help the company improve customer’s satisfaction at the same
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Riding The Pine: Tim Bowling’s personal reflection of professional hockey in “Na Na Na Na‚ Hey Hey Hey Goodbye” In “Na Na Na Na‚ Hey Hey Hey Goodbye‚” Tim Bowling‚ an author‚ poet‚ and a fishing boat deckhand (Stewart et al 237)‚ articulates how professional hockey has evolved over his lifetime. He laments how a game he was enamoured with no longer captures his complete attention and is not as relevant in his life as it once was. However‚ Bowling admits he still has a sheepish curiosity for the latest
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Compare/Contrast The Red Wings and Blackhawks have had a historical and very impactful rivalry. Both teams have won their fair share of Stanley cups. Both are great teams who deserve a lot of respect on how their franchises have stayed as winning teams. But all people‚ including myself‚ have their own bias opinion on which team is better. People always compare these two teams on how many Stanley cups they have won on how many times they have had playoff runs. All great points and need to be
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Braves of Blackhawk Braving Script When: December or January Pack Meetings and Troop Meetings Props: Pie (whipped cream and pie plate) prop tomahawk feather headdress Braves of BAC Patches Backdrop for scenery Goggles Rain Poncho or Garbage Bags Native American music Characters / Participants: Chief Blackhawk Drummer “Pie in the Face” recipients Scouts to be Braved **Groups of boys can be braved at once. Chief Blackhawk can tap each kneeling Scout on their shoulder with
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