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Fresh Links: Nice Night to Rake Some Leafs Edition

The first match of the year between the Bruins and Maple Leafs, Jesse Winchester has been Shanabanned, a look into the life of the Family Krug, Ilya Bryzgalov's found a new home, and Courage Canada develops a hockey league for the blind.

By Miss Muse
Jared Wickerham

Bruins news...

<li>A preview of the Bruins-Maple Leafs first meeting of the year. We all know what happened the last time these two teams met. [<a href="http://espn.go.com/boston/nhl/story/_/id/9947800/boston-bruins-toronto-maple-leafs-renew-rivalry-first-meeting-game-7-stunner/">ESPN.com</a>]</li>

<li>A teaser for the fourth edition of "Behind the B," featuring the potty mouths of Claude Julien and Zdeno Chara. (Can you blame them?)[<a href="http://video.bruins.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=1405&id=479960&lang=en&navid=DL|BOS|home">Bruins@NHL.com</a>]</li>

<li>Jesse Winchester will do some time for his hit on Chris Kelly during the Bruins game against the Panthers Thursday. [<a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/jesse-winchester-gets-3-game-suspension-elbow-chris-013608647--nhl.html">Puck Daddy</a>]</li>

<li>Torey Krug talks about how his family helped shape him into the hockey player he is today. [<a href="http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/bruins/Brotherly_bonds-_can-do_attitude_energize_Bruins-_blue_line_prodigy_Torey_Krug">New England Hockey Journal</a>]</li>

Hockey news...

<li>Ilya Bryzgalov has (finally) found a new home with the Edmonton Oilers. [<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/oilers-ilya-bryzgalov-agree-to-1-year-deal-1.2420621">CBC Sports</a>]</li>

<li>The widening income gap in Canada is changing the faces and attitudes of youth-league hockey. [<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/the-great-offside-how-canadian-hockey-is-becoming-a-game-strictly-for-the-rich/article15349723/">The Toronto Globe and Mail</a>]</li>

<li>As if the Olympic hockey jerseys weren't ridiculous enough, Team Russia has thrown down the gauntlet by creating a music video celebrating their team. Look for Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin singing their hearts out. Your move, Canada.[<a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24204199/video-alex-ovechkin-evgeni-malkin-sing-in-olympics-music-video">CBS Sports</a>]</li>

<li>If you ever wanted to know how a blind person would be able to play hockey, check this out.[<a href="http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/blind-hockey-yes-really-check-out-this-eye-opener">The Hockey News</a>]</li>