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The Bruins are so beyond the Winter Classic!
- Nothing to see here, move along... and that means the Bruins face the high-flying Capitals tomorrow.[TheBostonGlobe]
- Broadcast ratings of the event are in, and viewership (at least from the United States) was not very impressive.[TodaysSlapShot]
- At least David Pastrnak and Joonas Kemppainen look ready to return to action, and Colin Miller has returned.[WEEI]
- Hey, at least the Providence Bruins beat the Rochester Americans on Sunday.[DemocratAndChronicle]
- Catch up with the young Bruins prospects in the pipeline. New Red Deer Rebel Jake DeBrusk wowed 'em...[ScoutingPost]...while the OHL Hamilton Bulldogs' answer to Jack Edwards dishes on Zach Senyshyn...[ScoutingPost]...who was featured as Kirk Luedeke's Prospect of the Month for December.[ScoutingPost]
- Willie O'Ree was grateful that the Bruins had his back upon his first call-up to face the Habs.[PlayersTribune]
Eslewhere around the rink:
- Pick John Scott, and make him captain- IT'S HILARIOUS... except the fanbase is laughing AT him, not with him.[DownGoesBrown]
- Laugh along with Paul Stewart as he reminisces about good times he had with with soon-to retire fellow officials including (former pro wrestler) Mike Cvik, whose Zdeno Chara-esque stature and monsterous appetite led them into trouble at a Chinese buffet in Quebec.[HockeyBuzz]
- A number of factors hindered the success of the groundbreaking women's game at the Winter Classic- logistical problems stymied planning and ultimately left the event without a broadcast.[VictoryPress] You can see some highlights of the game here.(Video, 4:04)[YouTube]
- Liam Fitzgerald may be onto something. Physical contact such as fist bumps, hugs, and high-fives improve teams' performaces.[Boston.com]
- The confessions of a long-tenured Air Canada Centre hockey usher, who surprisingly has yet to attend a hockey game as a paying fan. [TheStar]
- There was another outdoor game held in the Czech Republic on New Year's Day that looked like a lot of fun in a more intimate setting.[BarDown]
- Remember the "Collect 'Em All" Staal brothers? Take a look at the Thunder Bay, ON family that sent four sons to professional hockey.(Video, 4:40)[Sportsnet]
- DON'T. BUMP. THE. GOALIE. It was a donnybrook as the Connecticut Whale's Danielle Ward make contact with the New York Riveters' Jenny Scrivens, who had frozen a puck at netfront.(With video, 0:45)[TheHockeyNews]
- Neighbors behaving badly- an outdoor pond in Minnesota that was oh-so-charming during the summer was sanded in an effort to stop winter pond hockey games that disturbed a new neighbor's serenity.[CityPages]