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Former Dispatch assistant managing editor Kirk Arnott has been following hockey since he saw Rocket Richard playing on the CBS game of the week, but he still doesn’t understand how it’s physically possible to stand up on skates.
Dispatch business editor Ron Carter has been following hockey since the mid-1960s, when some goalies still didn’t wear masks. The sound of rubber hitting flesh is something you’ll never forget, he says.
When he’s not planning the newspaper’s political coverage or covering politicians themselves, Dispatch senior editor Joe Hallett often can be found at Blue Jackets’ games.
Dispatch managing editor Gary Kiefer, who spent his formative years watching the Toledo Goaldiggers, has contributed two hats to the CBJ hat-trick bin.
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Not playing for the NHL All-Stars
Five players named to the NHL All-Star team won't be there. Four are injured.
The fifth is Alex Ovechkin, who decided not to attend after being suspended for three games by the NHL on Monday for his hit on Pittsburgh’s Zbynek Michalek. According to NHL.com, Ovechkin "said he didn’t feel comfortable attending the All-Star game and did not want to be a distraction."
The All-Stars out injured are Chicago forward Jonathan Toews, Edmonton forward Jordan Eberle, Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang, Minnesota forward Mikko Koivu and Winnipeg defenseman Dustin Byfuglien.
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