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Hall of Shame?
The WPHL closed out his run with Corpus Christi. His WHA-2 franchise in Pelham Alabama closed after a year with a massive debt. Named as the new GM for the CHL Tulsa Oilers last week, will this finally be Taylor Hall's shining moment? Brian Ross gives us a recap and the call.
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Vote4TheBest 2008
What is your favorite arena? Your favorite food? Stuff to do at the game? Take the MLN Vote4TheBest 2008 survey, and we have a special deal for you!
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It's Not Easy Being Green OR: Bob Costas, You Can't Handle the Truth!
For the paper snobs of the world, MLN senior editor Brian Ross offers a Few Good Reasons why you should never call SZ 'just' a website.
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Quest for the Calder Cup 2008
The AHL season for 2008 has ended. Let the second season begin.
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MLN FAB50 Hockey 2008 Farm of the Year
ATLANTA THRASHERS
The three p's of player development are yielding big dividends for Atlanta. [Article] |
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MLN Ones2Watch™ Hockey 2008
The companion guide to the MLN FAB50 Hockey 2008. Twenty-five players trying to make the fast-track to the NHL, not quite ready yet for FAB50 fame.
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MLN FAB50™ Hockey 2008
The annual Best of the Best in minor league hockey to mid-season features fresh faces on the fast track to the NHL, and an NHL club with the hottest AHL bench in professional hockey in 55 pages with more big photos, and more of the best writing in sports!
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Stars Over Stockton
The ECHL All Star Classic closed out the month of January with a mid-season showcase of the best in the biggest Double-A hockey league in the business. Jill Adler reports on the festivities and the highlights of the Stockton starcase.
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MAJOR ATTITUDE™
Dance Team 2008
Who are the twenty most beautiful women in minor league and indy sports? MLN Sports brings you the hottest cheerleaders and dancers from dance teams for basketball, hockey, and football. Baseball fans: Eat your hearts out.
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The 2007 Ralphie Awards
'Tis the season to bring a little joy to all of the girls and boys who toil day after day in the media relations and broadcasting of your favorite minor league sports. Meet the best of the best who bring you your daily box scores, and add the color and passion to your club's broadcasts.
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Major Moments in Hockey Launches
MLN brings you great action from all levels of minor league hockey in a photo essay we call MAJOR MOMENTS. Our first feature is this week's hot shot from Austin, Texas. [Special Section]
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I'm Not Dead Yet
The Austin Ice Bats are alive and well, thank you, in spite of many in the area sounding their death knell if an AHL club arrives in nearby Cedar Park. Why the club, and their fans, are fighting back.
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Eye on the Prize
AHL president Dave Andrews has positioned the American Hockey League to be the lynch-pin of pro hockey. Why the NHL can't do without the AHL and Andrews.
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BIG MAC
Providence Left Wing Steve MacIntyre fought his way through five leagues in six years. Will the big man make a big difference in Beantown?
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Al Montoya Honored with First MLN Sports Hockey Illustration
Hartford Wolf Pack goaltender Al Montoya has been honored as the first player selected to be featured in the new series of classic-styled sports illustrations by Tom's River, New Jersey artist Ken Jones. [Illustrations]
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Putting your sports on the web
In Gear
Sports social search engines rev up your enjoyment of sports on the web. MLN takes you for a test drive of the better SSEs with an eye towards the ones that give minor league sports fans their props.
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MLN Minor League Hockey 2007 Preview
The more things in hockey change, the more that they stay the same. New leagues and teams, new players, and a rethink to classic tactics prepare players for a shot at the NHL from the AHL to the new NEHL in the annual Fall preview of minor league hockey [Section]
Available now:
AHL Preview
ECHL Preview
CHL Preview
SPHL Preview
WHL Preview
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The Best Damn Minor League Sports Movie (of all time)
Paul Newman's band of misfits from the 1997 Universal Pictures film "Slap Shot" sends Kevin Costner and "Bull Durham" to the showers in the first-ever fan vote for the best minor league or alternative pro sports movie of all time. [Article] |
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Grudge Match
Gary Bettman and the ECHL and CHL governors need to revisit the power of the inter-league grudge match. Class-AA hockey is the key to growth and prosperty that starts with a pre-season face-off. MLN senior editor Brian Ross drops the political puck...[MAJOR BLOGS]
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This Price is Right
Carey Price enters the pro ranks from junior hockey at the 11th hour, powering up the Hamilton Bulldogs to a 2007 Calder Cup Trophy. [Article] |
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The Results Are In!
MLN Vote4TheBest 2007
This year, we let the fans choose the best venue, arena or baseball stadium. You told us about your favorite features, food, and entertainment too. What is the best minor league sports facility in North America? You chose wisely.
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