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One Year Anniversary Article

© Jeff Justiz

You know, it's been a year since I started out here. I remember the night my parents went to the hospital at midnight because my late grandmother was taken there for precautionary reasons. (She passed away months later of something else). While I waited, I decided to read more into an eMail a friend had sent me. I looked at the Mining Co., a place someone I knew worked for, and Suite101. I applied to Suite101 that night, working until 4:00 am on my application while waiting for my parents to come home. I asked Mining Co. if they had room for my suggested topic. I was given a resounding "You can't bring your expertise here because we want to suck!" and I've been here ever since.

A lot has happened over this past year, and I will detail the 36 top highlights of the past year in hockey. (This being my 36th article).

36. The Nashville Predators enter the league and become a mild threat for the playoffs.

35. Toronto turns around a last-place finish to lead the NHL in goals for.

34. John Cullen's cancer goes into remission not too long after he was seconds away from death.

33. Brett Hull leaves St. Louis because he wants a Cup.

32. Doug Gilmour signs a contract with Chicago, where Bobby Hull is, for more money shortly after Brett signs.

31. The NHL changes the rink. Crease gets cut down and more room is put behind net.

30. Scoring drops 0.01 per game.

29. No one makes it to 50 goals the first season the Rocket Richard Trophy is incepted to honour the first man to ever do it.

28. New Jersey wins Eastern Conference, knocked out of first round.

27. All three division champs in East knocked out in first round.

26. After 68 seasons, the Leafs leave the Shrine of Hockey, Maple Leaf Gardens, for bigger surroundings.

25. After first round defeat of Flyers, Leafs have chance of making first Cup final since 1967.

24. Felix Potvin holds out from Leafs for trade, gets it, goes 0-6 after start.

23. Bryan Berard acquired, considered most potent offensive player on Leafs (these last 4 are all connected).

22. Ottawa 67's awarded Memorial Cup, go onto huge second half slide, Cup Committee kicking selves.

21. All 4 OHL division leaders knocked out of second round of playoffs.

20. Bert Templeton makes huge deadline blockbuster trade to acquire rookie sensation Sheldon Keefe. 4 former Majors players considered troublemakers, and reason for Barrie's early exit.

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