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BestCrosswords.com - "Hockey Teams of Yore" by Pete Griffith on 7/17/2011 [easy]
Across 1- Former Kodak and Fuji film producing rival from Belgium.; 5- Capital of Azerbaijan on the Black Sea.; 9- Quiz giver, maybe.; 14- Many NHL coaches have a hard time keeping theirs.; 15- Bridle strap for controlling a horse.; 16- Barbara Eden's sitcom role.; 17- This former NHL team moved its franchise to North Carolina in 1997.; 20- In '79-'80, brothers Mark and Marty played for 17 ACROSS along with Gordie, the ____ Howe of the team.; 21- The line change was the original ___ of the Harvard hockey coach in a big game against Yale in 1923.; 22- The goaltender's job is to ___ the other team from scoring.; 23- System of learning through memorization.; 25- The 3rd one is often labled "the checking ___" meant to harass the other team's offense.; 27- Wayne Gretzky managed to ____ almost every major record in the sport during his career.; 30- Originally, the amount of land that an ox can plow in one day.; 31- Location for pond-hockey in Quebec, perhaps?; 34- Russian-born left winger and former Atlanta Thrasher star, ___ Kovalchuk.; 35- The most depressed region of the concave tympanic membrane in the ear.; 37- "The thrill of victory, and the ____ of defeat."; 39- Two-time Stanley Cup championship franchise that folded in 1938 (after playing the longest NHL playoff game in history).; 42- Euripides drama regarding the first wife of the hero Jason.; 43- Achilles' weak spot.; 44- Leave out; 45- Serpentine curve in a road.; 46- Three-time Stanley Cup champ, ___Larionov, one of the greatest passers of all time.; 48- Transportation for many minor league hockey teams on the road.; 50- Like many hockey players from eastern Europe.; 51- Not common, as in Hat Tricks.; 52- Square footage; 55- It parallels the radius; 57- Early record label for the Rolling Stones, Moody Blues and Bing Crosby, to name a few.; 61- The last non-NHL team to win the Stanley Cup (1925) losing their bid to repeat against 39-ACROSS in 1926.; 64- The best hockey players usually have a very strong work ___.; 65- The Zamboni drivers and others on the staff.; 66- A gooey substance.; 67- Rent again; 68- Dr. J's alter ego?; 69- What the team trainer does on the bench to keep the team in stitches.;   Down 1- Pain; 2- Its worth one 'point' as is an assist in hockey.; 3- Cross a river.; 4- The A on the front of an NHL player's sweater stands for this.; 5- Henrik Sedin, to Daniel Sedin.; 6- Eagle's nest.; 7- 12-year NHL Goalie, Trevor ___, who originally signed with Calgary.; 8- Not wanted.; 9- Turkish title; 10- Award going to the forward who demonstrates the most defensive skill in the NHL.; 11- Very common injury site for NHL players.; 12- The 'Emerald Isle'.; 13- Legal defendant: Abbr.; 18- An iron cleaver or splitting tool.; 19- "Aquarius" musical; 24- Factually correct.; 26- In the vicinity; 27- "___ Shelter" (Rolling Stones' hit from Let it Bleed); 28- Skin-relieving plants; 29- An iron cross for supporting millstones.; 30- More competent; 31- Weavers of yarns?; 32- Hall, of fame (not hockey).; 33- Sacs removed by dermatologists.; 36- NHL Brothers Frank and Pete, known as "Big M" and "Little M".; 38- Shutouts (for the opponents' scoring totals).; 40- Train track; 41- Jessica, star of "Dark Angel"; 47- Wild ox species native to eastern India.; 49- Pakistani language; 50- French composer, Erik ___, whose most notable work was the Gymnopédies in 1887.; 51- Skated with alicrity and dispatch.; 52- Allege as fact; 53- Liturgy; 54- Professional hockey's minor league that feeds into the AHL system.; 56- ___ a soul (would have picked this year's Stanley Cup outcome).; 58- Retired NASCAR legend, ___ Yarbrough.; 59- Sioux Indian tribe; 60- Egyptian snakes; 62- Start of regular season in NHL mo.; 63- Be indebted to;