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Puckstruck Distracted, Delighted and Distressed by Canada's Hockey Obsession

Stephen Smith

Like many a Canadian kid, Stephen Smith was up on skates first thing as a boy, out in the weather chasing a puck and the promise of an NHL career. Back indoors after that didn’t quite work out, he turned to the bookshelf. That’s where, without entirely meaning to, he ended up reading all the hockey...

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The host recommended the book for every hockey fan, noting that the author had conducted research that revealed the New York Rangers were the first team to grow beards for good luck in the 1975 playoffs. He highlighted this surprising fact as a key insight from the title and praised its relevance to fans of the sport.

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Episode: No Joking About Expanded Playoffs

It was recommended for every hockey fan, and the podcast host said he had done some research for the show and discovered that the New York Rangers in 1975 were actually the first team to grow beards for good luck in the playoffs.

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I'd always assumed that it was the Islanders and it was Steven Smith who I've talked about on this podcast before and always recommended his book Puckstruck for every hockey fan to read he did research on this a while ago and discovered through various well newspapers bluntly that it was actually the New York Rangers in 1975.

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