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Saturday Grab Bag: The Worlds, The Captain, Pressure & More

It's the second weekend in May, and with the threat of snow or sub-30 degree temperatures largely removed in central Ohio, the garden centers are jammed, and the yards filled with the songs of birds . . .and a wide variety of gas powered yard implements.   What better time to conduct a brief survey of the latest developments in the hockey world  . . . away from the NHL playoffs.  Well, mostly away, at any rate.

IIHF World Championships

For all of those players not encumbered by participation in the NHL post-season, the transition from hockey to golf is eased a bit by representing their countries in the IIHF World Championships, now underway in Prague, Czech Republic.