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Divver: PC's Brandon Tanev flying his way onto NHL's radar

  • The Friars' Brandon Tanev (22) celebrates with teammates Jake Walman, left, and Kevin Rooney after scoring the go-ahead goal in Providence College win over Boston University in the 2015 NCAA championship game.

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    PROVIDENCE — Brandon Tanev is fast, faster, fastest. Speed is what sets the Providence College left wing apart from his peers.
    Tanev — who famously scored the winning goal for the Friars in the national championship game against Boston University in April — can fly. His wheels and the way he uses them are the reasons he is drawing NHL attention these days.