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Matt Porter
@mattyports
writer, drummer, capable hand. words in the @bostonglobe and also here
North Shore
Joined May 2007
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    My Dad, age 69, was informed today he is cancer-free. Now THAT, online buddies, is nice.
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    Bark at the Park every game. Bark at the Park forever.
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    Jomboy Media
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    RIP Colby. Here’s a photo I took the day the Bruins visited the Great Wall of China. He was wearing a Humboldt Broncos hat and a permanent grin.
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    “An NHL team cannot be named after a beverage container, but a beverage container can be named after the NHL’s top prize.”
    The Utah Hockey Club has announced their three final potential names for next season, and no, Utah Yeti is NOT an option. I'm taking a look at the final three names plus what we've been hearing about the possible logos in my latest post here: news.sportslogos.net/2025/01/30/uta…
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    Currently on my timeline.
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    On a Sportsnet panel, analyst Kelly Hrudey calls for the NHL to cancel games tonight. "We need to be more supportive. ... The NHL is missing out. "I'm disappointed that we're talking about hockey tonight."
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    Kevin Hayes said in a pregame interview with ESPN that the Bruins have been “amazing” in his family’s time of mourning. He noted that Brad Marchand has played street hockey with Jimmy Hayes’ 2-year-old son, Beau, and spent time in Dorchester with Hayes’ family and friends.
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    When I'm committing insurance fraud
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    BU goalie Mathieu Caron (a bio major) has the chemical formula for seratonin on his blocker. His mask includes a pride flag to honor some family members and friends.
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    Brad Marchand has 666 career PIM. He plays his 666th career game tomorrow ... against the Devils. (h/t reddit)
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    Fun fact: St. Louis is the first team in NHL history to have multiple players suspended in a Stanley Cup Final.
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    Taylor Hall on the Blackhawks situation: Hockey is "an old boys club," and needs to change.
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    Asked Brad Marchand what emoji he would put on his stick. “I would never put an emoji on my stick. I have way more self respect than that. (pause) But I’ll lick a guy.”
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    Replying to @rudy_mustang
    I don't know, I see a few holes in their argument