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July 29, 2009

Diverse defense could be dominating

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-8967-Fargo-Hockey-Examiner~y2009m7d29-Diverse-defense-could-be-dominating

Under the Doug Risebrough and Jacques Lemaire regime in Minnesota, the Wild were almost 100% focused on defensive hockey. The Wild fell just short of the playoffs with the defensive approach in 2009, but in 2008, the strategy led to a division title....

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