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Be Careful Who You Share Names With...

Found January 08, 2013 on Online Sports Guys:
PLAYERS: Ryan Jones
TEAMS: Edmonton Oilers
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((HT: Sportsnet.ca)) Because you could share the same name as a wanted man north of the border... It happened with Edmonton Oilers winger Ryan Jones... But Jones is actually having to rehab from an eye injury and is out of action until, probably, February... he took a shot to the eye from a puck during a pre-camp conditioning gig... “Somebody took a shot, it deflected off a skate and caught me on the side of the left eye. I was kind of skating off to the side, it was super-flukey,” he told Robert Tychowski of the Edmonton Sun. So, is Jones an early-two-for-two...??? Prolly...
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