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Winnipeg Jets Forward Jim Slater Wants to Buy 30-Second Trip to Outer Space

Found February 21, 2012 on NESN.com:
PLAYERS: Jim Slater
TEAMS: Winnipeg Jets
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If Winnipeg Jets forward Jim Slater could go anywhere this trade deadline, his first choice of a destination wouldn't be anywhere an NHL team plays. Slater wants to visit outer space, he told the crowd at a Jets charity event hosted by a local fire department. He said that when he was growing up, he didn't want to be a firefighter like many young boys dream of. Instead, he always wanted to be an astronaut. He's also willing to put his money where his mouth is and would buy a trip to outer space if he could. "That's what I...
Original Story: http://www.nesn.com/2012/02/winnipeg-...
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