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The Spirit of Hockey
In a vast and often frozen land, they are rituals that bind. Dark drives to a chilly hockey arena. Blades biting outdoor ice. Kids in heroes' sweaters, mouthing their own play-by-plays. CBC drives to the net with an unabashedly affectionate look back at the grassroots of our national game — the true spirit of hockey. Image: Detail from "Hockey on the Creek" by Canadian artist Henry K. Ripplinger. Courtesy of Ripplinger Art Gallery, Regina.

	The Hockey Sweater		The birthplace of hockey?		Early morning practice
	Roch Carrier reads his classic story and Peter Gzowski responds with a hockey tale of his own. (Radio; runs 19:19)		The prize of Howard Dill's hockey memorabilia collection is the frozen pond out back. (TV; runs 2:51)		It's still dark out, the arena is cold and the coffee tastes like boiled-down pucks. So why do parents do it? (TV; runs 9:08)

	Parents' penalty: 12 hours for rushing		Canada's hockey dad		The skinny on shinny
	Sunday is not necessarily a fun day for an Ontario couple with three young hockey players to chauffeur around. (Radio; runs 10:57)		How Walter Gretzky helped make The Great One great. (TV; runs 5:52)		An ode to pick-up paradise where there are no rules — just plain fun. (Radio; runs 8:31)

	Hockey gets organized		Home ice advantage		She shoots, she scores
	More and more, the parents of "the Canadian boy" are enrolling him in minor hockey. (Radio; runs 4:38)		Simply the best backyard rink in Canada. (TV; runs 2:22)		Women's hockey is about to come of age at the Olympics. (TV; runs 5:03)

	That hockey bag smell		The language of hockey
	Who knew you're supposed to wash equipment worn for the last 23 years? (Radio; runs 5:34)		From spinarama to penalty box, the sport has given us some rich vocabulary. (TV; runs 3:32)

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