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F U N & GA M ES USA Hockey Puzzle By Larry Humber SMALL SAVES By J. DeMarco 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 13. 15. 17. 18. 20. 22. 23. DOWN Use one's stick illegally Leetch is best known for his time with this team Leetch was the ___ American- born Smythe Trophy winner Esche who now calls the shots in Utica (he was a goalie earlier) Cutting Number worn by Jesse Compher Teams ___ ends each period Train or work out Boston College's teams go by this nickname The Dallas Stars once played at ___ Arena ___ Curl-Salemme Some prefer an ___ seat for easy access Brock Nelson is one and so is Jake Guentzel (they have the same birth sign) Advance slowly, ___ along 1. 5. 9. 10. 11. 12. 14. 16. 19. 21. 24. 25. 26. 27. ACROSS Paul Maurice had his first NHL gig here Thompson with the Sabres Ted Leonsis is Caps' ___ ___ Green is home of the NCAA's Falcons The Ducks call the Honda ___ home A ___ (close) game could go either way Lineup Run at an opponent Jim ___ backstopped the U.S. to gold in 1980 Agitate: 2 words Refs ___ (examine) the nets before games Burke or Leetch Short for a front-office guy Harmon on the blue line PHOTOS BY Getty Images; Images On Ice 38 // JUNE 2025 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM ANSWERS: CROSSWORD | ACROSS: 1. HARTFORD, 5. TAGE, 9. OWNER, 10. BOWLING, 11. CENTER, 12. TIGHT, 14. ROSTER, 16. CHARGE, 19. CRAIG, 21. RILE UP, 24. INSPECT, 25. BRIAN, 26. EXEC AND 27. SAVANNAH. DOWN: 1. HOOK, 2. RANGERS, 3. FIRST, 4. ROBERT, 6. AXING, 7. EIGHTEEN, 8. SWITCH, 13. PRACTICE, 15. EAGLES, 17. REUNION, 18. BRITTA, 20. AISLE, 22. LIBRA AND 23. INCH. WHO ARE WE? | GERRY COSBY, JACOB MACDONALD, HAMPTON SLUKYNSKY HOCKEY MATH | 257 I won both a IIHF World Junior and Men's World Championship gold medal this year, while also leading Western Michigan University to an NCAA national title. Gwyneth Philips faced a PWHL-high 270 shots in eight postseason games for the Ottawa Charge, giving up only 13 goals. How many saves did Philips make in those eight games? HOCKEY MATH I set an all-time American Hockey League record for goals in a season by a defenseman this year as a member of the Colorado Eagles with 31. I grew up in Portland, Oregon, and played college hockey at Cornell. I was the first American goaltender to lead the U.S. to a gold medal at the 1933 IIHF Men's World Championship? I played in all five games, surrendering only one goal and posting four shutouts. Who are we?