F U N & GA M ES
USA Hockey Puzzle
By Larry Humber
SMALL
SAVES
By
J.
DeMarco
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DOWN
Take your position, ___ up
City that joined the NHL when it
first expanded
Throw out
Out of the lineup, missing
Hockey dressing rooms have a
certain ___ (or smell)
Born in California, he was taken
first overall in the 2016 NHL draft
Bill ___ was GM of our U.S. Men's
Olympic Ice Hockey Team
Angela ___ is a hockey legend,
having played in four Olympics
___ Heise is with the PWHL's Frost
Hall of Famer Jeremy ___ was
later heard on NBC
A player who can score at any
time is always a ___
7 Down is a ___ Leaf, as is Matt
Knies
Zumwinkle also with the Frost
8 Down is also this NHL team's
GM
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ANSWERS:
CROSSWORD
ACROSS: 1. LAS VEGAS, 5. WARM, 9.
NOLTE, 10. SHUTOUT, 11. JUSTIN, 12.
REACH, 14. UPSETS, 16. ANDREW, 19.
GIMPY, 21. HUGHES, 24. EXPLODE, 25.
ALIBI, 26. OPEN AND 27. STREAKED.
DOWN: 1. LINE, 2. ST. LOUIS, 3. EJECT,
4. ABSENT, 6. AROMA, 7. MATTHEWS,
8. GUERIN, 13. RUGGIERO, 15. TAYLOR,
17. ROENICK, 18. THREAT, 20. MAPLE,
22. GRACE AND 23. WILD.
WHO AM I? | A: RYAN MILLER
A: GWYNETH PHILIPS
GOALIE MATH | A: .899 OR 89.9%
ACROSS
Where Jack Eichel plays now
Get ready to play, ___ up
___ auditioned for the film Slap Shot
even though he couldn't skate
A goalie who stops everything is
credited with one
Faulk who captained the U.S. Men's
National Team
Stretch out
Defeats unexpectedly, as when
we beat the Soviets at the 1980
Olympics
Peeke previously with Columbus
Injured
Quinn, Luke and Jack are the ___
brothers
Score a bunch of goals in quick
succession
The losing coach may have an ___
(excuse)
Unmarked
Skated fast, or won a series of games
in a row
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I made 42 saves against
Canada — the most by an
American-born NHL goalie
at the Winter Olympic
Games – in the round robin
portion of the 2010 Winter
Olympic Games.
My 224 saves
during the 2026
PWHL Playoffs was
the most among
American goaltenders.
If Jake Oettinger
made 1,234 saves after
facing 1,372 shots, what
is his save percentage?
To calculate save percentage,
divide the total number of
saves by the total number of
shots on goal.
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