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Israeli mom ‘made it easy’ for new NHL player to make history

JL;DR SUMMARY Zeev Buium made history as the first NHL player born to Israeli parents when he debuted with the Minnesota Wild against the Vegas Golden Knights. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Yom KippurJewish IdentityNhlHockeyZeev BuiumMinnesota WildIsraeli ParentsMiriam BuiumNcaa Frozen FourOffensive Defenseman

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"Zeev Buium took the ice yesterday for the Minnesota Wild, becoming the first NHL player born to Israeli parents and one of more than a dozen Jewish players to feature in a game this season."
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
"Zeev Buium #8 of the Minnesota Wild skates with the puck against the Vegas Golden Knights in the first period of Game One of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on April 20, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada."
San Diego, California, United States
"His parents, Sorin and Miriam Buium (pronounced BOO-yum), immigrated in 1999 from Ashdod, a city in southern Israel, to San Diego."
Ashdod, Southern District, Israel
"His parents, Sorin and Miriam Buium (pronounced BOO-yum), immigrated in 1999 from Ashdod, a city in southern Israel, to San Diego."
Denver, Colorado, United States
"The younger two brothers teamed up at University of Denver, where they won the NCAA Frozen Four championship in 2024."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
"Zeev would be the first to tell you that's 13 minutes, 23 seconds more than his brother Shai, his former college teammate, and a prospect in the Detroit Red Wings farm system."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"All three kids Ben, Shai and Zeev eventually joined a youth hockey development program run by the Los Angeles Kings."

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