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Team USA’s very Jewish '4 Nations Face-Off' team deserved a Canadian counter

JL;DR SUMMARY The NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, featuring U.S., Canada, Finland, and Sweden, highlights a significant moment for Jewish athletes in hockey. 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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Jewish AthletesNhlZach HymanHockeyTeam CanadaTeam UsaQuinn HughesJack HughesAdam Fox4 Nations Face Off

Places mentioned

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
"wears the number 18 for the Edmonton Oilers, seemed to have a good case for the roster he netted 54 times last season, which made him the first member of the tribe to hit the half-century mark."
Ontario, Canada
"Hyman visited the Ontario Hockey League franchise he recently acquired with his family."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"and when Team USA meets Team Canada in Boston for Thursdays final (8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN)"
Long Island, New York, United States
"Fox, a former Norris Trophy winner as the leagues top defenseman, had a hockey-themed bar mitzvah at Jericho Jewish Center, the Conservative synagogue his family attended in Long Island."

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