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		<title>Video: New stars strategize during Bruins camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Isner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boston Bruins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cam Neely]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the summer, kids go to soccer camp, field hockey camp, and football camp to get in some extra skill work before the fall season kicks into gear.
The same could be said for the future stars of the Boston Bruins, who are spending this week in a developmental camp of their own.
Will these 25 players [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=26628&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NHL ready to ring the opening bell on Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boston Bruins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manny Fernandez]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the offseason.
There are incredible highs: players being celebrated at the NHL Awards, winning, smiling, congratulating each other, and playing poker on Las Vegas tables for charity.
There’s the next generation of NHL players getting drafted amidst cheers and family tears, cities rejoicing with pride for a local prospect, and media marveling in the youthful [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=25024&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bruins excited after sweeping awards</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/06/19/bruins-excited-after-sweeping-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Bruins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Claude Julien]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[They&#8217;re going to need to make some room in the trophy case on Causeway Street.
All three Bruins &#8212; Tim Thomas, Zdeno Chara and coach Claude Julien &#8212; won the respective awards for which they were nominated.
NESN&#8217;s Naoko Funayama caught up with Thomas and Julien after the ceremony.
Thomas said that not all the messages he received [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=22746&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gearing up for the NHL Awards</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/06/18/gearing-up-for-the-nhl-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alex Ovechkin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gary Bettman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello from Las Vegas! We are here for the 2009 NHL Awards.
Three Bruins are up for honors, and the goaltending tandem of Manny Fernandez and Tim Thomas will receive the William M. Jennings Trophy (awarded to the goaltenders of the team which allowed the fewest goals during the regular season). That trophy will be presented [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=22570&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Fitzy&#8217;s back pocket</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/06/09/in-fitzys-back-pocket/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/06/09/in-fitzys-back-pocket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Behind the scenes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NESN&#8217;s Naoko Funayama spent a day with Fitzy as he toured the streets of Boston looking for contestants for his new trivia game show Pocket Money that will air later this summer on NESN.
Cameras rolled from all angles, while one kept tabs on the behind the scenes work of Fitzy&#8217;s interaction with contestants both young [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=21112&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A little extra Pocket Money</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/06/09/a-little-extra-pocket-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fitzy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Edwards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pocket Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Bowl]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s sports trivia with a little cash, handed out right on the streets of Boston. You win five bucks for correctly answering a relatively easy question, or risk the five for 10 bucks and a bit of a harder question. Try for $20 if you really know your Boston sports, and if you do, this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20876&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A fearless fan in Tara Daniels</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/06/02/a-fearless-fan-in-tara-daniels/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/06/02/a-fearless-fan-in-tara-daniels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cancer treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dana Farber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elisa Frederick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milan Lucic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrice Bergeron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tara Daniels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Thomas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[She extends her hand, with nails decorated in art, sparkling with blue crystals and glittery polish. Dressed in a cute zebra-patterned hoodie and a black summer skirt with flip flops, 16-year-old Tara Daniels greets us with strikingly expressive eyes and bright smile.
&#8220;It&#8217;s nice to meet you,&#8221; she says, leaning on her mother for support.
We sit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=19699&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hockey still alive in Boston</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/27/hockey-still-alive-in-boston/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get it now.
I understand why on the Bruins&#8217; wrap-up day, Mark Stuart said that he wouldn&#8217;t watch the rest of the playoffs. At the time, I responded skeptically &#8212; &#8220;for real?&#8221; &#8212; because I couldn&#8217;t believe that if hockey was your life, you wouldn&#8217;t watch the most important part of the season.
&#8220;No, can&#8217;t watch,&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18689&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Offseason already in full gear for Bruins</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/18/offseason-already-in-full-gear-for-bruins/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/18/offseason-already-in-full-gear-for-bruins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 03:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Ference]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Peter Chiarelli]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli  deserves a break, but there&#8217;s no telling if he has the time to take a relaxing vacation.
Chiarelli has the daunting task of trying to sign key restricted free agents while remaining under the cap &#8212; and must do so before the July 1 deadline. Two of those players are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=16952&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stats can&#8217;t predict the future</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/14/stats-cant-predict-the-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 21:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bob Beers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Bruins]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our game notes are full of statistics.
&#8220;Bruins are 0-20 after trailing 3-1 in a series.&#8221;
&#8220;Bruins are 9-8 in Game 7s.&#8221;
&#8220;Hurricanes have won three consecutive Game 7s.&#8221;
&#8220;Cam Ward is 3-0 in Game 7s.&#8221;
We revisit historical numbers, because stats decorate sports, and we are happy to oblige by pondering the patterns of seasons past. They set the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=16116&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ward upset with Walker, NHL&#8217;s decision</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/12/ward-upset-with-walker-nhls-decision/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/12/ward-upset-with-walker-nhls-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 21:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The press surrounded Aaron Ward immediately as the Boston locker room opened for interviews Tuesday morning. Ward stood with bruising and cuts around his left eye (which looks like the kind of bruise that will get really ugly in the next few days), clearly unhappy with what happened at the end of Game 5, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=15600&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bruins will try to extend their season</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/10/bruins-not-ready-for-season-to-end/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/10/bruins-not-ready-for-season-to-end/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 18:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sports are a funny thing. The regular season feels so long, almost endless. It becomes such a normal pattern to have the team in our lives, in the sports pages, on television screens in bars, restaurants and living rooms. For us, the coverage is daily, and the lifestyle is total immersion in Bruins hockey.
Now looking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=15109&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Backside pressure by forwards key in series</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/08/defense-the-key-in-series/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/08/defense-the-key-in-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 19:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Ference]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Claude Julien]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paul Maurice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rob Brind'Amour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shane Hnidy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=14965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever played defense, you&#8217;re big on backside pressure. You see the rush coming toward you, and you think, &#8220;My own forwards better bug those puck carriers.&#8221;
&#8220;Backcheck!&#8221; yell coaches on all levels of the game. It&#8217;s crucial when you play a speedy, good skating team who will beat you on open ice.
Carolina coach Paul [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=14965&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unique atmosphere inside and outside RBC Center</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/07/unique-atmosphere-inside-and-outside-rbc-center/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/07/unique-atmosphere-inside-and-outside-rbc-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 23:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Wideman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bruins have a day off in Raleigh between Games 3 and 4, and it’s yet another warm, muggy day in North Carolina. We ran into a few players who were out and about town, spending some alone time listening to music and enjoying the southern spring. 
This is a stark contrast to the temperature [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=14612&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Staal not frustrated by Chara</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/06/staal-not-frustrated-by-chara/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/06/staal-not-frustrated-by-chara/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 22:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jordan Staal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marco Sturm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Hunwick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Maurice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
It is a very muggy day in North Carolina, with a high near 80. The air does not move much here, as our Jamaican-born cabbie explained, making these hot days often unbearable. 
Eric Staal tells us even though the warm weather affects the ice, it actually doesn&#8217;t make it different from any other night at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=14223&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sideline blues for the Black and Gold</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/04/sideline-blues-for-the-black-and-gold/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/04/sideline-blues-for-the-black-and-gold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 15:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Claude Julien]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marco Sturm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quest for the Cup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, this is what it felt like for Andrew Ference when he was sidelined with an injury for the entire first round of the playoffs. He watched the games, sitting on the ninth floor of the Garden, and said it bites because you have absolutely no control of the situation.
Sunday night, it was our turn [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13679&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Championship chemistry Bruin in Boston</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/03/championship-chemistry-bruin-in-boston/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/03/championship-chemistry-bruin-in-boston/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 14:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Phil Kessel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quest for the Cup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ray Whitney]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=13496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Loved Game 1. You have to appreciate the speed bursts, the offensive orientation (at least for the Bruins) and the clean style of Carolina vs Boston. Couple of interesting tidbits from the locker-room conversations as I pondered the different looks to the Hurricanes-Bruins series.
Why is the physicality not as present as it is in other [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13496&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>B&#8217;s are rustless and rested for Game 1</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/01/bs-are-rustless-and-rested-for-game-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/01/bs-are-rustless-and-rested-for-game-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 18:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morning skate was at Ristuccia Arena on Friday, because of the graduation activities going on at the Garden.
Many of the players have mentioned loving the weather this week. Dennis Wideman talked of checking out the waterfront activities, and David Krejci revelled in the summer temperatures, saying it just puts you in a good mood. Steve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13173&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s more to life than sports</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/01/theres-more-to-life-than-sports/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/05/01/theres-more-to-life-than-sports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 12:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An old, cold rink. The sound of skate blades carving effortlessly. Pucks missing the net and banging on the glass behind it. Whistles to signal the changing of drills. An occasional instructional break. Such is a morning at Ristuccia Arena. Its simplicity is comforting.
Perspective is a hard thing to maintain when you&#8217;re working in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13127&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bruins put champagne on hold</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/23/bruins-put-champagne-on-hold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe you got a glimpse. If you did, you were lucky. The Bruins were smiling, beaming, and ever so briefly showing elation. But blink and you missed it, because they&#8217;re quick to move on, and quicker to tell you they&#8217;re getting back to work.

We got one glimpse of it, as Marc Savard turned to athletic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11460&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>B&#8217;s, Habs wait it out</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/22/bs-habs-wait-it-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, bonjour! Game 4 is Wednesday night at the Bell Centre. Montreal took a morning skate. Boston did not, with the exception of Andrew Ference, who was out skating with strength and conditioning coach John Whitesides. That&#8217;s them in this photo, which I took this morning.
Speaking of this morning, I have to give it to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11169&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>B&#8217;s cool and calm before Game 3</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/20/bs-cool-and-calm-before-game-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello from the Bell Centre! Here are the Bruins at Monday&#8217;s morning skate.
There are two main story lines: Milan Lucic&#8217;s suspension and Montreal being in a two-games-down situation.
Let&#8217;s start with Lucic. He spoke to the media for the first time following news of his suspension, and was very cool about it, saying that it serves [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=10418&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Desperation time for Canadiens in Montreal</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/20/desperation-time-for-canadiens/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/20/desperation-time-for-canadiens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Claude Julien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marc Savard]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shane Hnidy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday was a travel day for the Bruins as the series now shifts to Montreal for Games 3 and 4.
Couple of lingering thoughts from Game 2 &#8230; Shane Hnidy can double as a big-goal sniper, Patrice Bergeron is a lefty, and Marc Savard is so competitive that even if he&#8217;s, say 2-for-10 on face-offs, he still [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=10252&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Garden crew does yeoman&#8217;s work</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/18/garden-crew-getting-ready-for-game-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/18/garden-crew-getting-ready-for-game-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just sending a quick update from the Garden about the Game 2 preparations.
The crews are working hard and quickly to turn this place around, as the Celtics&#8217; game against the Bulls went into overtime. I took this photo around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
It is a heat box in here without the ice!
The basketball beat media [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=10016&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Garden party ousts Bruins</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/18/garden-party-ousts-bs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Naoko Funayama]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Matt Hunwick]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re all worried for Matt Hunwick. Watch our pregame coverage for an update.
Just three skaters took the ice Saturday morning at Ristuccia Arena: Manny Fernandez, Aaron Ward and Byron Bitz.
This is kind of a weird day, starting with the Hunwick news. It&#8217;s also rare that we&#8217;re at Ristuccia for morning skate (we&#8217;re usually at the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=9935&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hunwick feels fine day after facewash</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/17/hunwick-feels-fine-day-after-facewash/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/17/hunwick-feels-fine-day-after-facewash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Ference]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Game 1. What a game. All the guys talked in the locker room Thursday night about how key the first win is.
Practice was normal on Friday, with Andrew Ference still MIA.
A huge scrum surrounded Matt Hunwick, and there were lots of questions about what Mike Komisarek did to him after the game to cut his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=9693&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A calm before the storm in Boston</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/16/a-calm-before-the-storm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hard to contain my own excitement for the playoffs, but the players are as cool as can be this morning and in rather pleasant moods all around. Good aura. 
It does feel like any other game day in the Bruins locker room (except for the huge Montreal media contingent that may actually outnumber the Boston media [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=9509&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hard work trumps talent</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/08/hard-work-trumps-talent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, web readers! I know we still have a few games left, but I am so, so, so looking forward to the playoffs. There is nothing like playoff hockey: the fever, the towels, the sheer adrenaline, the pure love and heart of the sport on display. And that&#8217;s just from a fan perspective. Imagine how stoked the players are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=7899&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bruins revert to basics with playoffs looming</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/01/bruins-revert-to-basics-with-playoffs-looming/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/04/01/bruins-revert-to-basics-with-playoffs-looming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi web readers!  We are now counting down the games until the playoffs begin, and it appears that the Bruins have worked out some of their recent issues just in time.  Now to your questions&#8230;
Is Claude Julien happy with the way the Bruins are playing?
&#8211; Jamie, Manchester, N.H. 
Coach Julien is definitely happier [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=6711&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chara leading the B&#8217;s charge</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/03/25/chara-leading-the-bs/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/03/25/chara-leading-the-bs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Zdeno Chara]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi web readers! Isn&#8217;t it still resonating, that win over New Jersey? What a way to boost the confidence. We&#8217;ve had a lot of questions and concerns in our mailbag about the recent play and struggles of the Bruins, so we&#8217;ll answer some of those this week. Also, their new DVD &#8212; The Original Six [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=112&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>B&#8217;s playing to opponents’ level</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/03/18/bs-playing-to-oppone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, Web readers. Thanks for writing in! The Bruins are coming down the stretch with just 11 games remaining on the regular season schedule, and it&#8217;s time for them to get back on track for the postseason. Let’s get to the questions.
Why are the Bruins having so much trouble against good teams? Is this a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=113&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>B&#8217;s look to recreate dominant first half</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/03/10/bs-look-to-recreate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fluto Shinzawa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the Web questions.
Let me just write a quick note to say how nice Columbus, Ohio is. The arena has a wide-open feel on the concourse, and there is a practice rink in the same building. The Shore North is an area near the arena, full of small stores, art galleries and bistro-type restaurants. There is a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=114&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Questions swarm around B&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/03/03/questions-swarm-around-bs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blake Wheeler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brad May]]></category>
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Web readers, thanks for writing in! There&#8217;s a lot of trade chatter this week, so we&#8217;ll address some of those questions.
How do players handle hearing their names in rumors?
&#8211; Brian, Medford
The players are naturally nervous and curious during this time of year because they are typically kept in the dark about deals. The internet has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=568&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The pendulum swings again</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/02/25/the-pendulum-swings-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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Hi, everyone. Thanks again for sending in your questions. How about that much-needed win for the Bruins against Florida in which they got some of their good habits back? And major props to rookie Byron Bitz, who got the Garden crowd chanting, &#8220;We want Bitz!&#8221; Speaking of Bitz &#8230;
Are there any Bruins prospects who can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=569&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Bruins&#8217; year is here</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/02/18/the-bruins-year-is-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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Hi, Web readers. Thanks for writing in! The Bruins are now in Florida for the start of a week-long stay through this weekend&#8217;s games. Let’s get to the questions.
Is this year of the Bruins?
&#8211;Rocco, Worcester, Mass.

I&#8217;m going to say, isn&#8217;t this already the year of the Bruins? We know there always existed a deeply-rooted love [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=570&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Funniest Bruin Award goes to &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/02/11/the-funniest-bruin-award-goes-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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Hi, Web readers. Thanks for your questions this week.

Who is the Bruins&#8217; most underrated player?
&#8211; Frank, Hartford, Conn.

Actually, I just had this discussion with our associate producer, Pat White, who always has one eye on the statistics, and we talked about how Patrice Bergeron could be the most underrated player right now. Some might criticize [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=571&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Manny the mending netminder</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/02/03/manny-the-mending-netminder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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Snap, thud, clap, snap, clank, silence.
Sounds of just a few voices echoed as Manny Fernandez fielded shots from Petteri Nokelainen and assistant coach Doug Houda, while strength and conditioning coach John Whitesides watched.
Just four bodies were on the ice, with not a single visitor in the stands. Absent were the continuous skating drills to carve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=572&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Winning spirit on display in Montreal</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/01/26/winning-spirit-on-display-in-montreal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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You’ve never seen the Bruins quite like this. Smiling, laughing, like boys who had earned recess for an entire school day. 
From coach Claude Julien wrapping up the weekend with a classy thanks to Montreal for putting on a great show, to children with Marc Savard jerseys running around the Canadiens&#8217; locker-room hallway, the place [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=573&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All-Star fever</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/01/24/all-star-fever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the NHL version of a vacation for many players and coaches, but for us media and some of the game’s elite, it was a working holiday of a weekend. 
Friday
We got off to a good start with a smooth, five-hour road trip to Montreal for our three-player All-Star coverage team &#8211; producer Brian “Little [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=574&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>B&#8217;s on hand for inauguration preparation</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/01/20/bs-on-hand-for-inauguration-preparation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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With faces bright red, frozen from both awe and the Canadian cold front that blasted through the Northeast, we walked around to capture the essence of the nation’s capital in its pivotal weekend.
“Can you stand with our daughter and wave to our camera,” a visitor asked my videographer Pat Gamere and I, as she pointed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=575&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Baby B&#8217;s to Big B&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/01/13/from-baby-bs-to-big-bs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember those junior varsity days?  Waiting to be good enough or old enough to join the varsity team? You know, when that call-up to varsity was the biggest deal and the best indicator that the coaches saw you as a next-in-line player? 
It’s kind of along those lines for the Baby B’s, but it involves more than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=576&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boston&#8217;s Fab Four</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2009/01/06/bostons-fab-four/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They looked ahead, eyes focused on the target, gazes unfaltering.
Awaiting the start of the game, they shifted anxiously in their positions, as sounds of two banging sticks began to engage the crowd… 
Then it began.  The familiar sound of the Stone Gossard writing rung through the speakers, sending shouts across the Garden floor.
“Yeah Looch!” A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=577&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hockey&#8217;s amazing grace</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/12/30/hockeys-amazing-grace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine a 200-pound man, perfectly balanced on two blades just millimeters in width, and so in tune with the ice underneath him that he can swing left, right, and swivel backwards with the subtlest angling of the ankle. 
It is seemingly mindboggling from a purely physics standpoint.
Somewhere along the line in skating (and for that matter, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=578&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kessel takes streak show to the Rock</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/12/23/kessel-takes-streak-show-to-the-rock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We escaped to St. Louis and New Jersey this week following the first snowstorm, but not before seeing the Bruins defeat Carolina at the Garden.  Boston is a tough place to play, eh? 
Once in St. Louis, a bunch of us popped into a sports bar to catch the second half of the Saturday night NFL [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=579&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Magic of giving thanks</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/12/16/magic-of-giving-thanks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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Greg and the Morning Buzz, do you ever listen to them? Rock 101.1 FM during the morning rush hours. They&#8217;re rock music junkies out of Manchester, N.H., who are big-time sports fans (NASCAR, ice fishing, and Wildcats hockey are among their favorites) and have some of the funniest stories to tell. 
But they&#8217;re also big-time community connectors, and had a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=580&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shake and ache for B&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/12/02/shake-and-ache-for-bs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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The Bruins are “legit.” They won 11 games in November with just one regulation loss (to a desperate Buffalo team that probably would’ve shocked most opponents) and one shootout loss (to the top team in the East, the New York Rangers). 
The Bruins are a popular bunch these days, and the media attention is increasing each week. I personally like the crowded locker room, full [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=581&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New B&#8217;s, no panic</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/11/25/new-bs-no-panic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The element of panic is gone from their game.&#8221;
That is what Montreal’s Mathieu Dandenault said to me about the Bruins the last time the Canadiens were in town. It seems fitting, then, that Boston marched into Montreal last weekend, and got goals from three of its young players to win the pressure-cooker shootout game.
Matt Hunwick, a minor-leaguer-turned-seventh-defenseman, was moved up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=582&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Athletic numerology</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/11/18/athletic-numerology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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What&#8217;s in a number? There are many distinct ones in hockey and Boston sports. Here&#8217;s a quick rundown:
No. 3, Chicago
It’s the number worn by Blackhawks greats Pierre Pilote and the late Keith Magnuson, retired on the night of the Bruins-Blackhawks game. Johnny Bucyk was interviewed for the ceremony’s jumbotron presentation about the two players. He remembered that Pilote once checked [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=583&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>B&#8217;s November formula</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/11/11/bs-november-formula/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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There&#8217;s a part of people that questions the stability of good times when things are going seemingly too good. When those times hit, reporters are bound to ask questions: How do you maintain this, or how do you prevent overconfidence from setting in? Because as humans, there is a curiosity to find, grasp and hold on to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=584&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Z and Bergy</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/11/04/z-and-bergy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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Nicknames are the coolest phenomenon. Cool in the sense that there&#8217;s something special about having an identity re-created for you by friends, family, teammates or any other social groups. It often shows adoration and acceptance, and gives some people with very common names a chance to flash a unique label.
In hockey, the standard seems to be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=585&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leading the B&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/10/28/leading-the-bs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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In the diluted world of self-expression (blogs) and altered interpersonal dialogue (Facebook), it is becoming rare to find words that have meaning and, moreover, a person whose words affect the behavior of those around them. 
But those people continue to fascinate and mystify us, for decision-making always requires one clear voice. And how we democratically, or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=586&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Busy Bruins</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/10/21/busy-bruins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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There was a lot going on last week for the Bruins. Three home openers as the visitors, meaning multiple ceremonies to celebrate the start of the season. The 100th anniversary of the Habs. A couple of Shawn Thornton fights. Phil Kessel keeps scoring. Marc Savard does a “corkscrew.&#8221; A record 700th game for Aaron Ward. Patrice Bergeron [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=587&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teammates return home</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/10/14/teammates-return-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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What is it about the wave of emotion that overtakes you, your entire body, like an uncontrollable chill that only somewhat dissipates when you breathe deeply? 
It’s caused by anticipation, and it is something many television reporters feel on a daily basis (even the famously even-keeled Peter Jennings once apparently said he felt nervous before [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=588&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s just business</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/10/07/its-just-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He winced in a way that you wished was captured on video, for it was impossible to relay in print. It&#8217;s the same kind of wincing you do when you feel a bit badly for someone &#8211; tilt your head, squint one eye, then shut them both and sigh, only to half-nod in helplessness.  When the writers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=589&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scream of relief</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/09/30/scream-of-relief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I looked up at the leader of the squad, our eye levels a good foot and a half apart, and said, &#8220;I’m scared.&#8221;
Zdeno Chara answered, &#8220;Don&#8217;t be scared.&#8221;
It was scary. Most of them yelled, screamed, hollered and hooted as they each took turns getting lifted by a rope in a harness, 50 feet in the air, then [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=590&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ice dreams</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/naoko-funayama/2008/09/23/ice-dreams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naoko Funayama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend JK constantly asks me, “Are you just all hockey, all the time? Can you ever turn it off?”
&#8220;Not really,&#8221; I say. 
Hockey, hockey, hockey. And when you’re a rink rat like me, life can’t possibly be any better than this.
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