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Marc Elliott

Marc Elliott is a free lance sports opinion writer. Elliott recently wrote “The Masked Fan Speaks” column for the Lake County News Chronicle for the past ten years.

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Best Hockey Fight You Ever Saw?

Marc Elliott

I also get the culture and the tradition of it in the game. And with as much hockey talk radio as I listen to I am subjected to multiple annual debates about the value of fighting in the game.

Is Joe Mauer The New Media Whipping Boy?

Marc Elliott

In this particular story, the headline and content aren’t too kind to the local hero. And of course, at this point in his career, Mauer’s immense contract is a frequent measuring tool as to what he should or shouldn’t be doing at this point

Sports, Taxpayers And The Power Elite…

Marc Elliott

For some reason I keep thinking that someday, somewhere, a major municipality is going to tell one of these major league sport teams when they come begging for a new stadium or arena with hat in hand

Viking Mick Tinglehoff Goes Into Hall Of Fame!

Marc Elliott

I think of my childhood neighbors that played for the team and what good guys they were. I think of probably never missing a game whether it was on TV

Is Big Game “Trophy” Hunting Really A Sport?

Marc Elliott

Unless you live in a cave or have been involved in some sort of inter-galactic travel over the past couple of weeks, you have no doubt heard of the story of the hunting and killing of Zimbabwe’s beloved male Lion, “Cecil”.

Western Conference Ripe For The Taking

Marc Elliott

So lets do a quick elimination of teams that I do not believe will get one of the available playoff positions for next years Stanley Cup tourney.

Funny Things Do Happen In Sports Sometimes

Marc Elliott

Just spent the weekend here and have studied some of the history of the Choctaw Nation and the Trail of Tears. This is a gut wrenching read but I would advise you to read it anyway.

Some Random Sports Thought, Starting With…

Marc Elliott

It turns out that the fan, Zack Hample, is actually a pro’s pro at homerun and foul ball retrieval, nabbing 30 homerun balls and at least 8,000 others during his time as a fan of the game.

Wild Oust St. Louis Blues

Marc Elliott

It’s Sunday April 16th, 1972. Five of my neighborhood homeboys and I are sitting in a packed Met Sports Center with 15,000 plus of our closest hockey friends. We are sitting in 2nd level seats, but we are right on the center ice red line.

The Stanley Cup Tourney Rages Forth!

Marc Elliott

The greatest hockey tourney on the planet is going full steam ahead and there have been some surprises thus far, but by and large the Stanley Cup tournament is going as about expected and that is to expect the unexpected

NHL Stanely Cup Tourney Kicks Off…. NOW!

Marc Elliott

EVELETH…. By the time you open this edition of your World Wide Duluth Reader Weekly, the best hockey tourney of all will have a few games under it’s belt.

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