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Article: Canada at a loss without hockey.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- October 14, 2004
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Byline: Tim Panaccio
MONTREAL _ Tom Koshelowsky grew up worshiping the Canadiens. He sips his Molson at Hurley's, a popular hockey hangout, and says the excitement is gone.
"This is the shrine of the Original Six," Koshelowsky said of Montreal, one of the National Hockey League's founding franchises. "People can't fathom Montreal without hockey."
In a city that has won the Stanley Cup 23 times, there was no hockey on Wednesday night. Montreal without hockey is like Philadelphia without the Eagles, New York without the Yankees, and Boston without the Red Sox. Canada's national pastime, a $1 billion industry, remains in limbo.
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