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Hockey transactions (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) (CP) - Movements in the world of hockey Friday: Girls ice hockey is red-hot in popularity (Tacoma News Tribune) NEWINGTON, Conn. - Sarah Appleton is hard-pressed to remember a time growing up when she didn't play hockey with boys. Hockey Today (AP via Yahoo! News) Los Angeles at Dallas (8 p.m. EST). The Kings lead the second-place Stars by a point in the Pacific Division. World junior hockey championship chairman says officiating will improve (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) VANCOUVER (CP) - International Ice Hockey Federation councillor Frank Gonzalez doesn't want to see another game at the world junior hockey championship like Canada's 4-0 win over Norway on Thursday. Canadian Women's Hockey Tops U.S. (AP via Yahoo! News) Caroline Ouellette scored two goals to help Canada beat the United States 4-2 on Friday night for its eighth victory in nine games in the 10 pre-Olympic series between the women's hockey powers. WSHS boys hockey team picks up first win (Winona Daily News) The Winona Senior High School boys hockey team scored its first win of the season by defeating Mora 4-3 in a shootout on the second day of the Winhawks Holiday Classic at the Bud King Ice Arena. Canada and U.S. square off for first at world junior hockey championship (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) VANCOUVER (CP) - The hard-hitting Canadians will try to shut down the high-flying Americans at the world junior hockey championship Saturday in a game that determines which country gets a bye to the semifinals. Courant Boys Hockey Ratings (Hartford Courant) Records through Thursday. Hockey Today (Covers.com) SCOREBOARD Saturday, Dec. 31 Los Angeles at Dallas (8 p.m. EST) . The Kings lead the second-place Stars by a point in the Pacific Division. STARS Friday -Hannu Toivonen, Bruins, made 31 saves to h... More Women in U.S. Taking a Shot at Hockey (AP via Yahoo! News) Sarah Appleton is hard-pressed to remember a time growing up when she didn't play hockey with boys. The lack of good girls ice hockey programs forced her to play on boys teams until she was 13. Now, she's 18, and that's no longer necessary.

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