Olympic Hockey Shticks

by George Barany

This "mid-week level" sports-themed puzzle was written as an act of catharsis after the conclusion of an epic sports encounter (visual hint to the right). After completing the puzzle (spoiler), learn more about the event depicted by clicking here. 

Click here to view or download the puzzle in PDF format; here to download it as a puz file; here to download it as an ipuz file [requires the free Puzzazz app to solve]; here to solve the puzzle interactively (thanks to Jim Horne); here for the solution. My two favorite Martins, i.e., Martin Ashwood-Smith and Martin Herbach, one from each side of the border, parlayed their combined knowledge of our subject and the cruciverbal arts to help me turn around the puzzle in record time.

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http://tinyurl.com/olympichockeypuz

More puzzles here (all), here (current events), here (sports), and here (tributes).

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