Morning reading

Unless you’re in other time zones, then it’s afternoon reading. Well, you get the drift. Practice isn’t until noon today, followed by a flight to San Jose, so here’s a couple stories that you might not have caught.

First, a nice feature on Scott Parse in the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Gazette, Parse’s hometown paper, on his first NHL games. Second, a feature I wrote on Ryan Smyth for LAKings.com. I’ll be writing weekly features for the website. This week’s feature will be on Anze Kopitar. Shocking, huh?

Portage’s Scott Parse registers assists in first two games with NHL’s Los Angeles Kings

Smyth A Perfect Fit

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