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March 15, 1999
The Big, Big Chill
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March 15, 1999

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The Big, Big Chill

The between-periods show during a Maple Leafs-Islanders game at Nassau Coliseum was more Fantasia than Slap Shot as skaters in inflatable sumo suits—complete with colored thongs to differentiate their teams—flopped and thudded all over the ice. Refs spent much of their time picking up toppled tubbies.

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