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Rafalski retired on an under-35 contract without being bought out, the move removed his cap hit for the
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Rafalski would miss Game 3 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals. It was the first time Rafalski missed the first three games of a series. The Red Wings made the Stanley Cup Finals for the second year in a row, and met the Penguins again in a
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long process of weighing different factors in our lives. At the end of the day it came down to priorities, with the top three priorities being serving God, serving my family and serving others."
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on March 5, 2008. He went on to score 13 goals for the season, amassing that amount in 73 games. On June 4, 2008, Rafalski helped lead the Red Wings to win the
Stanley Cup in six games over the
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2773:February 4,
2487:January 25,
2131:NHL totals
927:Stanley Cup
434:Scott Gomez
295:), winning
259:during the
3015:Categories
2871:Shawn Reid
2848:, or
2844:, or
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2836:, or
2751:October 2,
2694:January 6,
2453:References
1430:Brynäs IF
1016:Glenn Beck
778:First Team
617:Ice hockey
457:Game Seven
422:plus-minus
394:NHL career
369:Elitserien
328:team from
305:gold medal
253:free agent
243:, and the
214:Elitserien
186:defenseman
183:ice hockey
107:Played for
54:1973-09-28
2722:August 6,
1384:Brynäs IF
365:Brynäs IF
218:Brynäs IF
212:, in the
200:, in the
160:Undrafted
156:NHL draft
111:Brynäs IF
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2969:1998–99
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2890:Eric Rud
2689:ESPN.com
1157:1990–91
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1057:Playoffs
929:champion
891:Champion
888:SM-Liiga
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561:season.
508:Michigan
504:Dearborn
380:SM-liiga
361:All-Star
224:for the
202:SM-liiga
179:American
87:Position
2966:trophy
2883:1994–95
2834:NHL.com
2809:Staff.
2795:May 25,
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2566:May 23,
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1071:League
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330:Detroit
324:with a
316:Amateur
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91:Defense
2540:May 5,
2181:Event
1064:Season
755:Rookie
741:Award
702:Canada
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359:First
301:Canada
297:silver
291:, and
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71:Height
66:, U.S.
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2175:Year
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1527:SM-l
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1300:WCHA
1257:WCHA
1068:Team
998:2014)
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874:award
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800:First
744:Year
261:2000s
251:as a
102:Right
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2236:1993
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2198:PIM
2146:178
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2049:NHL
2006:NHL
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1213:WCHA
1166:USHL
1121:NAHL
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880:1999
864:1999
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825:WCHA
817:1995
804:Team
797:West
792:AHCA
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