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62:Alexandria, Virginia
1408:The Harvard Crimson
1377:"Thursday, June 26"
653:Binghamton Senators
515:Harvard University
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429:Harvard University
280:Jordan Krestanovich
268:Nashville Predators
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142:Christopher B. Bala
1437:Eliteprospects.com
1365:– via Mlive.
1303:. October 21, 2014
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1279:2019-02-02
1187:References
261:defenseman
150:ice hockey
105:Played for
52:1978-09-24
25:Chris Bala
228:in 1997.
116:NHL draft
89:Left wing
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1129:Award
327:Season
200:Career
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