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NHL Notebook: How Kris Knoblauch’s calm, humble persona helped turn the Oilers around

Kris Knoblauch’s roots in hockey are deeply tied to Edmonton and Western Canada. Growing up in Imperial, Sask., a town of 360 located between Saskatoon and Regina, Knoblauch hit the Western Hockey League playing for the Red Deer Rebels, the Edmonton and Kootenay Ice, as well as the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

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