Florida Panthers fans wave towels during the third period in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes on May 24 in Sunrise, Fla.
Florida Panthers fans wave towels during the third period in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes on May 24 in Sunrise, Fla.
Popeye Jones was an NBA rookie with the Mavericks the same season that Dallas debuted its new NHL team, and he decided to go to a Stars game after meeting future Hall of Fame player Mike Modano.
“I couldn’t figure out hockey. They were jumping over and off the ice … I’m like, ‘what’s going on with this sport?’ ” Jones said. “The puck flew up, I remember it hit somebody in the nose, blood was all over the ice and they kept playing.”
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AP Sports writers Aaron Beard, Pat Graham and Tim Reynolds contributed to this report.
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