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Selanne’s last Olympics; Price starts Canada opener; Pittsburgh hates Crosby (Puck Headlines)

Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.

• Brandon Prust and George Parros aren't in Sochi right now, so they went to Barbados instead, and re-enacted this iconic scene from Titanic. [Brandon Prust]

• Teemu Selanne on his last Olympics: "I think anything you do for the last time, it's going to be emotional because a lot of times you don't know it's your last and there's still a lot of things you wonder about such as what could happen after. But when you know it's your last you try to take everything in. You see things differently. It's just been an unbelievable journey in my national career and ending it here, it's a perfect way." [NHL]

• For the next few weeks, Pittsburgh hates you, Sidney Crosby. [Post-Gazette]

• Norway's big goal in their opener versus Canada? A goal. They haven't scored one on Canada in 30 years. No pressure, Carey Price. You allow one goal and even if you win, you lose. [Greatest Hockey Legends]

• Nick Olynyk, once Carey Price's backup, with some advice for Roberto Luongo on how to handle sitting on the bench and watching Price play. [Canada]

• Elliott Friedman with an Olympic-themed 30 thoughts. [CBC]

• Sochi's Olympic hockey arena lights up after goals, and it's awesome. [Fourth Place Medal]

• Great, moving story here about Dion Phaneuf's quiet charity and that time he made a sick, nine-year-old Chicago Blackhawks fan's day. [Toronto Star]

• Americans the country over are fascinated by this bizarre Olympic sport called "ice hockey". [The Onion]

• Meet Team Canada's defencemen and goalies. Learn about the horrible accident that left one of the vowels from Marc-Edouard Vlasic's last name permanently lodged in his first name. [PITB]

• The five sexiest U.S. men's hockey players. There is no debating this list. It's flawless. [Buzzfeed]

• Among the healthy scratches in Russia's opener: Valeri Nichushkin. [RSPort]

• Check out the jerseys from the AHL All-Star classic. There are several. [Icethetics]

• Check in on Alex Ovechkin's Russian vacation. [RMNB]

• Ray Shero and Dan Bylsma are buds. Buds for life. [TribLive]

• Lovely goal here from Travis Konecny of the Ottawa 67s. [Buzzing the Net]

• Is Switzerland ready to become a contender? [Last Word on Sports]

• This is a pretty slick dangle from Kenny Orlando of the Wilkes Barre Scranton Knights.