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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Whatever Happened to the Quebec Nordiques?

Yes, we know what actually happened to the Nordiques; they became the Colorado Avalanche. It was a rhetorical question, along the lines of "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?"

Anyhow, last week, we gave the clue that the headline theme was "probably a lay-up for many readers. Or a can of corn. Or... a wrist shot." On Saturday, we added "Ice, Ice baby." And now, courtesy of reader C.B. in Lakeville, State of Hockey, er, Minnesota:

Looks like you've got some NHL team nicknames there:

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The Nordiques, from today's headline, are a (former) hockey team as well, as we note above. Oh, and a lay-up is an easy play in basketball, a can of corn is an easy play in baseball, and a wrist shot is an easy play... in hockey.

Here are the first 50 readers to get it right:

C.W. in Atlantic Beach, FL
J.U. in Chicago, IL
R.C. in Eagleville, PA
M.F. in Goshen, KY
J.C. in Oxford, England, UK
C.B. in Lakeville
G.W. in Avon, CT
J.N. in Zionsville, IN
D.L. in Springfield, IL
R.D. in Cheshire, CT
D.D. in Highland Park, IL
A.S. in Fairfax, VA
M.T. in Wheat Ridge, CO
J.S. in Somerset, NJ
R.S. in Milan, OH
R.G. in Bella Vista, AR
R.R. in Lancaster, PA
D.C. in South Elgin, IL
M.W. in Frederick, MD
G.M. in Gaithersburg, MD
K.M. in Ypsilanti, MI
M.M. in Manahawkin, NJ
M.A. in Cornelius, NC
M.K. in Rye, NY
T.M. in New York City, NY

C.G. in Pflugerville, TX
J.P. in Fredericksburg, VA
H.K. in Berlin, Germany
W.L. in Los Angeles, CA
D.S. in Layton, UT
D.S. in Jackson, MN
M.J.S. in Cheshire, CT
R.R. in Camden, DE
J.C. in Long Beach, NY
Z.K. in Albany, NY
E.K. in Arlington, MA
D.K.M. in Grand Rapids, MI
B.K. in Mystic, CT
S.M. in Exton, PA
D.K. in Chicago, IL
C.B.L. in Warwick, RI
C.J.R. in Boston, MA
R.H.O. in Portland, ME
J.M. in Eagle Mills, NY
B.W. in Boston, MA
T.K. in Kirkwood, MO
L.D. in Bedford, MA
J.F. in Fayetteville, NC
B.U. in St. Louis, MO
G.L. in Manchester, MO

R.D. in Cheshire also wonders: "Did someone from the north infiltrate this site?" No, we would never countenance such behaviour. Plus, a Canadian could never produce content of this calibre, eh.

Other hosers also expressed their suspicions.

For this week, the theme relies on one word per headline. The Trivial Pursuit theme would be "In the News," although that's not a great fit. As to a hint, we'll say that we doubt Donald Trump could figure out this theme. But if he did, he'd really hate it.

If you have a guess, send it to us at comments@electoral-vote.com, ideally with subject line "September 13 Headlines." (Z)

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