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Puck science: The cold, hard facts

Puck science: The cold, hard facts
04:19 | 04/27/2015
Why do NHL teams go through dozens of hockey pucks each game? We go behind the scenes to see how the Minnesota Wild prepares their pucks to meet NHL regulations, and work with a physics professor to compare the dynamics of a frozen puck vs. a warm puck.

Photo credit: USA Today Sports Images
Sources: NHL Official Rules 2014-15

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