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- ↑ Jam Showbiz [usurped] "Life After Hockey became one of the definitive Fringe hits of all time. The only play ever to be featured on Hockey Night in Canada, Life After Hockey has been running for 21 years all over the country and been presented in several languages in Europe."
- ↑ National Film Board of Canada
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