1.   And that was before the first puck of the game was even dropped.

2.   Even before the first puck drops Friday in second phase of the Olympic hockey tournament, the psychological gamesmanship is escalating.

3.   It was the first puck to land there this season. . . .

4.   James Taylor should drop the ceremonial first puck.

5.   Once, she dropped the first puck at a minor-league hockey game in Detroit.

6.   She got her wish last week and also dropped the ceremonial first puck.

7.   The Blackhawks asked Sammy Sosa to drop the ceremonial first puck at the United Center.

8.   The first puck drops Friday.

9.   Too many injuries have caused too much turmoil, and this has been going on since the first puck dropped in October.

10.   Former Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson, who led a task force to get an NHL team after the Stars left, dropped the ceremonial first puck before the game.