11.   From the moment the Stars and Avalanche took the ice almost two weeks ago you could feel this one coming.

12.   He took the ice with Ray Bourque on the third shift of the game to a rousing ovation from the capacity crowd at the Pepsi Center.

13.   He took her ice skating on their first date and nearly broke his neck, but it did not matter.

14.   He took up ice skating in specially fitted skates after watching hockey on TV.

15.   Hey, I was on a media bus headed back from a hockey news conference when the final pairs took the ice for their free skate programs.

16.   In the throes of early-season frustration, the Stars took the ice against Calgary on Saturday night and, lo and behold, discovered signs of progress.

17.   It was decided when the Stars took the ice looking very much as Hatcher described them, not wanting it enough to play their game.

18.   It was nearly high noon at Mellon Arena Tuesday, a half-hour before the Bruins were scheduled to take the ice for practice.

19.   Just before she took the ice, her longtime coach, Alex McGowan, gave what he thought would be a pep talk.

20.   Kwan, who fell once, was in second place for the night before Slutsakaya took the ice.