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Former Rangers Prucha, Korpikoski miss New York

Originally published: October 26, 2009 9:02 PM
Updated: October 26, 2009 10:12 PM
By STEVE ZIPAY  steve.zipay@newsday.com

Quick ReadFormer Rangers now playing for Coyotes in Phoenix.

Phoenix Coyotes' Petr Prucha (16), of the Czech

Photo credit: AP | Phoenix Coyotes' Petr Prucha (16), of the Czech Republic, gets his shot on goal blocked by Columbus Blue Jackets' Mathieu Garon (32) in the second period of a hockey game. (Oct. 10, 2009)

Here's a rarity: We can confirm that there are at least two young men in Arizona who don't play golf: former Rangers roommates and current Coyotes Petr Prucha and Lauri Korpikoski.

"Too hot," the Czech-born Prucha said before last night's game at the Garden. "It takes your energy away. I stay inside."

Korpikoski, who was born in Finland, said the major differences that he noticed after...

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