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'Hockey mom' becomes a challenging phrase

'Hockey Mom" is a song. Thoroughly apolitical. Written four years ago by 40-year-old Connecticut musician Dave Schneider - whose group, the Zambonis, has been performing only hockey-themed songs since 1991 - it is a loving paean to Schneider's mother, and to all mothers who sacrifice for their kids beyond reason.

"The rink is twenty degrees

"She's got long johns and a thermos full of...

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