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  1.                                 Princeton hockey team.
  2.                                 There, he perfected his
  3.                                 most famous move: Hobey
  4.                                 would get the puck at his
  5.                                 teamΓÇÖs end and circle his
  6. own goal to gather speed for a full-throttle
  7. attack down the ice. 
  8.  
  9. During his college career, HobeyΓÇÖs team lost 
  10. only seven times. The ice arena at Princeton 
  11. now bears his name. He was also a great 
  12. college football player, starring as a kicker 
  13. and punt returner. 
  14.  
  15. After college, Hobey joined the St. Nicholas 
  16. amateur hockey team in New York City. 
  17. Professional hockey was just getting
  18. started. (The NHL wouldn't be formed 
  19. until 1917.)