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1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers
Division5th Patrick
Conference8th Wales
1990–91 record33–37–10
Home record18–16–6
Road record15–21–4
Goals for252 (16th)
Goals against267 (11th)
Team information
General managerRuss Farwell
CoachPaul Holmgren
CaptainRon Sutter
Alternate captainsMark Howe
Rick Tocchet
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,342[1]
Minor league affiliateHershey Bears
Team leaders
GoalsRick Tocchet (40)
AssistsPelle Eklund (50)
PointsRick Tocchet (71)
Penalty minutesCraig Berube (293)
Plus/minusMark Howe (+9)
WinsRon Hextall (13)
Goals against averagePete Peeters (2.88)

The 1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Off-season

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After firing general manager Bobby Clarke on April 16, 1990,[2] Russ Farwell was hired to replace him on June 6.[3] Farwell had spent the previous two seasons as the general manager of the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds.[3]

Regular season

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Rick Tocchet scored 40 goals and Pelle Eklund recorded 50 assists. However, goaltender Ron Hextall continued to be hampered by injuries during the 1990–91 season. He only played in 36 games and as a result the Flyers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year, finishing fifth in the division and three points short of a playoff spot after a late-season collapse.

Despite scoring the fewest short-handed goals (2) and allowing the most short-handed goals (16), the Flyers finished 7th out of 21 teams in power play percentage with 20.12% (68 for 338).[4]

Season standings

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Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Pittsburgh Penguins804133634230588
New York Rangers8036311329726585
Washington Capitals803736725825881
New Jersey Devils8032331527226479
Philadelphia Flyers8033371025226776
New York Islanders8025451022329060

[5]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Wales Conference[6]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Boston BruinsADM80442412299264100
2Montreal CanadiensADM8039301127324989
3Pittsburgh PenguinsPTK804133634230588
4New York RangersPTK8036311329726585
5Washington CapitalsPTK803736725825881
6Buffalo SabresADM8031301929227881
7New Jersey DevilsPTK8032331527226479
8Philadelphia FlyersPTK8033371025226776
9Hartford WhalersADM8031381123827673
10New York IslandersPTK8025451022329060
11Quebec NordiquesADM8016501423635446

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

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1990–91 regular season[7]
October: 6–6–0, 12 points (home: 4–2–0; road: 2–4–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordPointsRecap
1October 41–4@ Boston BruinsHextall0–1–00L
2October 61–3@ New Jersey DevilsHextall0–2–00L
3October 77–2Detroit Red WingsWregget1–2–02W
4October 117–4New Jersey DevilsWregget2–2–04W
5October 134–3Winnipeg JetsWregget3–2–06W
6October 165–1@ Pittsburgh PenguinsWregget4–2–08W
7October 185–4Quebec NordiquesWregget5–2–010W
8October 205–3@ Montreal CanadiensWregget6–2–012W
9October 232–6Washington CapitalsWregget6–3–012L
10October 253–5@ New York RangersWregget6–4–012L
11October 272–5@ New York IslandersHextall6–5–012L
12October 302–6Pittsburgh PenguinsWregget6–6–012L
November: 11–4–2, 24 points (home: 6–3–1; road: 5–1–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordPointsRecap
13November 16–3Minnesota North StarsWregget7–6–014W
14November 31–3Chicago BlackhawksWregget7–7–014L
15November 47–1@ Toronto Maple LeafsWregget8–7–016W
16November 64–2@ Winnipeg JetsPeeters9–7–018W
17November 82–8Calgary FlamesPeeters9–8–018L
18November 105–2@ Quebec NordiquesPeeters10–8–020W
19November 112–0Vancouver CanucksPeeters11–8–022W
20November 131–1 OTNew York RangersPeeters11–8–123T
21November 154–1Montreal CanadiensPeeters12–8–125W
22November 172–3@ New Jersey DevilsPeeters12–9–125L
23November 181–4New Jersey DevilsPeeters12–10–125L
24November 215–4@ Pittsburgh PenguinsHoffort13–10–127W
25November 234–1Toronto Maple LeafsPeeters14–10–129W
26November 254–1New York IslandersPeeters15–10–131W
27November 275–1@ New York IslandersPeeters16–10–133W
28November 285–5 OT@ New Jersey DevilsHoffort16–10–234T
29November 305–1New York RangersPeeters17–10–236W
December: 4–8–3, 11 points (home: 0–3–3; road: 4–5–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordPointsRecap
30December 23–6Edmonton OilersPeeters17–11–236L
31December 63–4Buffalo SabresWregget17–12–236L
32December 80–7@ Minnesota North StarsPeeters17–13–236L
33December 95–4@ Chicago BlackhawksHextall18–13–238W
34December 111–4@ Washington CapitalsHextall18–14–238L
35December 132–2 OTNew York IslandersHextall18–14–339T
36December 151–3Detroit Red WingsWregget18–15–339L
37December 164–2@ Winnipeg JetsHextall19–15–341W
38December 181–3@ Detroit Red WingsHextall19–16–341L
39December 203–3 OTNew Jersey DevilsHextall19–16–442T
40December 220–1@ Hartford WhalersWregget19–17–442L
41December 234–4 OTMontreal CanadiensHextall19–17–543T
42December 277–5@ Los Angeles KingsHextall20–17–545W
43December 293–1@ St. Louis BluesHextall21–17–547W
44December 312–5@ Buffalo SabresHextall21–18–547L
January: 6–4–1, 13 points (home: 5–1–0; road: 1–3–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordPointsRecap
45January 43–3 OT@ Washington CapitalsHextall21–18–648T
46January 52–3@ New York IslandersWregget21–19–648L
47January 72–3@ New York RangersHextall21–20–648L
48January 123–1@ Boston BruinsHextall22–20–650W
49January 133–5Edmonton OilersHextall22–21–650L
50January 155–4Pittsburgh PenguinsHextall23–21–652W
51January 175–1Quebec NordiquesHextall24–21–654W
52January 224–3Calgary FlamesHextall25–21–656W
53January 246–1Washington CapitalsHextall26–21–658W
54January 263–5@ Hartford WhalersHextall26–22–658L
55January 314–2Pittsburgh PenguinsHextall27–22–660W
February: 4–5–2, 10 points (home: 2–3–1; road: 2–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordPointsRecap
56February 20–2Hartford WhalersHextall27–23–660L
57February 52–3Los Angeles KingsHextall27–24–660L
58February 71–2Vancouver CanucksHextall27–25–660L
59February 102–5@ Washington CapitalsHextall27–26–660L
60February 136–3@ Toronto Maple LeafsHextall28–26–662W
61February 162–3@ New Jersey DevilsHextall28–27–662L
62February 185–3Chicago BlackhawksWregget29–27–664W
63February 214–4 OTNew York RangersWregget29–27–765T
64February 235–3@ New York IslandersHextall30–27–767W
65February 244–3New York IslandersHextall31–27–769W
66February 262–2 OT@ Minnesota North StarsWregget31–27–870T
March: 2–10–2, 6 points (home: 1–4–1; road: 1–6–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionRecordPointsRecap
67March 24–4 OTSt. Louis BluesHextall31–27–971T
68March 42–6@ New York RangersWregget31–28–971L
69March 72–4@ Calgary FlamesHextall31–29–971L
70March 84–5@ Edmonton OilersWregget31–30–971L
71March 120–6@ Los Angeles KingsHextall31–31–971L
72March 135–4 OT@ Vancouver CanucksWregget32–31–973W
73March 160–6@ Washington CapitalsWregget32–32–973L
74March 171–3Boston BruinsPeeters32–33–973L
75March 211–4St. Louis BluesWregget32–34–973L
76March 237–4New York RangersPeeters33–34–975W
77March 242–6@ Buffalo SabresWregget33–35–975L
78March 261–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPeeters33–36–975L
79March 280–3Washington CapitalsWregget33–37–975L
80March 304–4 OT@ Pittsburgh PenguinsWregget33–37–1076T

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
22Rick TocchetRW704031712150
9Pelle EklundC73195069−214
32Murray CravenLW77194766−253
14Ron SutterC80172845292
3Gord MurphyD80113142−758
18Mike RicciC68212041−864
19Scott MellanbyRW742021418155
25Keith ActonC76142337−9131
29Terry CarknerD7972532−15204
20Normand LacombeRW74112031−127
28Kjell SamuelssonD7891928482
11Jiri LatalD5052126−1914
12Tim KerrRW27101424−88
24Derrick SmithLW72111021037
10[a]Dale KushnerRW6371118−4195
17Craig BerubeLW748917−6293
8Murray BaronD678816−374
26Martin HostakC5031013122
2Mark HoweD190101098
21Tony HoracekLW34369649
6Jeff ChychrunD360661105
39David FenyvesD40145128
45Chris JensenRW18213−52
23Pat MurrayLW16213−515
41Mark Pederson†LW12213−85
5Kerry HuffmanD10123110
50Scott SandelinD15033−30
36Darren RumbleD310110
58Bill ArmstrongC101110
46Kimbi DanielsC2011−20
27Ron HextallG3601110
33Pete PeetersG2601114
15Craig FisherC200000
30Bruce HoffortG20000
35Ken WreggetG300006

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
27Ron Hextall3634131659821063.12.89202,035
35Ken Wregget302310143660883.56.86701,484
33Pete Peeters2623971623612.88.90211,270
30Bruce Hoffort201012034.59.850039

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Rick Tocchet[b] [9]
NHL Player of the Month Pete Peeters (November) [10]
NHL Player of the Week Ken Wregget (October 22) [11]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Kjell Samuelsson [12]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Pelle Eklund [12]
Class Guy Award Gord Murphy [12]

Records

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Among the team records set during the 1990–91 season was the fewest shorthanded goals scored in a season (2) and the most shorthanded goals allowed in a season (16).[13][14]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Martin Hostak October 4, 1990 [15]
Pat Murray
Mike Ricci
Darren Rumble November 27, 1990
Bill Armstrong February 18, 1991
Kimbi Daniels March 28, 1991

Transactions

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The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 25, 1990, the day after the deciding game of the 1990 Stanley Cup Final, through May 25, 1991, the day of the deciding game of the 1991 Stanley Cup Final.[16]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 16, 1990 To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 3rd-round pick in 1990
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
[17]
March 5, 1991 To Philadelphia Flyers
To Montreal Canadiens
  • 2nd-round pick in 1991
 [18]

Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamViaRef
August 1, 1990 Rod DallmanNew York IslandersFree agency[19]
Dale KushnerNew York IslandersFree agency[19]
September 5, 1990 Lance PitlickUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)Free agency[20]

Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamViaRef
July 3, 1990 Ilkka SinisaloMinnesota North StarsFree agency[21]
July 16, 1990 John StevensHartford WhalersFree agency[22]
August 29, 1990 Doug SullimanRetirement[23]
September 4, 1990 Ken LinsemanEdmonton OilersFree agency[24]

Signings

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DatePlayerTermRef
August 1, 1990 Brian Dobbin[19]
Mark Freer[19]
Tony Horacek[19]
August 28, 1990 Martin Hostak2-year[25][26]
September 4, 1990 Mike Ricci[27]
September 5, 1990 Pat Murray[20]
September 14, 1990 Ron Hextall5-year[c][10][28]
Rick Tocchet4-year[d][28]
November 29, 1990 Ken Wregget1-year[e][29]
May 2, 1991 Pelle Eklund3-year[30]
May 14, 1991 Jiri Latalmulti-year[31]

Draft picks

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NHL entry draft

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Philadelphia's picks at the 1990 NHL entry draft, which was held at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 16, 1990.[32] The Flyers traded their fourth-round pick, 67th overall, to the Edmonton Oilers for Normand Lacombe on January 5, 1990.[33]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 4 Mike Ricci Center  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2 25 Chris Simon Left wing  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
40 Mikael Renberg Right wing  Sweden Luleå HF (Elitserien) [f]
42 Terran Sandwith Defense  Canada Tri-City Americans (USHL) [g]
3 44 Kimbi Daniels Center  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL) [h]
46 Bill Armstrong Defense  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
47 Chris Therien Defense  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL) [i]
52 Al Kinisky Defense  United States Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) [j]
5 88 Dan Kordic Defense  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6 109 Vyacheslav Butsayev Center  Soviet Union CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)
8 151 Patric Englund Left wing  Sweden AIK (Elitserien)
9 172 Toni Porkka Defense  Finland Lukko Rauma (SM-liiga)
10 193 Greg Hanson Defense  United States Bloomington Kennedy High School (USHS-MN)
11 214 Tommy Soderstrom Goaltender  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
12 235 Billy Lund Center  United States Roseau High School (USHS-MN)

NHL supplemental draft

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Philadelphia's picks at the 1990 NHL supplemental draft on June 15, 1990.[34][35]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
1 4 Steve Beadle Defense  United States Michigan State University (CCHA)
2 9 Ray Letourneau Goaltender  United States Yale University (ECAC)

Farm teams

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The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.[36][37]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Kushner wore number 36 in his first ten games.
  2. ↑ Tocchet was voted to the starting lineup.[8]
  3. ↑ Option for sixth year
  4. ↑ Option for fifth year
  5. ↑ Arbitration award
  6. ↑ The Flyers traded Jay Wells and their 1991 fourth-round pick to the Buffalo Sabres for Kevin Maguire and the Sabres' second-round pick, 40th overall, on March 5, 1990.[33]
  7. ↑ The Flyers traded Brian Propp to the Boston Bruins for the Bruins' second-round pick, 42nd overall, on March 2, 1990.[33]
  8. ↑ The Flyers traded Darren Jensen and Daryl Stanley to the Vancouver Canucks for Wendell Young and Canucks' third-round pick, 44th overall, on August 31, 1987.[33]
  9. ↑ The Flyers traded Wendell Young and their seventh-round pick, 130th overall, to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Penguins' third-round pick, 47th overall, on September 1, 1989.[33]
  10. ↑ The Flyers traded Kevin Maguire and their 1991 eighth-round pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the Maple Leafs' third-round pick, 52nd overall, on June 16, 1990.[33]

References

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  • "Philadelphia Flyers 1990–91 roster and statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  • "1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  • "Flyers History - Season Overview : 1990–91". Flyers History. FlyersAlumni.net. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  1. ↑ "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Flyers Dismiss Clarke". The New York Times. April 17, 1990. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Miles, Gary (June 7, 1990). "Gm Arrives, Gm Departs: Farwell Gets His Chance With Flyers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 15, 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "1990-91 NHL Summary".
  5. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  6. ↑ "1990–1991 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  7. ↑ "1990-91 Philadelphia Flyers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  8. ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ "42nd NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Miles, Gary (December 5, 1990). "For Now, It's Peeters Ruling A Crowded Goalies' Roost". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ Miles, Gary (October 23, 1990). "New Combination Makes Its Points". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 "Flyers History – Team Awards". P.Anson. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ "NHL Stats". NHL.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  14. ↑ "NHL Stats". NHL.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  15. ↑ "1990-91 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  17. ↑ Miles, Gary (June 17, 1990). "Ricci, A Center, Is Flyers' Top Choice in Nhl Draft". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  18. ↑ Miles, Gary (March 6, 1991). "Farwell Deals Draft Pick For Young Winger". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 Miles, Gary (August 2, 1990). "Flyers Sign 5 Players, Including 2 Free Agents". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  20. 1 2 Bowen, Les (September 6, 1990). "'88 Pick Murray Finally Signs Deal With Flyers". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Deals". The Seattle Times. July 4, 1990. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Transactions". The Gettysburg Times. July 17, 1990. p. 10. Retrieved March 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Transactions". The Salina Journal. August 30, 1990. p. 12. Retrieved March 31, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ "Linseman Signs With Edmonton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 5, 1990. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  25. ↑ Bowen, Les (August 29, 1990). "Farwell: New Pacts In Works". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  26. ↑ Meltzer, Bill (August 28, 2014). "Meltzer's Musings: Manning Signs, Bundy Gets TV Gig, Quick Hits". HockeyBuzz.com. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  27. ↑ Miles, Gary (September 5, 1990). "Flyers Hope Rookies Can Spur Veterans in Training Camp". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  28. 1 2 Bowen, Les (September 15, 1990). "Flyers Get Their Men". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  29. ↑ Bowen, Les (November 30, 1990). "Arbitrator Rules Against Wregget". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  30. ↑ Bowen, Les (May 3, 1991). "Eklund Signs New Deal". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  31. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. May 15, 1991. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  32. ↑ "1990 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  33. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1990 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  34. ↑ "1990 NHL Supplemental Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  35. ↑ "1990 NHL Supplemental Draft -- Round 2 Selections". HockeyDraftCentral.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  36. ↑ "AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  37. ↑ "AHL Season Overview: 1990–91". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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