NHL in 2012: The year in photos

December: Post-Christmas, Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (left) carries the hopes of Team Canada’s world junior squad, a team beefed up due to the NHL’s dormancy. The young Oilers are that rare team whose stars are all see playing time (mostly with the AHL’s Oklahoma Barons) during the lockout.

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