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And now, as he participates in the NHL Scouting Combine from May 30-June 4 in Toronto, Sproul tips the scales at 6- foot-4 and 195 pounds. But Sproul's growth goes far beyond his physical maturation. After startin http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/869455.html There will be a familiar showdown between the pipes when the Houston Aeros and the Binghamton Senators take to the ice for Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals on Friday. Senators rookie Robin Lehner and Aeros freshman Matt Hackett are only a year removed from facing each other in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs, where Hackett's Plymouth Whalers disposed of Lehner's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in five games in the first round. It was a disappointing http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/866327.html Rookie forward Jarrod Maidens took a whack at a loose puck at the top of the crease and watched it slither across the goal line 3:27 into overtime, threw his gloves in the air and was mobbed in the corner by a wave of leaping teammates. That's the scene the Attack and their fans - thousands of who made the trek to Mississauga for Game 7 - will remember forever, and the first time in franchise history they've had a chance to celebrate