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The Bruins could be primed for a championship run in a lockout-shortened NHL season. So in honor of the hockey's anticipated return, let's rewind to September 2011, when Claude and the Cup visited LPD.

So, as you’ve probably heard, it looks like hockey’s coming back. News broke earlier this week that the National Hockey League and the NHL’s Player’s Association reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement and a lockout-shortened season could start Jan. 19. According to ESPN, the framework for the agreement was announced Sunday, but the deal still requires majority approval from the board of governors, which is scheduled to meet today, Jan. 8. Meanwhile, with the agreement looking imminent, analysts and fans have wasted little time positing about the local squad’s chances to make a run at Lord Stanley’s Cup in this abbreviated season. Folks who follow and cover the Boston Bruins have cited the team's talent, depth and …

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Looking Back on 2011: Fab Five Favorite Photos of the Year

Click through some of our favorite scenes from 2011, plus a bonus video.

There is simply no way to include all of the outstanding images captured and posted on Lexington Patch in 2011. From holidays to storms to feel-good features that warm the heart, there has no shortage of powerful photography from local photographers, freelancers and you, our readers.  So, in deciding our five favorite photos from 2011, we tried to going to stick to that old adage that a picture's worth 1,000 words and selected images that themselves tell the story. There are actually six pics, but we like to think about the second and third as one before-and-after image. So here they are, in chronological order. 1. Re-Enactors, the Next Generation: In Lexington, it's pretty much a given (or an understatement) that Patriots Day is a kind of…

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VIDEO: The Cup Stops Here

Bruins Coach Claude Julien, who has lived in Lexington since joining the Bs in 2007, brought the Stanley Cup to the Lexington Police Station for photo ops with the folks who serve his community.

Boston Bruins Coach Claude Julien and the Stanley Cup spent Wednesday afternoon at the Lexington Police Department. Julien, who has lived in town since joining the Bs in 2007, brought the Cup to the station because they thought the people who serve the community deserve the chance to see it. From about noontime through 2 p.m., members of the LPD, Fire Department and Post Office, along with members of their immediate families, filed through the LPD. Some got up close and personal with the Cup, while others cautioned young hockey players not to touch it, lest they curse their chances of claiming the NHL championship one day. “It doesn’t get old. Winning the Cup doesn’t get old, but sharing it with people doesn’t get old either,” said Julien…

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Patrick Ball

9:44 am on Friday, September 9, 2011

Hi Bruce, Thank you for reading and commenting. While I can't speak for 99 percent of Cup appearances, I can tell you that this particular instance was kept pretty quiet because it took place at the Police station and Coach Julien wanted to be certain the police, firefighters and postal workers in his town got a chance to see the Cup. -Patrick Ball Editor, Lexington Patch   more ›