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Slim and None / Episode #1: "From The Ground Up"

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Without money, an arena or players, the odds were stacked against Howard Baldwin and his dream of founding a professional hockey team. But, you won’t get your name on the Stanley Cup, or an Academy Award nomination, if you’re not a dreamer.

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