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Throwback 5-game series force players to 'embrace the grind'
Fans counted down the seconds to the final buzzer, “Brass Bonanza” played over the speakers at Hartford Civic Center and Whalers players Dave Tippett, Joel Quenneville and Dean Evason celebrated a three-game sweep of the Quebec Nordiques.Wait, Hartford Whalers? Quebec Nordiques? Three-game sweep? It was 1986 and one of the final NHL playoff series of its kind. The league this summer holds its first best-of-five playoff series in 34 years, and Tippett, Quenneville and Evason are among those involved in some capacity who know from personal experience what to expect.“You have to be ready for the grind,” said Tippett, now coach of the Edmonton Oilers.