- List of ice hockey line nicknames
The three forwards – the centre, right wing and left wing – operate as a unit called a line. The tradition of naming the threesomes who compose the hockey teams' lines of attack extends back to the 1920s when
Bun Cook ,Frank Boucher andBill Cook of theNew York Rangers formed the A Line (named after the A Train, which ran underMadison Square Garden ). [McKinley, Michael, "Hockey: A People's History," McClelland & Stewart, 2006, ISBN 0-7710-5769-5]
=Famous NHL lines with nicknames=*"The
A line /The Bread line" —New York Rangers (1920s) —Frank Boucher , Bill &Bun Cook ; a reference to "Bun" Cook's nickname
*"TheBrat line " —Toronto Maple Leafs (late 1970s) —Dave "Tiger" Williams ,Jack Valiquette , andPat Boutette
*The BOW Line —Boston Bruins (1963) —Johnny Bucyk ,Murray Oliver , andTommy Williams
*"TheCentury line " —Pittsburgh Penguins (1972-76) —Syl Apps Jr. ,Lowell MacDonald , andJean Pronovost ; also known as "The Bicentennial Line"; scored 100+ goals and 200+ points for 4 straight seasons
*"The Clydesdale Line" —Chicago Blackhawks (1984-1987) —Curt Fraser ,Troy Murray , andEd Olczyk ; each player weighed in at or around 200 pounds. NHL players weighing in excess of 200 pounds was rare in those days.
*"The Crazy Eights Line ";Philadelphia Flyers (1990's)Eric Lindros ,Mark Recchi ,Brent Fedyk -- wore jersey numbers 88, 8 and 18, respectively
*"TheDynamite line " —Boston Bruins (1928-33)Cooney Weiland ,Dutch Gainor ,Dit Clapper
*"TheDynasty line "Pat Houda, "The Best North American Lines of the 1970s" online at: http://www.chidlovski.com/personal/1974/liners/na70s.htm] —Montreal Canadiens (1970s) —Guy Lafleur ,Jacques Lemaire , andSteve Shutt ; also withPeter Mahovlich in place of Lemaire; bonus fact: Shutt once called the Lafleur/Mahovlich/Shutt line the "Donut Line" (because it had no centre)
*"TheEspo Line "Boston Bruins (1967-75) —Wayne Cashman ,Phil Esposito , andKen Hodge ; also known as "TheNitro line "; and "The Dogs of War line"
*"TheFLY line " —New York Rangers (2002) —Eric Lindros ,Theo Fleury andMike York ; the Rangers top three scorers that season.
*"TheFlying Frenchmen " —Montreal Canadiens (1917-19) —Didier Pitre ,Jack Laviolette ,Newsy Lalonde
*"The French Connection" —Buffalo Sabres (1972-1979) —Gilbert Perreault ,Rick Martin and Rene Robert; made up of threeFrench-Canadian players
*"TheGAG line " (Goal-A-Game Line) —New York Rangers (1964-75) —Jean Ratelle ,Vic Hadfield andRod Gilbert -- later dubbed the "TAG (Two-A-Game) Line"
*"TheGEM line " —Atlanta Flames (late 1970s) —Guy Chouinard ,Eric Vail andBob MacMillan
*"TheGEM line " —Toronto Maple Leafs (late 1980s) —Gary Leeman ,Ed Olczyk and Mark Osborne
*"TheGodfather and Two Dons line " &mdashNew York Rangers (late 1970s)Don Maloney ,Phil Esposito , andDon Murdoch
*"The Grind line" —Detroit Red Wings (1990s) —Kirk Maltby ,Kris Draper , andDarren McCarty
*"TheHEM line " —Toronto Maple Leafs (1960s) —Billy Harris ,Gerry Ehman , andFrank Mahovlich
*"TheHound line " —Toronto Maple Leafs (1980s) —Wendel Clark ,Russ Courtnall , andGary Leeman -- all three had played for theNotre Dame Hounds
*"TheHUM line " —Detroit Red Wings (1960s) —Paul Henderson ,Norm Ullman , andBruce MacGregor
*"The Kid line" —Toronto Maple Leafs (1929-36) —Charlie Conacher ,Joe Primeau , andBusher Jackson
*"TheKraut line " —Boston Bruins (1936-42, 1945-47) —Milt Schmidt ,Woody Dumart andBobby Bauer ; all three players were born inKitchener, Ontario , which was called Berlin beforeWorld War I , and whose citizens are mainly of German descent
*"TheLCB line " —Philadelphia Flyers (1970s) —Reggie Leach ,Bobby Clarke , andBill Barber ; after the initials of the players' surnames
*"The Legion of Doom" —Philadelphia Flyers (1994-97) —Eric Lindros ,John LeClair andMikael Renberg
*"TheLILCO line " —New York Islanders (1977-86) —Mike Bossy ,Clark Gillies andBryan Trottier ; after Long Island Lighting Company; originally with Billy Harris instead of Bossy; also known as "The Trio Grande Line"
*"TheMad line " —Toronto Maple Leafs (2002-04) —Mats Sundin ,Alexander Mogilny andDarcy Tucker
*"TheMattress line " —Vancouver Canucks (2003-04) —Daniel Sedin ,Henrik Sedin and Jason King; after mattress sizes, "Two twins and a king."
*"TheMillion Dollar line " —Chicago Blackhawks (1950s-60s) —Bobby Hull ,Murray Balfour ,Bill Hay
*"TheMPH line " — Chicago Black Hawks (1960s) —Stan Mikita ,Jim Pappin , andDennis Hull ; after the initials of the players' surnames; it also stands for "miles per hour", a unit of speed
*"The Olympic line" —Winnipeg Jets (1992-96) — Teemu Selanne,Alexei Zhamnov ,Keith Tkachuk . Named after each member's home country: Selanne is a Finn, Tkachuk is American, and Zhamnov fromRussia .
*"TheOption Line " —Pittsburgh Penguins (1990-91) —John Cullen ,Mark Recchi , andKevin Stevens -- the line came together when all three players were in the option year of their respective contracts
*"TheParty line " — Chicago Black Hawks (1980s) —Denis Savard ,Al Secord , andSteve Larmer
*"ThePony line " — Chicago Black Hawks (1945-48) — Max &Doug Bentley ,Bill Mosienko [Dave Golokhov , "Top 10: All-Time NHL Lines" online at: http://ca.askmen.com/sports/fitness_top_ten_60/86_fitness_list.html]
*"The Production line" —Detroit Red Wings (1947-52) —Sid Abel ,Gordie Howe ,Ted Lindsay , later withAlex Delvecchio
*"The Punch line" —Montreal Canadiens (1943-48) — Hector "Toe" Blake,Elmer Lach and Maurice "Rocket" Richard
*"TheRussian Five " —Detroit Red Wings (1990s) —Sergei Fedorov ,Igor Larionov ,Vyacheslav Kozlov ,Vladimir Konstantinov , andViacheslav Fetisov
*"The S line" —Montreal Maroons (1920s) —Nels Stewart ,Babe Siebert ,Hooley Smith ; after the common initial "S" of the players' surnames
*"TheScooter line " — Chicago Black Hawks (1960s) —Doug Mohns ,Stan Mikita ,Ken Wharram
*"TheSky line " —Pittsburgh Penguins (1990s) —Mario Lemieux , Jaromir Jagr, andKevin Stevens
*"TheSlovak Pack " —St. Louis Blues 1999-2000 —Pavol Demitra ,Michal Handzus , andLubos Bartecko
*"TheSpeedball Line " —Montreal Canadiens (1927-34, 1937) —Howie Morenz ,Aurel Joliat , Johnny "Black Cat" Gagnon — an intelligent play on words that refers to the speed (more Morenz and Joliat) and cleverness (more Gagnon) of its members
*The Trio Grande LineNew York Islanders 1970-1980'2Clark Gillies -Bryan Trottier -Mike Bossy
*"TheTriple Crown Line " —Los Angeles Kings (1970s-80s) — Dave Taylor,Charlie Simmer andMarcel Dionne ; a reference to the Kings' logo, which features a crown; this was the first line in NHL history where each player scored 100 points or more in the same season (1980-81 NHL season ).
*"TheUke line " —Boston Bruins (1957-64) —Bronco Horvath ,Johnny Bucyk ,Vic Stasiuk ; referring to the players' Ukrainian ancestry
*"The West Coast Express" —Vancouver Canucks (2000-2006) — Markus Naslund,Brendan Morrison , andTodd Bertuzzi ; reference to local commuter rail service of the same nameFamous non-NHL lines with nicknames
*"The Army Line" —
HC CSKA Moscow Soviet league (1970s) —Valeri Kharlamov (LW), Boris Mikhailov (RW), Vladimir Petrov (C)
*"The Coneheads Line" —USA Hockey ,1980 Winter Olympics , "Miracle On Ice " team —Mark Pavelich , John Harrington,Buzz Schneider ; after the famousSaturday Night Live sketch seriesConeheads , because they played a strange or 'alien' style. All three players were from theIron Range in Northeast Minnesotacite web
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*"The DDT Line" — Ice hockey at the 2003 World Championships, 2004 World Championships, &2004 World Cup of Hockey (forCanada ) —Kris Draper ,Shane Doan ,Joe Thornton ; after the initials of the players' surnamescite web
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*"TheKLM line " —Soviet national ice hockey team (1980s) —Vladimir Krutov ,Igor Larionov ,Sergei Makarov ; after the initials of the players' surnames; also known as "The Green Line" because they wore green jerseys in practice.
*"Les Trois Denis" —Montreal Juniors (late 1970s) —Denis Cyr , Denis Tremblay,Denis Savard ; A line that featured three players who all were named Denis, all were born onFebruary 4 ,1961 , and all grew up in the same neighbourhood inVerdun, Quebec . Was dominant in the QMJHL for a couple of years. [http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/spot_oneononep200002.htm]
*"TheHanson Brothers "-; fictional checking line from the 1977 movie Slap Shot based on the real-life Carlson brothers.
*"The Jönsson League" —Färjestad BK, Sweden (2000s) —Jörgen Jönsson ,Peter Nordström ,Pelle Prestberg and for a while instead of Prestberg,Hannes Hyvönen ; Named after a serie of films with the same name.
*"TheHuey, Dewey, and Louie line" — Team Finland (1994-1995) —Ville Peltonen (LW),Saku Koivu (C) andJere Lehtinen (RW; The lineup debuted in1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships and made an instant impact on Finnish National Team's play during the tournament. The lineup was later on used during1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships , where Finland won their first ever Gold Medals. The play of the lineup gained international attraction and later on, the trio would go on and have a career in NHL with Koivu forMontreal Canadiens , Lehtinen forDallas Stars and finally; Peltonen, gaining his spot in the NHL after a lengthy struggle, playing forSan Jose Sharks ,Nashville Predators andFlorida Panthers .Current, short-lived and/or novelty lines (though seldom used beyond local fans)
*"The 2 Kids & A Goat line" —
Detroit Red Wings —Henrik Zetterberg ,Pavel Datsyuk ,Brett Hull , originally withBoyd Devereaux in place of Zetterberg.
*"The 700 Pound line" —Boston Bruins —Joe Thornton , Glen Murray,Mike Knuble
*"The The A Line" —New Jersey Devils —Patrik Elias ,Jason Arnott , andPetr Sykora
*"The ABC line" —Chicago Blackhawks —Tyler Arnason ,Mark Bell , andKyle Calder
*"The AMP line" —Colorado Avalanche (2000s) —Alex Tanguay ,Milan Hejduk ,Peter Forsberg ; after the initials of the players' given names
*"The Ash Line" —New York Islanders —Arron Asham ,Alexei Yashin ,Oleg Kvasha ; after the common string "ash" in their last names
*"The Bay Street Bullies" —Toronto Maple Leafs —Darcy Tucker ,Shayne Corson ,Tie Domi
*"The BBC line" —Carolina Hurricanes (2000s) —Bates Battaglia ,Rod Brind'Amour ,Erik Cole
*"The Big Line" —Minnesota Wild (2000s) —Brian Rolston ,Pavol Demitra ,Marian Gaborik ; Line consisting of the Wild's top scorers, though rarely play together, hence the "Big" line.
*"The Brothers Line" —Vancouver Canucks (2000s) —Henrik Sedin ,Daniel Sedin ,Anson Carter ; the Sedins are the only twins picked one right after the other (Daniel went second and Henrik third in the1999 NHL Entry Draft ), and Carter is ofBajan descent and is known as "Soul Brother".
*"The Bulldog Line" —New York Rangers — Steve Vickers,Walt Tkaczuk ,Bill Fairbairn
*"TheCASH line " —Ottawa Senators (2005-present) —Dany Heatley ,Jason Spezza ,Daniel Alfredsson ; [Citation|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=November 17 ,2005 |title=The Cash Line easily wins the vote|last=Citizen staff|pages=C1] also: "The Pizza line" after promotional giveaway at home games; [citation|newspaper=Ottawa Sun|date=October 2 ,2007 |last=Garrioch|first=Bruce|title=Pizza Line Ordered Up] "The Ash Line". This line was named in its entirety for the 2008 NHL All-Star game, however Heatley was injured.
*"The Checking Line" —Anaheim Ducks (2006-present) —Samuel Påhlsson (C),Travis Moen (LW),Rob Niedermayer (RW); Named for stopping the opponents top line. This line was a key factor for Anaheim to win theStanley Cup in 2007.
*"The Crash line" —New Jersey Devils — Mike Peluso,Bobby Holik , andRandy McKay
*"The Crazy Eights" —Philadelphia Flyers —Eric Lindros ,Brent Fedyk , andMark Recchi ; so named because they wore the uniform numbers 88, 18, and 8, respectively.
*"CVS Line" —Hartford Whalers —Geoff Sanderson ,Andrew Cassels ,Pat Verbeek
*"Czech-mate line" —New York Rangers —Jan Hlavac left wing,Radek Dvorak right wing, and Petr Nedved center. Also used to describe the currentEdmonton Oilers line ofPetr Sykora left wing,Ales Hemsky right wing, and Nedved center.
*"Czechs-Mex line" —Edmonton Oilers — Raffi Torres, Petr Sykora and Ales Hemsky. (Named because the latter two are Czechs, and Torres is a Canadian of Hispanic descent.)
*"The Deuces Wild Line" —Philadelphia Flyers —Simon Gagné ,Peter Forsberg , andMike Knuble ; so named because they wear the uniform numbers 12, 21, and 22 respectively.
*"The Dice Line" —Calgary Flames —Colin Patterson ,Richard Kromm , andCarey Wilson ; so named because their uniform numbers were 11, 22, and 33 respectively.
*"The EGG line" —New Jersey Devils —Patrik Elias ,Scott Gomez , andBrian Gionta . (The Devs had great success with this line, winning theStanley Cup with them in the 2002-03 season.)
*"The Finnish Sandwich" —Edmonton Oilers —Wayne Gretzky ,Jari Kurri , andEsa Tikkanen (Kurri and Tikkanen are Finns)
*"The FLY line" —New York Rangers —Theoren Fleury ,Eric Lindros , andMike York
*"FTD Line" (They always delivered) — Hartford Whalers —Ron Francis ,Sylvain Turgeon ,Kevin Dineen
*The "GAS line" — Boston Bruins (2000s) —Bill Guerin ,Jason Allison ,Sergei Samsonov
*"The Grumpy Old Men line" —Dallas Stars —Kirk Muller , John MacLean, andMike Keane
*"The High Speed Line" —Philadelphia Flyers (Early 1980s) —Ray Allison ,Ron Flockhart ,Brian Propp
*The "HMO Line" —New York Rangers (2005-06) —Ryan Hollweg ,Dominic Moore ,Jed Ortmeyer
*"The Ikea Line"Vancouver Canucks (2000s) —Henrik Sedin ,Daniel Sedin , Markus Naslund. Each person is from Sweden and refers to the IKEA company originating fromSweden
*The "Kid Line" / "PPG Line" —Anaheim Ducks (2006–07) —Corey Perry ,Ryan Getzlaf ,Dustin Penner
*"The KLS line" —Pittsburgh Penguins —Alexei Kovalev , Robert Lang,Martin Straka
*"The LAPD Line" —Los Angeles Kings (2001-2002)—Jason Allison ,Ziggy Palffy ,Adam Deadmarsh
*"The Lord of the Rings Line" —Toronto Maple Leafs (2006) —Alexei Ponikarovsky ,Kyle Wellwood ,Nik Antropov . (Frodo and the Two Towers)
*"The Lucky Sevens" —New York Islanders —Michael Peca ,Shawn Bates , andMark Parrish ; so named because they wore the uniform numbers 27, 17, and 37, respectively.
*"The Maginot Line" —Buffalo Sabres (2004) —Jean-Pierre Dumont , Daniel Briere,Jochen Hecht ; Two French Canadians and a German from the border city of Buffalo.
*"The Mattress line" —Vancouver Canucks —Daniel Sedin ,Henrik Sedin , andJason King ; the Sedins are twin brothers, so together the line was two twins and a king.
*"Monty Babcock's Flying Circus" —Detroit Red Wings (2006-Present) —Henrik Zetterberg ,Pavel Datsyuk ,Tomas Holmstrom ; named arose from a line naming contest on a popular hockey website.
*"The MVP line" —Tampa Bay Lightning (2006) —Martin St. Louis ,Vincent Lecavalier ,Vaclav Prospal ; stands for Marty, Vinny, and Prospal, also Martin St. Louis won the Hart memorial trophy as league MVP in 2004 and Vincent Lecavalier was nominated for the Lester B. Pearson award in 2007.
*"The 'OMG' Line" —Phoenix Coyotes —Oleg Saprykin ,Mike Zigomanis , andGeorges Laraque
*"The 'Ov' line" —San Jose Sharks —Johan Garpenlöv ,Igor Larionov , andSergei Makarov
*"The PB&J (Peanut-Butter and Jelly) Line &mdash,Montreal Canadiens ,Alexander Perezhogin ,Radek Bonk , andMike Johnson . All three players left the team in 2007 to Free Agency but they were a decent shutdown trio.
*"The Plumbers" —Washington Capitals — Greg Adams,Craig Laughlin ,Alan Haworth ; named for their hard working efforts, and, of course,Richard Nixon 'sWhite House "plumbers"
*"The Power of the Pens" line —Pittsburgh Penguins —Mario Lemieux (C), Jaromir Jagr (RW),Ron Francis (LW)
*"Price Club Line",Michigan Wolverines (2003-04) T.J. Hensick, Milan Gajic and Brandon Kaleniecki (because they score in bulk)
*"RAV line" —Buffalo Sabres (2005-present) —Thomas Vanek (LW),Derek Roy (C),Maxim Afinogenov (RW). Named for the initials of their surnames.
*"The RPM Line" —Edmonton Oilers —Marty Reasoner (C),Fernando Pisani (RW), andEthan Moreau (LW); after the players' surnames.
*"The Sesame Street Line" —Philadelphia Flyers (1970s) —Dave Schultz (Grouch),Orest Kindrachuk (Oscar or Ernie),Don Saleski (Big Bird)
*"The Shamrock Line" —New York Rangers (2006-07)—Brendan Shanahan (LW),Matt Cullen (C), andRyan Callahan (RW); in reference to the strong Irish heritage held in each player,Sean Avery was used as center instead of Matt Cullen when the Rangers acquired him from the Los Angeles Kings.
*The “Smurf Line” —Montreal Canadiens —Saku Koivu (C),Valeri Bure (LW) andOleg Petrov (RW); after their relatively small height.
*"The Skyline" — Toronto Maple Leafs —Joe Nieuwendyk (C),Nikolai Antropov (RW), andAlexei Ponikarovsky (LW) (Named because of each of the players is above average height; Nieuwendyk is 6-feet-2-inches, Ponikarovsky is 6-foot-4 and Antropov is 6-6)
*"The Slovakian Trio" —Minnesota Wild (2000s) —Branko Radivojevic ,Pavol Demitra ,Marian Gáborík ; all come from Slovakian descent. Used early in the 2006-2007 regular and post-season. Also: The "Super Slovaks"; "The Trencin Trio"
* The "S-MAC-K Line" —Anaheim Ducks — (2007) — Teemu Selänne, Andy McDonald and Chris Kunitz.
*"The Swedish Connection" —Vancouver Canucks —Daniel Sedin ,Henrik Sedin , Markus Naslund; also "The Swedish Triple"; “IKEA line”; "Torpedo Line"
*"The Speed Team" —Columbus Blue Jackets —Manny Malhotra (C),Jason Chimera (LW),Dan Fritsche (RW).
*"The Swedish Five" —Detroit Red Wings/Team Sweden Olympics 2006 (2000s) —Mikael Samuelsson (RW),Henrik Zetterberg (C),Tomas Holmström (LW),Niklas Kronwall (RD), and Nicklas Lidstrom (LD); all got points for team Sweden in the gold medal game. Also the first NHL line assembled with all Swedish players. Name is reminiscent of Russian Five.
*The "Team USA Line" — St. Louis Blues —Keith Tkachuk (LW),Doug Weight (C), andBill Guerin (RW); also "American Pie" line
*The “United Nations Line” — Colorado Avalanche —Valery Kamensky (Russian),Peter Forsberg (Swedish),Claude Lemieux (Canadian); also “Barrage-A-Trois”
*"Vowel line" —Nashville Predators (2001-02) —Martin Erat (LW),Vladimir Orszagh (RW),Denis Arkhipov (C). Named for the first letter of each player'ssurname .
*"VHS Line" —Phoenix Coyotes (2007-present) —Radim Vrbata (RW),Martin Hanzal (C),Fredrik Sjöström (LW). Named for the first letter of each player'ssurname .
*"The White Line" —Minnesota Wild (2006-07) —Brian Rolston (LW),Todd White (C),Pierre-Marc Bouchard (RW)
*The "ZZ Pop" lineNew Jersey Devils (2007-present) –Zack Parise (LW),Travis Zajac (C), andJamie Langenbrunner (RW) (Named because of the two young "Z"'s and Lags being the seasoned veteran is the "Pop". A play on the rock groupZZ Top
*"The Blackhawk Down Line"Philadelphia Flyers –Jeremy Roenick ,Tony Amonte ,Alexei Zhamnov (all three are formerChicago Blackhawks
*The "HBO Line" —New York Rangers —Ryan Hollweg (LW),Blair Betts (C), andColton Orr (RW). Named for the three players surnames, and is a play onHBO .
*The "Steel City Line" —Pittsburgh Penguins —Ryan Malone (LW),Evgeni Malkin (C), andPetr Sykora (RW). Named because of the "Steel City" connection between Malkin and Sykora, two formerMetallurg Magnitogorsk (of theRussian Super League ) teammates, andPittsburgh native Malone. Also called the"Syko-Ma-Ma" Line .
* The "RPM Line" —Colorado Avalanche (2007-present) —Ryan Smyth (LW),Paul Stastny (C),Milan Hejduk (RW).Famous forward combinations without acknowledged nicknames
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Dallas Stars (1990s) —Brett Hull ,Mike Modano andJere Lehtinen
*Detroit Red Wings (1930s) —Herbie Lewis ,Marty Barry andLarry Aurie
*Los Angeles Kings —Wayne Gretzky ,Tomas Sandström andTony Granato
*Mighty Ducks of Anaheim —Paul Kariya ,Steve Rucchin andTeemu Selänne
*Montreal Canadiens —Jean Béliveau , Dickie Moore andBernie Geoffrion
*New York Rangers —Adam Graves ,Mark Messier andAlexei Kovalev
*Pittsburgh Penguins —Mario Lemieux ,Jaromír Jágr andKevin Stevens
*Pittsburgh Penguins — Mario Lemieux, Jaromír Jágr andRon Francis (sometimes called the Great Line)
*Toronto Maple Leafs —Lanny McDonald ,Darryl Sittler and Errol Thompson
*Winnipeg Jets (WHA) —Bobby Hull ,Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson (sometimes called "the Hot Line")
*Springfield Indians (AHL) —Joe Day ,Yvon Corriveau andDale Henry (sometimes known as thePiranha s)
*Quebec Aces (QSHL) —Herb Carnegie ,Ossie Carnegie andManny McIntyre — the Black Aces.
*Tampa Bay Lightning —Martin St. Louis ,Brad Richards andFredrik Modin
*HPK (Finland, 2002-03) —Antti Miettinen (LW),Tommi Santala (C) andEero Somervuori (RW)
*HPK (Finland), 2000's) —Jukka Hentunen ,Niko Kapanen andTimo Pärssinen (sometimes called "The Teletubby-line")Notes
References
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