U.S. President Barack Obama honors the 2009 Stanley Cup NHL champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 10, 2009. Alongside Obama are 2009 MVP Evgeni Malkin (Top L), Captain Sidney Crosby (Front L), coach Dan Bylsma (L, alongside Obama) and team owner Mario Lemiuex (between Obama and Bylsma). Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

U.S. President Barack Obama honors the 2009 Stanley Cup NHL champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 10, 2009. Alongside Obama are 2009 MVP Evgeni Malkin (Top L), Captain Sidney Crosby (Front L), coach Dan Bylsma (L, alongside Obama) and team owner Mario Lemiuex (between Obama and Bylsma).

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  7. The Pittsburgh Penguins watch as their Stanley Cup banner is raised before their season opener NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Pittsburgh Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  8. The Pittsburgh Penguins watch as their Stanley Cup banner is raised before their season opener NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Pittsburgh Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  9. Pittsburgh Penguins fans watch highlights of the Penguins Stanley Cup playoff run before the raising of the Stanley Cup Championship banner at the Mellon Arena before a NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers in Pittsburgh Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  10. NHL's Montreal Canadiens defenseman Patrice Brisebois shows his Stanley Cup ring as he announces his retirement in Montreal September 24, 2009.
  11. Montreal Canadiens' Patrice Brisebois, wearing a Stanley Cup ring won in 1993 with the team, reacts as he announces his retirement from the NHL hockey team Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, in Montreal.
  12. With a photo of the 1989 Calgary Flames Stanley Cup winning team behind him, Theoren Fleury talks to the media about his comeback attempt after NHL hockey camp fitness testing in Calgary, Alberta, on Saturday Sept. 12, 2009.
  13. Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin, right, of Russia, hits his stick against the boards as time runs out in a 3-0 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes in an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Penguins' Jordan Staal, left, and coach Dan Bylsma, top, look on.
  14. Pittsburgh Penguins' Matt Cooke, front, attempts a wraparound with Phoenix Coyotes' Daniel Winnik (34) on defense in front of Coyote's goalie Ilya Bryzgalov (30) in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
  15. Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma, top, makes a point to referee Don Van Massenhoven (21) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Phoenix Coyotes in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The Coyotes won 3-0.
  16. The Pittsburgh Penguins face the Phoenix Coyotes in an NHL hockey game at the Mellon Arena, the oldest arena in the league, in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The Penguins will move to a new arena for the beginning of next season.

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  9. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, right, and China's trade minister Chen Deming, left, are seen during the opening day of the 7th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. China rejected Monday the charge that it was keeping the yuan artificially low against the dollar, but rather blamed another "major economy" for keeping its own currency weak.
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