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James van Riemsdyk proving them wrong
By LANCE HORNBY, QMI Agency


Maple Leafs forward James van Riemsdyk gets off a shot Feb. 16, 2013 against the Ottawa Senators. (DAVE THOMAS/Toronto Sun)


During the summer, winger James van Riemsdyk received a unique gift from a friend who manufactures a line of inspirational-message clothing.

It was a wristband with the words "Prove them wrong," which the New Jersey native told the New York Times he wears under his hockey glove as a little self motivation after a summer trade from the Philadelphia Flyers.












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