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850:"Hockey Hall of Fame Honoured Members: Harry Sinden"
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1172:"Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story"
1001:"Sinden Steps Down as Bruins' General Manager"
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1128:Where Are They Now? - Harry Sinden
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1053:"Harry Sinden moves into new role"
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1027:"Outburst Costs Sinden"
981:. Legends of Hockey.com
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856:. Hockey Hall of Fame
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979:"Harry Sinden's Bio"
950:"Harry Sinden's Bio"
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319:1960 Winter Olympics
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1281:Sporting positions
1236:MacAskill, Robert;
1150:"Canada Russia '72"
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