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Daly treasures include (far left) an old photo of children Taylor and Brendan with Alexander Ovechkin. “The Capitals’ organization has always treated them in a first-class way,” Daly says.
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Now in his 19th year with the NHL, Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly admits that while he tries to be a bit more selective about the mementos he collects for his office from league events, his travels and whom he has met, it’s “normally just a further accumulation.”
However, among the pieces that provide a timeline to his career with the league, one particular group means the most to him – family pictures of his wife and three children. Near his desk sit photos of his oldest daughter, Taylor – one when she was 5 months old, taken the year Daly joined the NHL, and the other current, as a sophomore at Dartmouth, Daly’s alma mater.
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Saluting Daly’s time doing outside legal work for the NFL.
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Father’s Day gift from 6-year-old son Liam.
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Framed bib from the Salt Lake City Olympics.
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Bobbleheads of Alice Cooper and John McCain from the Coyotes.
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When Daly plays host to work meetings in his office, his couch provides a gathering place. On the table, books on Mario Lemieux, Madison Square Garden and the Minnesota North Stars.
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Poster commemorates the Nagano Games, the NHL’s first such trip as a league.
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A well-rounded puck collection.
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Belarussian vodka, “a gift from our hockey friends in Belarus.”
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A bottle of Pinot Line, a gift from hall of famer Pat LaFontaine.
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A gift from Swedish player Oliver Ekman-Larsson, a defenseman for the Arizona Coyotes. OEL is the trademark for Ekman-Larsson’s clothing line.
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A winter scene in Quebec, a gift from former Montreal Canadiens Chairman Ronald Corey.
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Framed display marking the 1998 All-Star Game in Vancouver, the debut of the North American All-Stars vs. the World All-Stars format.
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A puck from the 2003 outdoor game in Edmonton, and son Brendan as a youngster.
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The 2015 Winter Classic in Washington, D.C., was “a great game and a perfect setting.”
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