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Inside The Bubble: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, The Ping-Pong King

Jean-Gabriel Pageau takes us inside the Islanders’ 2020 COVID playoff bubble, from bonding with teammates to winning the legendary ping-pong tournament.

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Feb 11, 2026
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Over the course of the NHL’s Olympic Break, The Elmonters have some great exclusive interviews lined up.

Our Inside The Bubble series takes you behind the scenes of what life was like in the Toronto and Edmonton bubbles during the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, in which the Islanders fell to the Tampa Lightning in six games.

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Up next is Jean-Gabriel Pageau, the winner of the greatest ping-pong tournament to ever be played.

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