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Dale Tallon not going to White House

Updated: March 7, 2011, 3:35 PM ET
By Jesse Rogers | ESPNChicago.com

SUNRISE, Fla.-- Former Chicago Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon won't be accompanying the Blackhawks to the White House on Friday, when President Obama will honor the team for its 2010 Stanley Cup championship.

Tallon, now the GM of the Florida Panthers, says he wasn't invited.

"That's fine with me, I'm a Republican anyway," Tallon joked on Monday.

Tallon was instrumental in drafting, trading and signing many of the Blackhawks who eventually won the Stanley Cup. ...

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