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Originally Posted by Claeren
Giordano and Phaneuf are good friends?! Outside of hockey? Where is that info sourced from?
EDIT: Oh, I see in todays paper, they were roomies for one season and sometimes played ping-pong together. They clearly were meant to be an allstar defensive duo, you don't play ping pong with just anyone! lol 
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Giordano roomed with Phaneuf during his first stint with the team before leaving for a season in Russia.
"Playing different things at home, going from pool to ping-pong, you always have that competitive nature with him," Giordano said.
"He's a pretty good ping-pong player, I'll have to admit. We went back and forth pretty good, but I'd give Dion maybe a little bit of an edge."
Phaneuf remembers the close competitions.
"We definitely used to battle," said Phaneuf, who was paired with Giordano on the ice at the Saddledome yesterday during the first training camp session.
"I remember we were playing ping-pong almost every day a couple of years ago. We've got a very good friendship off the ice."
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Sounds like they are pretty good friends to me... unless Dion is lying but I don't see much reason for that.
I also don't mean to say that it will, without question, make them an AMAZING defensive duo... just thought it would be easier playing with someone who is your friend.