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from NHL.com,

2018 was a year filled with hockey memories and milestones.

There were historic moments known to most any hockey fan: The Washington Capitals winning the Stanley Cup for the first time; the Vegas Golden Knights taking the hockey world by storm and marching to the Final in their first season; the induction of NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Willie O'Ree to the Hockey Hall of Fame; the trade of Erik Karlsson from the Ottawa Senators to the San Jose Sharks and the signing of free agent center John Tavares by his hometown team, the Toronto Maple Leafs.

But memories are about more than the communal ones shared by all. They are also about the individual ones, created and shared during each person's journey through the year.

To celebrate 2018 and prepare for 2019, several NHL.com writers and editors came up with their favorite individual memory from the year. The answers were often deeply personal and ran the gamut of moments big and small:

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