Category: Profiles
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Rich heritage allows Buffalo to inspire
The Winter Olympics take on a heightened significance for Dartmouth senior goalie Devin Buffalo. While he has no participation record or close connection to the event, he is a well-traveled athlete. He has taken his duffel bag through a variety of North American locations. And he once took his backpack through Europe, as he fondly…
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Lauren Spring: ‘Hope is a really powerful tool’
Lauren Spring did one better than obey an admonishing adage. Even in the context of helping those in need, she did not peer down at her beneficiaries. On the contrary, she literally looked up to them. She did this in the midst of fitting children for much-needed footwear. She did this while rinsing the feet…
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Dane Birks learned to ‘become independent’ through ranching
Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Dane Birks grew up in the small town of Merritt, B.C., where his family had a ranch. After two years in the BCHL for his hometown Centennials, Birks journeyed to Michigan Tech to play college hockey for the Huskies. Arriving in Houghton one year after the Pens selected him in the sixth round of the 2013…
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Selfless service characterizes Sidney Peters
During the winter months, college hockey players rarely have enough time to sleep. With rigorous academic work, a long season and extracurricular endeavors, they must balance multiple responsibilities. The offseason provides more opportunities for players to explore interests outside hockey. For Minnesota women’s goaltender Sidney Peters, this has amounted to countless miles traveled and countless hours of community service.…
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’78 blizzard couldn’t freeze the focus at the Beanpot
You have to hand it to the hockey players who lived through the historic Beanpot blizzard. Even when history unrelated to game action seized the spotlight, it could not induce brain freeze to the student-athletes itching for action inside. Surely they were mindful of any reports that caught their ear before they entered the Boston Garden for…
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CLE teammates have prime perspective on pen-pushers
With AHL teams comprised of North American and overseas players, teammates rarely share much more than a love for the game. A stark exception exists in the 2017-18 Cleveland Monsters’ locker room. Rookie defenseman Doyle Somerby and veteran goaltender Brad Thiessen each have a background in journalism studies. Both Somerby, a Boston University graduate, and Thiessen, who attended Northeastern from 2006 to 2009, knew immediately…
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Hughes has a future on both sides of the contract table
If and when playing does not pan out, working in the front office of a professional sports team is a dream for fans around the world. Quinn Hughes is setting himself up to live out the latter after he is done fulfilling the former. The Michigan freshman has emerged as one of the premier defensive prospects for this year’s…
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AFA’s Dylan Abood helps MIT’s solar power play
Dylan Abood had more cause for satisfaction on the weekend of Nov. 10 and 11 than the end of his team’s losing skid. While Air Force tied Holy Cross for its first point in five games, he got to hear about the progress of his summer’s work off the ice. The senior defenseman spent his…
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Alyssa Holmes: A tale of two Burlingtons
Alyssa Holmes hopes her choice to follow Jim Plumer’s half-joking counsel marks a storybook beginning. The prelude has been gripping enough. Holmes hails from Burlington, Ont., a middle-heavyweight of a city wedged between Toronto and Hamilton. Her neighborhood there is none other than Vermont Crescent. Plumer implored her to bring her hockey talents to his…
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Hometown roots remain for South Jersey’s Vasaturo
Charlie Vasaturo grew up in Sewell, N.J., a convenient commute across the river from Philadelphia. As with most people, his hometown influenced many aspects of his upbringing. First came his hobbies, as the proximity of Philadelphia sports teams intrigued him. At least two teams have sustained their grasp, even as Vasaturo has taken his own athletic…