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December 19, 2006
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Playing the piano, praising the arts
DID YOU KNOW? At age 14, Mathieu Schneider quit playing the piano after having taken lessons for nine years. His parents told him he’d regret it. They were right. More than two decades later, his desire to play the keyboard has been rekindled. The Red Wings defenseman purchased a piano last summer and started taking lessons again, along with his two young children. “That’s one thing I wish I kept doing,” he said. “My next goal in life is to become an accomplished pianist. “By the end of the summer, a lot of it starting coming back and I started really enjoying it and actually beginning to play some tunes.” Schneider believes music is a worthy venture for all children. “Kids that play instruments, their IQs are much higher, it keeps them well-rounded, with culture…
Thunder rolling
Stockton’s 13-1-4 start had the second-year Thunder poised to make one of the greatest turnarounds in the ECHL’s 19-year history. Through Dec. 3, coach Chris Cichocki’s team already won nearly as many games as last season’s 18. A team-record 10-game unbeaten streak and 8-0-2 mark at Stockton Arena helped the Thunder average a league-high 6,435 fans. There’s no magical formula for this impressive about-face. The Thunder’s top scorers – Nathan Martz (21 points) and Mike Lalonde (18) – weren’t among the league’s top 25. Goaltenders Cam Ellsworth (six wins, 1.87 goals-against average) and Devan Dubnyk (seven wins, 2.92) provided a one-two punch in net. “The main thing is you’ve got to show up everyday and nothing is given to you,” said defenseman Tim O’Connell, who played on two Kelly Cup runners-up in Florida. “The…
There’s a story under every helmet
DID YOU KNOW? They all wear skates and carry sticks, but behind every NHLer is a unique story and personality. While Colorado goaltender Peter Budaj puts his fate in the hands of a higher power, Flames veteran Tony Amonte finds his peace of mind on the back of a motorcycle, hitting the open road with his father. This week’s team stories reveal 30 different lives and 30 quirky stories about some of the colorful players that make up the NHL. If you don’t see St. Louis Blues center Dan Hinote at any alumni games when he retires, it may be because he’s on a top-secret mission for the FBI, an organization he has always wanted to join. And if Hinote needs any backup, he can call on Washington Capitals grinder Brian Sutherby, who chose…
International Adams took unique road
DID YOU KNOW? The Pacific Rim isn’t known as a breeding ground for NHL players, but Craig Adams is following in Rod Langway’s footsteps. Langway was born in Formosa; Adams in the oil-rich Sultanate of Brunei on the island of Borneo. His father was working for Shell Oil there when Adams was born, although the family soon moved back to Calgary, where Adams grew up. There, a successful minor hockey career won him a spot at Harvard, where he played four years. A ninth round draft pick (223rd overall) in 1996, Adams has played six NHL seasons as a gritty fourth-liner, scoring a career-high 10 goals and winning his first Stanley Cup in 2006-07. His international experiences extend to his personal life. Adams married Anne Cellucci in 2003, daughter of the then-U.S.…
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