Coleman aims to use Stanley Cup pedigree to spark Flames on, off ice. salimvalji writes:
was 15, he had a conversation with a coach that changed the trajectory of his burgeoning hockey career – and his life.
“I grew up watching them and started playing roller hockey in the street. The Stars started popping up rinks all over town and I went and tried it out and loved it.” Around Christmas 2006, the then 15-year-old was playing with the Belle Tire AAA team in suburban Detroit when they had the chat.’s dad that was my coach there and he had a come-to-Jesus moment with me,” Coleman said.Some 15 years later, Kyle Krug still vividly recalls the scene in his office.
“When Blake came here, he had long blond hair and was a typical skilled player from down south and didn’t play like a kid from Western Canada or Detroit or Toronto would play,” Krug elaborated. “He was a gritty player and likes to get after it, and I was kind of a rat at the time. We butted heads for sure.”
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