It's an unbelievable story. He became a hockey player by default. He didn't live at the rink, wasn't a rink rat. Goes to (the University of Minnesota) Duluth - not a major hockey school. Everything that happened with Brett is not the standard it's unique. No way is it the way you picture it with the son of a hockey player.
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