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Backchecking With ... Ryane Clowe

We get to know NHL players with some quick questions. Today we meet San Jose Sharks forward Ryane Clowe. What are your earliest hockey memories? When I was about 6ish, my mom wanted me to take part in hockey. I didn't like it. When I first started, I couldn't skate. It was so frustrating. But I stuck with it. I remember...

Backchecking With ... R.J. Umberger

We get to know NHL players with some quick questions. Today we meet Columbus Blue Jackets center R.J. Umberger. What are your earliest hockey memories? I remember the first time I went ice skating, it was at a public skate, an open skate and I was 6 years old. I didn't know how to skate so I just slid forward (mimics a...

Backchecking With ... Paul Gaustad

We get to know NHL players with some quick questions. Today we meet physical Buffalo center Paul Gaustad.What is your first hockey memory?Being the goalie in my first hockey game when I was about six years old in Bismarck, North Dakota. I pretty much just layed down on the goal line and hoped the puck would hit me.When did...

Backchecking with ... Ryan O'Byrne

We get to know NHL players with some quick questions. Today we meet big-hitting, 6-5 Montreal defenseman Ryan O'Byrne.What are your first hockey memories?Playing mighty mites level around age 5 in Victoria, British Columbia. Matt Pettinger, who's a few years older than me, was also raised in Victoria, but our town is not a...

Backchecking with ... Mike Komisarek

We get to know NHL players with some quick questions. Today we meet hard-hitting Toronto defenseman Mike Komisarek.What are your first hockey memories?I got my first pair of skates as a present for making my First Holy Communion. Before that, my hockey memories are all about street hockey. In Islip Terrace (Long Island),...