Working Broncos/NFL draft this weekend. I met third-round Denver draftee Jeff Heuerman, the tight end from Ohio State. He’s 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds, with 6 percent body fat. Impressive young guy who used to play triple-A hockey in Florida and Michigan. Heuerman moved to Detroit as an eighth-grader to play for powerhouse Compuware, but missed his family — particularly two younger brothers — and chose to start playing football in Florida instead of chasing his dream to play major-junior in the Ontario Hockey League.
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He’s flourished on the gridiron, obviously, but man, he would make one nasty power forward right now if he stuck with hockey. He said he was a centerman before his “growth spurt” turned him into a man-child in high school at Naples, Fla.
This NFL duty has temporarily shortened my Stanley Cup attention span, but I saw Anaheim’s Game 1 beatdown on Calgary and think the Ducks will win the Western Conference. Chicago and Anaheim in the conference finals. I’d rather see the Blackhawks move on but …
Russia and Canada are in the Czech Republic. Tremendously talented teams, including four Avalanche for Canada in Matt Duchene, Ryan O’Reilly, Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie. The U.S., however, features four NCAA players, a couple from major-junior and others from European pro leagues. I’ll be shocked if the American’s make it to the semifinals. You?
The, pounding Canada in the semifinals before outshooting Russia 62-20 in a 2-1 overtime win in the final.
