Word: hockey
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...despite the squad's aberrational success, Weisbrod knew he had to leave the Island to get the national exposure needed to further his hockey career. So in ninth grade, Weisbrod enrolled in Choate Rosemary Hall, a prep school with a reputation as one of the nation's finest--which meant next to nothing to the driven young athlete...
...didn't go to Choate for academics or because I wanted to go to prep school," Weisbrod says. "I went there 100 percent to play hockey...
...crying, and my parents would just sit me in front of the TV to watch hockey," Weisbrod remembers. "It was the only way they could get me to shut...
Long Island has never been considered a hockey hotbed, but Weisbrod joined a remarkable Oyster Bay travelling team populated by 15 future Division I icemen. He stuck with the squad through Mites, Squirts, Bantams and Juniors, enjoying several state championships and three national titles. Of course, his team won its league every year, as has every team Weisbrod has ever played...
...Choate, Weisbrod attracted the attention of the Minnesota North Stars, who selected him in the fourth round of the 1987 NHL draft. His parents urged him to attend college, but Weisbrod resisted. Professional hockey was his only goal in life. What would the NCAAs do to get him into...