Word: zappalaã
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Dates: during 2004-2004
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...goal came with 24.8 seconds left in overtime—and at 9:36 p.m. local time. Two hours, 24 minutes later, the clock struck midnight in New Haven, marking another event in Zappala??s life that was far, far removed from hockey...
...after all, a hockey player, and hockey players have a certain hubris when it comes to matters of bodily disrepair. So you could’ve guessed Zappala??s response: He thought it was a “really bad headache” and tried to play through...
...with good reason. Zappala??s overtime winners came with 20 seconds, 24 seconds, and 3 seconds left, respectively. Talk about a flair for the dramatic. It’s as if the victory puck is forever tucked somewhere in the guy’s pants, and all he has to do is flip it onto the ice, swat it in, and watch everyone go berserk...
...knows how to take a joke, too. In reference to Zappala??s thick accent drawn from his Medford roots—check that, “Medfid” roots—Yale’s team trainer has taped foam “R’s” onto his locker...
Thanks to Zappala??s dogged determination, his college years haven’t been constrained by what happened on an operating table three years ago. No way. Joe Zappala??the student, the athlete, the person—is defined by his sweet successes since...