Volpatti Feeling Right at Home
The following article featuring former Brown standout Aaron Volpatti appeared September 17 on the National Hockey League (NHL) Web site.
By Ryan Pinder
NHL.com Correspondent
PENTICTON, B.C. -- Aaron Volpatti's
always played some of his best hockey here. Now, he is making a
case for a full-time roster spot with the Vancouver
Canucks after a strong showing at the Canucks Top Prospects
Tournament.
Volpatti, from Revelstoke, B.C., played his junior hockey two
hours north of Penticton with the Vernon Vipers – the
six-time Canadian Junior A National champions. To put it mildly,
the Vees -- Penticton's Junior A team -- and the Vipers don't get
along, have never gotten along, and never will get along.
Accustomed to playing big games every time he visited Penticton as
a player, it seemed quite fitting to Volpatti that his quest to be
a professional began here Sunday.
Complete article can be accessed via the NHL Web site by clicking here.
