March 31, 2010

Brains and Brawn

The following article featuring former Brown standout Aaron Volpatti appeared March 31 on the Vancouver Canucks Web site.

 

By Derek Jory

When Aaron Volpatti took in the Canucks vs. Ducks game last week, it wasn’t the on-ice action that  served as a reminder to how far he’s come in his hockey career.

It was the fan in the Milan Lucic Boston Bruins jersey below that brought things full circle.

Back when Volpatti, a Revelstoke, BC product signed by Vancouver March 22nd, was cutting his teeth with the Vernon Vipers in the BCHL, he was making a name for himself by bruising opponents. Volpatti traded punches 25 times over three seasons, which includes a brouhaha with Lucic.

Complete article can be accessed via the Canucks Web site by clicking here.