November 25, 2011

Stempniak a Late Blue-mer

The following article featuring former Dartmouth standout Lee Stempniak appeared November 24 on the Calgary Sun Web site.

 

BY STEVE MACFARLANE

ST. LOUIS - Lee Stempniak was a late discovery.

The Ivy League student was already 20 when his name was called in the fifth round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He wasn’t there, of course. And he didn’t skip out on school early, either, graduating from Dartmouth with an economics degree.

Impressing as a 22-year-old hopeful in his first St. Louis Blues camp, the timing of the winger’s arrival was pretty much perfect for a team in transition.

 

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