Sdao a Force on the Blue Line
The following article featuring Princeton defenseman Michael Sdao appeared November 10 on the Silver Seven Web site.
By Brian Sullivan
Niwot, Colorado product Michael Sdao has been toiling in relative anonymity for the last two years, playing for an injury-decimated Princeton team last year that is only now beginning to pick itself off the mat.
The 21-year-old blue-liner, drafted in the seventh round (191 overall) of the 2009 Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators, played in 30 of 31 games for the Tigers last year as a true freshman (Ivy League schools don't allow red-shirting anyhow), scoring five goals and nine points and accumulating 24 penalties for 48 PIM. Sdao proved himself as a tough, durable, and reliable force on Princeton's back end, but this year he is showing flashes of much, much more.
"He can really shoot the puck, and he's in even better shape: he's definitely stronger, he's definitely quicker, and he's as focused on becoming the best hockey player as he can possibly be," said his head coach, Guy Gadowsky. "I won't say he's changing - he's still going to be a tough, hard-nosed defenceman - but he can definitely shoot the puck."
