January 12, 2012

Sdao Leads by Example

The following article featuring Princeton defenseman Michael Sdao appeared in the January 11 issue of the Daily Princetonian.

 

By TORY ROBERTS 
SENIOR WRITER

For junior defenseman Michael Sdao, his passion started early. The Colorado native has been playing hockey since he was four years old.

In high school, Sdao was a two-sport athlete. He combined hockey with an unlikely partner: golf. But the 6-foot-4-inch defenseman said that even from a young age he knew that he wanted to play hockey at the collegiate level. After graduating high school, Sdao played for the Lincoln Stars of the U.S. Hockey League, the top junior league in the country.

Now an assistant captain for the Tigers, Sdao doesn’t want to stop playing any time soon. He plans to pursue a professional career after graduation. And from what head coach Bob Prier says about him, hard work won’t be what stands in his way.

 

 

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