D'Amigo Turns Heads at Leafs Orientation Camp
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The following article featuring Rensselaer forward Jerry D'Amigo appeared in the July 5 issue of the Toronto Star.
By Kevin McGran
Sports Reporter
NHL scouts don’t judge the success of their draft by how their first-round selections fare. It’s the late-round steals that they dine out on.
While it’s early yet, the Maple Leafs may have uncovered a gem in the sixth round of the 2009 draft, a 6-foot, 210-pound winger named Jerry D’Amigo.
He wasn’t very high on anyone’s radar — his skating was supposedly suspect — last year, but he has rocketed up the depth chart after his first season of college hockey at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. His season included a gold medal at the world juniors for Team USA.
Complete article can be accessed via the Star Web site by clicking here.
