Shero Wants More
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The following article featuring former St. Lawrence standout Ray Shero appeared in the December 29 issue of the Watertown Daily Times.
By MAX DELSIGNORE
TIMES SPORTSWRITER
Ray Shero didn't save the Pittsburgh Penguins, but the team's
executive vice president and general manager is doing everything he
can to keep the defending Eastern Conference champions in the NHL's
upper echelon.
The franchise's resurrection from near relocation in 2007 to its
appearance in the Stanley Cup finals last spring left Shero
speechless. But the championship climax was tough to endure as
Pittsburgh fell to Detroit in six games. Shero, a former St.
Lawrence University player and captain, struggled to watch the Red
Wings raise the Cup in Hockey Town.
"The finality of everything was hard," said Shero in a phone interview earlier this month. "There were some great games, so many highs. The winter classic (in Buffalo on New Year's Day) and beating our rivals — the Philadelphia Flyers — in five (games) at home. But with the sound of the last buzzer, everything was gone."
Complete article can be accessed via the Daily Times Web site by clicking here.
