October 25, 2011
Peverley's Improbable NHL Dream Came True
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The following article featuring former St. Lawrence
standout Rich Peverley appeared October 8 on the New England Hockey
Journal (NEHJ) Web site.
By Kirk Luedeke
When a player goes undrafted and starts out his pro career in the ECHL, it isn’t a strong indicator of future big league hockey success.
Yet in Rich Peverley’s case, the Boston Bruins winger turned a blazing set of wheels and old fashioned work ethic into an NHL job and Stanley Cup championship just seven years after he started out on one of pro hockey’s lower rungs amidst non-existent expectations.
When Peverley was taking long bus rides in the Southeast United States as a member of the South Carolina Stingrays during the NHL lockout season of 2004-05, he admits that he wasn’t even thinking of making it to the NHL.
Complete article can be accessed via the NEHJ Web site by clicking here.
