Coach Connor Leen (right) on defense. © Alexander Wohl
The road to the National Hockey League is a slippery one in the best of circumstances. And if you’re a hockey player from one of the five boroughs of New York City, you might as well consider that road closed unless you’re willing to ignore the Stop signs, smash through barriers, and have enough money and time to navigate every toll along the way.
“It’s not easy,” Staten Island native Kevin Labanc, a right wing for the San Jose Sharks, tells the Voice. “It’s long road trips and you’re always traveling. I
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