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Stanley Cup champ knows he’s one of the lucky few By Bill Freeman

Sports - Norwood - He scored a triple overtime winning goal, played with a broken rib and had his jaw smashed by a puck but Andrew Shaw also had the rare opportunity to lift the Stanley Cup over his head and celebrate the Chicago Blackhawks’ second championship in four years. The Belleville native spent some time in Norwood last week signing autographs and chatting with young fans at J.J. Stewart Motors as part of a Norwood Minor Sports fund raiser. Undrafted twice until the Blackhawks called his name, Shaw knows how lucky he is to win it all so early in his career. Throw in an OHL title and trip to the Memorial Cup, where he made the all-star team, and the feisty centre is well aware of how fortunate he is. “It’s unbelievable that I could do it so early in my career and achieve the goal I’ve been pushing for,” Shaw said. And his thoughts while he hoisted the cup over his head on national TV? “It was a dream come true for sure; it’s something you work for as a kid; growing up I remember watching hockey with [my] dad on a Saturday night and hoping I could lift that cup,” Shaw said. “There are no words that can describe how excited I was.” “It’s been a crazy few years, one day I thought I’d be working with the old man [father Doug Shaw] and the next day I’m playing in a Stanley Cup final and raising the Cup over my head.” Being passed over twice in the NHL draft didn’t upset of frustrate him, Shaw says. “I’ve always been the kind of guy

who wanted to prove people wrong and I kept working.” He also says it was important to him that he always had fun playing the game. “I always felt I played my best when I was having the most fun out there. I’ve always enjoyed hockey and making it a career is something I will never take for granted.” He tells minor hockey players to “always have fun” and that they can “achieve any goal if they want if they just keep working for it.” “I’ve made a lot of friends over the years through hockey and to play it for a living is unbelievable; there’s no better job out there.”

After a brilliant lock-outshortened season, Chicago faced some play-off adversity against Detroit falling behind in the series 3 - 1. “I think we needed that,” Shaw said. “I think it made our team stronger and brought us together.” Shaw says playing and practising with stars like Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews has made him a better player. “They’ve helped me offensively and defensively and helped me grow as a player. They have that drive and skill and want to win more cups and I want to be part of that with them. “I want to be in the league for a long time and have a successful career and it’s going to take a lot Stanley Cup champ and Belleville native Andrew Shaw was in Norwood to sign autographs for Chicago Blackhawks fans during of hard work.” a Norwood District Minor Sports Association barbecue. Photo: Bill Freeman

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for the Bulls, and should he make the Canucks roster his absence will certainly test the team’s depth in the early parts of the season. The second massive hole for the Bulls up front comes with the departure of Russian forward Daniil Zharzov, who has signed a two-year deal with the Russian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) team Torpedo Nizhny Novogorod. The third-round Edmonton Oilers draft pick was tied with Gaunce for the team lead in scoring during the Bulls’ 2012-2013 play-off run. On the back end, a pair of brothers

could both be making a move up to the big leagues this year, as question marks surround both starting goaltender Malcolm Subban and star defenceman Jordan Subban. Of the two, Malcolm is more likely to crack an NHL or AHL roster for the upcoming season, as the Boston Bruins look to develop the player they selected with the 24th pick in the 2012 NHL Draft. Should Malcolm not return for this season, stalwart back-up goaltender Charlie Graham will likely be handed the keys to the starting job after recording a .922 save percentage in 25 regular season appearances for the

Bulls last season. For the other Subban, fourth-round Vancouver Canucks draft pick Jordan is likely a long-shot to crack the loaded Canucks roster, despite placing sixth in regular season scoring among OHL defenceman last year. Other potential departures from the Bulls will see forwards Alan Quine and Scott Simmonds try out for the Islanders and Penguins, respectively, while Bulls blue-liner Brady Austin will also attend the Buffalo Sabres training camp. In light of these potential departures, the Bulls have invited a total

of 54 players to training camp this week, including 11 free agent invitees and 14 returning players. The training camp roster features 30 forwards, 19 defencemen and five goaltenders. Upcoming round-robin scrimmages take place on August 30 at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and are open to the public. “This is going to be the biggest camp we’ve had in Belleville during my time here,” said Burnett. “There’s a lot of opportunity out there for some eager young players and we’re really looking forward to seeing what they have to show over the next month or so.”

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