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February 13, 2010

Catching Up With Derek Plante

Former NHLer Derek Plante reminisces about missed Olympics and a NHL career gone-by.

From the Minneapolis StarTribune:
Q Do you regret that you never got to play in the Olympics?

A Oh, for sure. The Olympics was a big priority growing up. I was in that age where the 1980 Olympic team was big. Corey Millen from Cloquet had played in 1984 and 1988 Olympics. But I had to look into the future. When you're in that position and a rookie in the league, and the bosses tell you to do something, what can you do?
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