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by Cory Aldrich on March 27th, 2006

At four he dreamed of one day being right here: his toe, the game, the hopes of the team and fans - all on the line.

At twelve, when he grew seven inches over the summer, that dream became a possibility.

Now, at nineteen, countless drills, shots, scrimmages, bruises, all condense into a single, fluid motion.