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Ryan Miller Looked To Izzo
by Paul on 01/26/07 at 02:00 PM ET
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from the AP via Yahoo,
It prompted the first of many conversations the two would have, and a reason Miller, in the days leading up to making his NHL All-Star game debut at Dallas this past week, credited Izzo as having had a significant influence on his career.
“It was big,” Miller said. “It was my first real step in the right direction.”
Miller was 21 and entering his junior year when he was drawn to Izzo. The goalie was searching for ways to deal with the pressures that came after he was named college hockey’s MVP, and the expectations of fans wondering why he couldn’t get a shutout every game.
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