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Why Not Lidstrom For SI Sportsman of the Year
by Paul on 11/19/08 at 02:21 PM ET
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from Kostya Kennedy of Sports Illustrated,
In a parity-stricken league, Lidstrom has ensured that the Red Wings remain in a class of one, and in June he crossed into hockey’s final frontier when he became the first European captain in NHL history to hoist the Stanley Cup. “I’m very proud to be the first,” he said, and in the next breath, “I’m very proud of the whole team too.”
What makes Lidstrom so Sportsman-like is, well, his sportsmanship: his humility, his professionalism. He is intuitive on the ice and equally so in the locker room. Earlier this year Babcock told me that he had never coached player this good. “In what way?” I asked. Replied Babcock: “In any way you can think of.”
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Nice of Kennedy to throw that out there (I’m assuming he had to pick a hockey player, and Nick is a great choice from that group). But anybody who thinks Phelps won’t be picked is crazy.
Posted by shep from california on 11/19/08 at 04:36 PM ET
Lidstrom is an absolutely fantastic (Babs speak) choice but if a certain Swiss tennis superstar wasn’t named the “sportsman” in the last four years then I don’t know how a Swedish hockey defenseman would ever make the final cut.
It has to be Michael Phelps.
Posted by yawt from norcal on 11/19/08 at 04:53 PM ET
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WOW!
Great choice, and by a writer from Sports Illustrated, no less!
That is a thinking man’s selection, Kostya Kennedy.
Well done.
Posted by w2j2 on 11/19/08 at 02:57 PM ET