College Hockey, Hollywood, and . . . Alabama?
What prompted this odd headline? Wyatt Russell, son of Kurt "Herb Brooks in Miracle" Russell and Goldie Hawn, has committed to play for the University of Alabama-Huntsville's NCAA Division I program next year.
21-year-old Russell, a goaltender for the Brampton Capitals this past season in the Ontario Provincial Junior League, will experience quite the climate change next year in the Deep South. While nothing will top Ashley Judd for college hockey celebrity cachet, Kurt & Goldie will certainly turn some heads at UAH games.
Astute Capitals fans may remember that Russell was at the Caps' developmental camp three years ago. Coach Glen Hanlon invited the young netminder to camp as a favor to his golfing buddy Kurt Russell (and because the Caps had only three goalie prospects at the time, and needed a fourth).
Kudos to Russell for continuing his hockey career, and education, at UAH.
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