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'It's such a cool thing': Bowling Green hockey freshman Jack Blake follows father's path

BOWLING GREEN – Jack Blake heard the tales of Bowling Green hockey while growing up.

The young defenseman will now don an orange-and-brown sweater himself.

Blake, 20, will be a redshirt freshman on the Falcons' roster this season. He is following in the skates of his father, Rob, who was inducted into the BGSU hall of fame in 1996 and is the current general manager of the Los Angeles Kings.

“Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to play where my dad played,” Jack Blake said. “He told me all the fun times he had and all the stories and great memories he made in college here.