(Photo: Western Michigan University)
Detroit – The motivation was all around Danny DeKeyser.
The Detroit Red Wings defenseman would walk past his wife Melissa’s office at home and see her college diploma hanging on the wall. DeKeyser was also aware of some Red Wings teammates completing their collegiate studies through online courses.
And, of course, there was his mother, Linda, occasionally asking if he was going back to get his degree from Western Michigan.
DeKeyser was close; after leaving WMU for the Red Wings in 2013 he was only 35 credits short of graduating.