As an aspiring hockey player growing up in the small Canadian town of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Florida Panthers forward Logan Shaw admittedly didn’t have too many hometown heroes to look up to.
Shaw, who the Panthers selected in the third round (76th overall) of the 2011 draft, is the first player from Glace Bay to suit up for an NHL club in more than 25 years. The last one was former Philadelphia Flyers forward Dougie Sulliman, who retired from the league following the 1989-90 season – two years before Shaw was born.
Yet, somehow, Shaw managed to find a way to overcome the limitations of his humble beginnings, working tirelessly to establish himself as a big fish in a small pond while competing for the Glace Bay Miners of the Glace Bay Minor Hockey Association.