Reading the article "Modano Breaks Housley's U.S.-born Player Scoring Record" by AP News really inspired me. Mike Modano, a famous American hockey player recently broke the record for most points scored by an American born player. Last Wednesday night, Modano scored two back-to-back goals (one of which was short handed) putting him one point ahead of Housley (previously first) to move into first place on the list. The two goals also put him 35th place on the all time points leader right behind Peter Stastny. The record also moved him into 33rd place on the all time goals leader in the NHL. Modano was the first round selection of the Dallas Stars in 1988 of which he has played his whole career with, and led the Stars to their first Stanley Cup in 1999. Modano is a 3-time American Olympian and six time all-star making him the best player in the Dallas Star's history.
What Matters: I think what matters from this article, and moment in history is not just that he broke the record, but that it was an American record. As most people know, hockey is dominated by so many great, well known Canadian players from Wayne Gretzky to Phil Esposito making it that much cooler to see an American awarded for a great hockey achievement.
How This Affects Me: I myself am American, and I also play hockey although I most likely won't go pro. It still inspires me that an American player like Modano was able to accomplish so much being from an American community similar to mine and to be able to compete up with the big boys from Canada. It also impresses me that Modano was able to accomplish the great, amazing things he's done in his short career. I look forward to following Modano much more now and look up to him as not only a great American record breaking hockey player, but a role model as well.
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