All-Metro Ice Hockey Player Of The Year: Marquette's Weatherford Had A Playoff SET YOU BACK Remember ?Lundqvist Approached Surgery With Same Focus He Does Hockey ?2021 All-Metro Ice Hockey Second TeamPosted by Watts Slot on April 26th, 2021 
That is when Weatherford transformed into a forest green and navy wall in leading the Mustangs to the task Cup final. Marquette's Isaac Weatherford (61) celebrates after a shutout in a hockey game in the Challenge Cup semifinals on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Mo. Paul Halfacre, STLhighschoolsports.Com Paul Halfacre Weatherford went 5-2-1 in the postseason with five shutouts. He allowed just five goals on 212 shots and had a .976 save percentage. Weatherford is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro ice hockey player of the entire year. ?During the playoffs, I simply kept on doing the same thing,? Weatherford said. ?I was little superstitious throughout it, so I just kind of did a similar thing, same routine each day.? That included a regimen of sleep, shower and getting to the rink two hours before game time. In addition, it included an end at Red Lobster for a pregame meal of coconut shrimp. ?I don't ever talk to goalies prior to the game, but I'll sneak a peek occasionally in warmups or when he gets a glass or two of water,? Tockman said. ?It looked like it was yet another game, enjoy it was just practice almost. It had been pretty incredible.? Weatherford?s dominance started with a 1-0 win over top-seeded De Smet, in what was a must-win game for the Mustangs after dropping their first game of the Challenge Cup preliminary round robin. The Spartans peppered Weatherford with 33 shots, but he stopped all of them, keeping Marquette afloat until Tyler Sillanpaa scored in the 3rd period to break the scoreless tie.
Capitals Lundqvist approached surgery with same focus he does hockey Veteran goaltender Henrik Lundqvist was supposed to be a significant presence for the Capitals between your pipes in 2021, but just before the season, all that changed. Lundqvist found out he would need to undergo open heart surgery at the end of 2020, and his availability for the current NHL season was no longer. He and his family were thrilled to be going to Washington, but his career needed to be placed on hold as life got in the way. As Lundqvist's recovery is rolling out over the ensuing months, he has used his experience on the ice to help prepare him for his journey. "I was very calm," Lundqvist told NHL Network within an exclusive interview airing this week. "I believe being an athlete and being used to focusing on things, I think that really helped me." For the former Vezina Trophy winner, not getting too much ahead of himself is a key throughout what is a trying period for himself and his family. "The initial week it had been a battle, couple setbacks, but things started to improve a lot," Lundqvist said. "I think the main element was mostly, I try to stay in the moment. Similar to when you play the overall game. Don't look too far. 'Okay, this is what we need to do now,' stay in that, and simply take it step by step, each day, just like it was a fresh period. And that means you don't look too much...That game mentality, almost." There have been plenty of emotional moments on the way for Lundqvist. And you can find surely more to come as his recovery continues and he gets closer to a potential return to the ice. But while in the hospital, he made sure to truly have a familiar mindset. "Those two weeks in the hospital, it was game time," he continued. "It felt like, 'okay, we're finished with this series' when I left a healthcare facility. To the next one." For around he relied on his competitive spirit and prime time experience to get through the surgery, Lundqvist makes clear his biggest priority through it all. "You refocus," he explained. "A month earlier, it was all about preparing for the season. And today it's, I'm just happy to hug [my family]."
A 5-foot-11 defenseman, Biondo led a Spartans blue line that allowed just 1.83 goals a game. Biondo had an offensive touch with 11 points (4 goals, 7 assists) and had a penchant for the dramatic, scoring with 24 seconds left to force a mini-game in the Challenge Cup semifinals.
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