Dad's Blindness Helps Son See 'Big Picture' ; Straub Relishes Chance to Fulfill His Dream
Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › February 23, 2007
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Every time defenseman Brandon Straub pulls on his black-and-gold jersey, he can't believe his dream of playing for Colorado College came true.
A local kid whose parents grew up in Colorado Springs, Straub remembers lying awake after watching a Tigers game at the old Broadmoor World Arena, hoping he might play there one day. He recalls the time he and his younger brother, Brian, followed CC players from Honnen Ice Arena to Benjamin's, a campus dining hall, to eat with them.See the full content of this document
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Dad's Blindness Helps Son See 'Big Picture' ; Straub Relishes Chance to Fulfill His Dream
He knows his hockey career nearly ended twice on his journey back to Colorado Springs by way of Vail; Tulsa, Okla.; Nanaimo, British Columbia; and the University of Findlay (Ohio).
While Straub was a freshman in high school and playing in Vail, his father, Mike, went blind wh...See the full content of this document
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