2008 Woodie Awards
DeAngelis shoots, scores and leads
Kate Ambrose
Issue date: 2/5/05 Section: Sports
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Having played at Winthrop High School and then spending a year at New Hampton Prep School in New Hampshire, Junior Geno De Angelis wasn't quite ready to head to college. De Angelis spent another year playing the sport he loves on the Boston Harbor Wolves in the Eastern Junior Hockey League. Practicing and playing out of Charlestown, the commute to games and practice was easy for De Angelis who comes from Winthrop.
After his time with the Harbor Wolves, De Angelis began to narrow down his search for the perfect college. He knew he wanted to be an older freshman and he was ready to make his choice. As he narrowed it down, he made visits to a few of the schools he was contemplating spending the next four years taking the ice, becoming a leading scorer, and a captain.
It was his future Coach's words about the school and the hockey program here at Assumption that made this a sure fit for De Angelis.
"It was a really great weekend day when I came to visit Assumption and the coach," said De Angelis. "And I just loved it."
During his first year at AC, De Angelis's idea of Assumption being the perfect fit for him was reassured daily, both on and off the ice.
"My first season here at Assumption was well worth the wait. It is a great feeling to live at school with your team," said De Angelis.
De Angelis stressed that it was the seniors during his first year here that made a big impact on his first season as an Ice Dog. Then he entered his second year and second season ready to play hard on the ice. In March of that year, on a ski trip with his girlfriend, De Angelis laid down to try to rid himself of a headache when he woke up in an ambulance not remembering a thing from the time he laid his head on a pillow.
"It was so great to have my girlfriend there because she could fill me in on what had happened up to the point and let me know what was happening then."
He would learn that he had suffered from a grand mal seizure and was forced to take three weeks off in his sophomore year. During that period, he visited several doctors until he found the doctor that would become his neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. His neurologist allowed him to complete the school year and told him that he would need brain surgery directly after the semester was over to remove a tumor on his left temporal lobe - the cause of his grand mal seizure in March.
After his time with the Harbor Wolves, De Angelis began to narrow down his search for the perfect college. He knew he wanted to be an older freshman and he was ready to make his choice. As he narrowed it down, he made visits to a few of the schools he was contemplating spending the next four years taking the ice, becoming a leading scorer, and a captain.
It was his future Coach's words about the school and the hockey program here at Assumption that made this a sure fit for De Angelis.
"It was a really great weekend day when I came to visit Assumption and the coach," said De Angelis. "And I just loved it."
During his first year at AC, De Angelis's idea of Assumption being the perfect fit for him was reassured daily, both on and off the ice.
"My first season here at Assumption was well worth the wait. It is a great feeling to live at school with your team," said De Angelis.
De Angelis stressed that it was the seniors during his first year here that made a big impact on his first season as an Ice Dog. Then he entered his second year and second season ready to play hard on the ice. In March of that year, on a ski trip with his girlfriend, De Angelis laid down to try to rid himself of a headache when he woke up in an ambulance not remembering a thing from the time he laid his head on a pillow.
"It was so great to have my girlfriend there because she could fill me in on what had happened up to the point and let me know what was happening then."
He would learn that he had suffered from a grand mal seizure and was forced to take three weeks off in his sophomore year. During that period, he visited several doctors until he found the doctor that would become his neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. His neurologist allowed him to complete the school year and told him that he would need brain surgery directly after the semester was over to remove a tumor on his left temporal lobe - the cause of his grand mal seizure in March.