Underyew Ready to Lead

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Ottawa

 

The Ottawa Lynx recently unveiled the team's leadership squad. Zeno Miniti and Anthony Hawk will be the assistants, while rookie Thorny Underyew will lead the team as captain. Underyew was surprised to be recognized so early in his career.

 

"It's amazing. To be trusted by the entire team and coaching staff is a blessing. I'm not the leading scorer or anything, but I try to lead by example and work at every aspect of my game. I suppose that's why they chose me."

 

The Lynx are off to an impressive start, dropping only 2 of their first 10 games. In their most recent 2 games, they combined for an incomprehensible 118 shots. Underyew has started the season at over a point-per-game pace, and he expects to improve as the season goes along. The team looks to improve defensively, having given up 39 goals in 10 games, despite above-average goaltending.