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Buffalo Fans Salute Sean
Malone at CCM/ USA Hockey All-American
Prospects Game BY JUSTIN FELISKO
H 16 NOVEMBER.2012 DIGITAL EDITION BONUS USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM
CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in one important category. Nobody had more fans in the stands at the First Niagara Center than the West Seneca, N.Y., native. Whenever
e may have been kept off the score sheet, and he may not have attracted the notoriety as those ranked high- er by the NHL's Central Scouting Service, but Sean Malone still led the
touched the puck, deked past a defender or threw a shot on the goal the Buffalo crowd rose to their collective feet with a loud roar in salute of their hometown hero.
the 5-foot-11 inch forward
"It was fantastic," Malone said. "Every time I did something important or had a chance [to score], everyone was cheering. I felt great out there."
Malone expected to have a large group of family and friends in the stands, but it wasn't until pre-game introductions that the current member of the U.S. National Development Under-18 Team realized how supportive they would be.
PHOTOS BY Steve DeMeo
