Dermot Lavelle spent most of his time lifting weights or playing football during his time back at college in Sligo, Ireland. When he made the big move to transfer to play soccer for the Wildcats in Arizona on a fully paid scholarship before joining the football team following a coach's recommendation. Lavelle did dabble it other sports, most notably hockey. Now if you know anything about Ireland, it's that hockey never quite took off, mostly due to the abundance of soccer, gaelic and hurling.
Lavelle decided to try his hand at hockey and despite his clear lack of skating ability, he was a decent center. A solid snapshot , combined with his quickness on the ice meant he established himself as an average hockey player.
Lavelle originally a choice to make, a fork in the road or so to speak. He could either enter the NSFL as a waiver player (which he did) and be drafted the following year or choose to opt out of football, play his final year in college on the wildcat hockey team and declare for the SMJHL the following year.
After much deliberation, Lavelle decided to forgo his last year with the wildcats and instead play his waiver season with the Wraiths whilst still getting his degree in Arizona and as a result, his hockey career was never meant to be.
Lavelle decided to try his hand at hockey and despite his clear lack of skating ability, he was a decent center. A solid snapshot , combined with his quickness on the ice meant he established himself as an average hockey player.
Lavelle originally a choice to make, a fork in the road or so to speak. He could either enter the NSFL as a waiver player (which he did) and be drafted the following year or choose to opt out of football, play his final year in college on the wildcat hockey team and declare for the SMJHL the following year.
After much deliberation, Lavelle decided to forgo his last year with the wildcats and instead play his waiver season with the Wraiths whilst still getting his degree in Arizona and as a result, his hockey career was never meant to be.