The role of a captain on a sports team can be defined by one word -- leadership.
Some captains approach their role in an outgoing style -- using their strong personality to lead from the front.
Others are less vocal -- preferring to lead by example and picking their spots to make their view know.
Icers co-captain John Conte falls into the latter category, despite his well known Jersey personality. On Saturday, with the Icers trailing Rhode Island 3-1 after 40 minutes, John had seen enough.
The coaches dressed down some of the players, and John let his teammates know how he felt. Whatever was said worked, resulting in a solid 3rd period that saw the Icers erase the 2-goal deficit before the eventual 4-3 shoot out victory over the Rams, completing the weekend sweep.
What made it even sweeter for Number 6 was that coach Scott Balboni chose him as a shooter. John didn't let the coach or his mates down.
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