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January 24, 2012 | Men's Ice Hockey
Sdao's Good Feeling About Princeton Gets Better
Roman J. Uschak, Special to USCHO (1/24/12)
Perhaps one of the bigger things to come out of Niwot in the last few years now resides in central New Jersey, in the form of 6-foot-4 Princeton junior defenseman Michael Sdao. The Niwot native and Ottawa Senators draft choice also is one of the top scorers in ECAC Hockey.
Sdao (pronounced suh-DAY-oh) is tied for 11th in ECAC play with four goals and eight assists for 12 points, figures that have him tied for second among conference defensemen. He had posted six goals and 15 points in 20 outings overall, and was also pacing Princeton with 59 penalty minutes.
Sdao has set personal scoring highs this season after collecting eight goals and 19 points and 113 penalty minutes in his first two collegiate campaigns. Despite growing up in a state with three NCAA Division I hockey schools, he chose to go east to Princeton after skating with the Lincoln Stars, with whom he racked up 340 penalty minutes in his two years in the USHL.
"I came out for a visit and loved it," Sdao said. "The seniors were unbelievable, and it just felt right."