GRANT
GOECKNER-ZOELLER
Princeton
So. | F | Los Angeles, Calif.
Goeckner-Zoeller
was one of very few offensive weapons on Princeton's team
last season. With another year of maturity and new head
coach Guy Gadowsky, the Tigers hope for more success in
2003-04.
Key
Statistics: Led the Tigers in scoring as a freshman
with 5-14—19 in 31 games.
What
He Does: Finding character guys at Ivy League schools
is about as easy as finding fit swimmers in Athens. Though
he’s just a sophomore, Goeckner-Zoeller will be an important
part of on-ice and off-ice leadership for the Tigers under
first-year head coach Guy Gadowsky. Goeckner-Zoeller is spending
his summer working at a law firm in Los Angeles and may follow
in his parents’ footsteps. Both are graduates of Yale
Law School.
The
Bigger Picture: Goeckner-Zoeller’s been through
growing pains before. He was among the youth hockey players
that latched onto the game when Wayne Gretzky’s trade
to the Kings made hockey a popular game in Los Angeles. Grant
said that the entire Los Angeles area could form just one
team that was even competitive with teams from other regions.
Goeckner-Zoeller
on Princeton’s outlook: “We started 15
underclassmen in most of our games last year. This year we’re
a year older, a year more experienced, and should be a better
team.”
