Blatchford honored

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Texas Tornado defenseman #5 Brett Blatchford capped off his incredible season Tuesday night by being named as this year's recipient of the North American Hockey League Academic Achievement Award. Blatchford was also named to the NAHL 1st team. Since coming to Texas to play for the Tornado back in the fall of 2003, Blatchford has redefined excellence both on and off the ice. He is one of only five players on the current Tornado roster that is in search of his third straight Championship ring. Brett graduated high school with a 3.5 GPA, was a member of the honor roll, and scored a 1,280 on his SAT?s. As a member of the Tornado, Blatchford has dedicated himself to assisting in the Read to Achieve Program. The program is designed to encourage elementary school students to read for enjoyment and reward. During the introduction of the program to area schools Blatchford was often the first player to volunteer to speak in front of thousands of school children about the importance of reading to develop better learning skills. Blatchford also reached out to the community visiting area hospitals and assisting those in less fortunate situations trying to provide just a couple memorable moments for people in need. Blatchford's development with the Tornado produced immediate results. At the beginning of this season, Blatchford announced his commitment to the University of Notre Dame, one of the top educational University?s in the country for the fall of 2006. Blatchford received a scholarship to play ice hockey for the Fighting Irish. However, this did not stop Blatchford from excelling both on the ice and in the classroom during the 2005-06 season. Blatchford led all NAHL defensemen in scoring, and finished his career as the all-time leading scorer for a defenseman in Texas Tornado history, accumulating over 90 points in just three seasons. While doing all this on the ice, Brett managed a 4.0 GPA, taking three colleges classes this year at Collin County College in preparation for his academic load at Notre Dame this fall. Top all this off with the fact that Brett was the team captain this year, and the Texas Tornado is pleased and honored to have Brett Blatchford as the 2005-2006 NAHL Academic Achievement Award winner.

Congratulations to Brett, good luck this week and in the future with the Irish. An outstanding young man both on and off the ice.

Hah-- I got you beat on the GPA Blatch. 3.89. I only made a 1240 on my SATs though.

Way to go Brett! Those are some awesome grades. You'll do great at Notre Dame!

(EDIT: That's my high school GPA. My college GPA right now is a 3.9 something through three seemsters.)

ummmm.... just how long is a seemster?

I think I know where that extra .1 went.

Obvious typing error. I type fast too. Sometimes too fast.

I know it seems like bragging (and it is) but when you work your ass off like I have for the grades I've gotten, you tend to brag.

Brett definitely has something to brag about!

Ms. Hayz,

I wish to be among the first to congratulate you on your spectacular academic performance. While some may make reference to grade inflation, I am thrilled to see a young woman so confident, so proud, so emotionally needy that she was willing to "hijack" a thread dedicated to acknowledging a players educational achievement.

Congrats to Brett. Hockey players get a rap for being unintelligent (maybe due to the no teeth look) and this is a good example to deny that accusation.

Apparently GPA needs to be weighted to figure in the "spell check" technology used in schools today.