ST. PAUL, Minn. â?? After every meal with his teammates on the University of Wisconsin menâ??s hockey team, Ryan McDonagh does the same thing.
Whether itâ??s a breakfast on the road or a dinner after practice at the Kohl Center, the junior defenseman and tri-captain walks over to Mike Cerniglia, the oft-harried director of hockey operations, shakes his hand and says thank you before leaving the room.
Itâ??s a daily display of respect and appreciation that doesnâ??t happen everywhere and doesnâ??t surprise anyone who knows McDonagh.