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Abdelkader enjoying the spotlight

Former Spartan and current Griffin/Red Wing Justin Abdeklader has been enjoying his newfound fame as the Muskegon Chronicle reports. He made an appearance -- a celebrity appearance -- at the LPGA Meijer Charity Classic pro-am, pairing up with Angela Jerman. Abdelkader is also following up on a promise to get his degree so the business major is taking two Econ classes this summer.

A month removed from the Stanley Cup finals and his first two NHL goals -- and two months away from the most eagerly anticipated training camp in his young career -- a humbled Abdelkader admits he's enjoying the whirlwind ride.

"I've really been blessed with the opportunities I've had," said Abdelkader. "It's been such a fast track that it's difficult to put everything into perspective.

"It's been quite a ride and I've been fortunate that almost all of my career has been playing close to home. It's great for my family and friends to have an opportunity to watch me play. I'm enjoying it all."

While we don't know if Abdelkader will play in Grand Rapids or Detroit next season (it largely depends on how the Jiri Hudler situation pans out), he is gearing up for a very important training camp this September. I think it's safe to say that we'll see him full-time in the Winged Wheel by the 2010-11 season, but it certainly could be earlier.

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Detroit
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Grand Rapids
27 votes
Splits half and half
160 votes

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what an odd picture

Why is that guy in the white wings jersey look like he is having a terrible time. You are sitting in the front row of a stanley cup finals game and your team just went up 3-1 … just an observation.

Oh and in reference to the post. I would love to see how Justin Abdeklader looked in the regular season. He got some chances in the finals and blew a few too but with all that intensity going on I would love to see how sounds he looked day in day out of the regular season.

by IowaLion on Jul 21, 2009 10:52 AM CDT reply actions  

the miserable guy in the white jersey

he looks that way cuz the Ref skating away just told him the fix was in for the series.

by WickedWolf on Jul 22, 2009 1:52 AM CDT up reply actions  

Maybe

he had some of Cheli’s Chili in between periods?

by NKLHD on Jul 22, 2009 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

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