The Observer, February 24, 2006
Volume XXXVIII, Issue 18
Spartan Spotlight: Dan Pawlowski
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Name, major, sport, etc.: Dan Pawlowski is a junior mechanical engineering major at Case. He is a member of the Case Hockey Team.
Event/positions: Center.
High school/hometown: Bishop Guertin H.S./Amherst, N.H.
Years participating in hockey: 15
Who/what inspired you to play hockey: The 1989-1990 Boston Bruins, who lost in the Stanley Cup finals, and my brother.
Hobbies/extracurricular activities: Golf, cycling, doing paperwork for the hockey club
Favorite athlete: Cam Neely (a.k.a. Seabass).
Athletic honors: 3-Time College Hockey East All-Star
Academic honors: Nothing comes to mind.
Best hockey memory: Shattering a kid's cup with a shot.
Worst hockey memory: The stench of beer in the huddle from my alcoholic coach back in Mites.
Favorite quote: "I want you on the puck like beer on Mr. Lauze's breath." (see above)
Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Odds are, in a cubicle.
Something most people don't know about you: I've had a mullet, twice.
Joel Sanderson: What makes hockey stand out from other sports?
Dan Pawlowski: Fighting is allowed and often encouraged. Well, that and Barry Melrose's mullet.
JS: I think the correct answer is ice. Yes, ice makes it stand out, because I'm not counting figure skating. If you could invite any three people to dinner, living or dead, who would they be and why?
DP: Cam Neely because I'm 99 percent positive he's the sweetest hockey player ever, Dave Chappelle, and my old man to pick up the check.
JS: Yeah, but what about the guy to catch Neely every time his hip, knee, or ankle goes out. Would you rather have the strength of 1000 men, be able to hover, or breathe fire?
DP: Hover, I've had just about enough of this whole walking business.
JS: And you could hang out with David Blaine. If they made a movie about your life, who would you want to play you?
DP: Al Pacino, before his face looked like a wrinkled paper bag.
JS: What about Pat Sullivan? I've been told he's a real looker. Too bad he's taken. If you could participate in any other sport, which would you pick and why?
DP: Curling. It's lawn bowling on ice, what's not to like? Plus, those Olympics girls are hot.
JS: Bocce is the sport of kings, my friend. What's the one thing that most people don't know about hockey?
DP: Zamboni can be a noun, verb, adjective, etc. So: The Zamboni did a poor job Zambonying the ice. The puck slides well on freshly Zambonied ice (although I guess the last one is more of a gerundive than adjective or some such).
JS: Or, "I'll zamboni all over your face," though that's a little gruesome. What's the weirdest nickname you ever had?
DP: CLIP, comparatively little Pawlowski
JS: I'm not even sure if that's true, but awfully clever. What goes through your mind during a game?
DP: I just count Jeff Barbarits' bone-crushing hits. Which, by the way, is often fewer than five, you dirty liar.
JS: Word on the street is he's just a big teddy bear. Finish this sentence: Hockey is like a girl …
DP: Except periods last only twenty minutes.
JS: Fair point. Why can hockey players only go for two minutes at a time?
DP: Only two minutes? Man, how big is your bladder?
JS: I have been called tinkles, by a particularly heinous friend, but she'll get hers… I see your point though. Goats or donkeys: which do you prefer?
DP: Donkeys. You can ride donkeys.
JS: Yeah, but I am opposed to donkey milk. It just sounds lewd. How good is your IM floor hockey team?
DP: Unbeatable, Res Hall/Open Champs 2 years running, and 1-0 this year.
JS: Jim Olliver was the key last year from what I hear. How fast can you skate?
DP: Faster than Luis Mendoza, if you remember your Mighty Ducks characters.
JS: Don't ever question my Mighty Ducks knowledge again. I am offended! What makes Doug Rand special?
DP: He's just so sexy, and making some serious cash now. (Very eligible bachelor. Ladies, call him now.)
JS: So true. I would be more than happy to provide his cell number to whomever is interested, but don't fight in line.
