Brandon Maxwell recruited to U.S. men’s hockey team
Gryphon spirit is at a high point this Olympic season with former Gryphon Brandon Maxwell officially joining the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team.
Originally from Winter Park, Fla., Maxwell has had an international career, going from Guelph to Sweden to Utah to Czechoslovakia over the span of four years. He was the goaltender for the Gryphons for a single season during their 2012-2013 season, and appeared in a total of 14 games. “We had a good team when I was there and I made some really good friends, many of whom I’m still in contact with,” he said in a recent interview with Gryphon Athletics.Maxwell has been described as “a pleasure to coach” by Guelph hockey head coach Shawn Camp, who has been coaching the school’s men’s hockey team for 11 seasons. Maxwell attributes his time here as one of the reasons that he knew he could play hockey professionally, and it paid off this year with his acceptance to the Olympics. He also attributes his success to his parents, whom he was most excited about sharing the exciting news with.
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“I was just really happy I could let me parents know. They’ve done everything for me; couldn’t ask for better parents. Glad all their hard work and money spent has amounted to this,” Maxwell said in an interview with the Cambridge Times.
Today, Maxwell is one of three goalies on the American Olympic team. He has maintained a save percentage of approximately 90 over the last 10 years from his collegiate training years to his professional hockey experience in Europe.Maxwell’s success story is an inspiration for students at Guelph, helping them realize that they can succeed. To be able to go from Cambridge minor hockey leagues to the Olympics is an incredible achievement for this young player. This Olympic season, Gryphons can watch with pride knowing that a Gryphon has proven that he can achieve his goals. Even though Maxwell is representing team USA, it’s nice to see him living his olympic dream.
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