| Andy Powers | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 12, 1975 Arlington, MA, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Defense |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Long Beach Ice Dogs Syracuse Crunch Columbus Cottonmouths Dayton Bombers Pee Dee Pride Columbus Cottonmouths South Carolina Stingrays |
| Playing career | 1999–2004 |
Andy "Handsome" Powers (born Andrew Christian Powers, October 12, 1975) is a former Boston College and professional hockey player. Currently, he coaches the Boston Junior Bruins along with Peter and Chris Masters[1]
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Powers was born and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts on October 12, 1975. At 8 years old, playing in a hockey league of 12 year olds, Powers scored 6 goals in one game. He matched this feat three more times in his career. Powers attended Arlington High School where he was named to the Boston Herald dream team his junior and senior year.[2] His senior year, he led his team to an undefeated season and earned league MVP and was the Public School Player of the Year.[3]
In 1995, Powers entered Boston College on a full scholarship to play hockey. In his college career, he scored at total of 27 goals, 45 assists, 75 points, and an unprecedented 138 penalty minutes, including a sophomore seaon with zero goals and only four assists. It was said Powers had a heart of a lion. Nobody could match his determination to win. He was quoted saying "I hate to lose more than I like to win." He was caught many times putting in extra time in the weight room. Many teammates say that he used to pump military music while performing biceps curls until he could not lift his arms wearing nothing but a jock strap and high heels.[4]
Shortly after college, Powers began his professional career for the Columbus Cottonmouths, a team within the CHL. He then proceeded to other teams like the Dayton Bombers and the South Carolina Stingrays.[5] Although never quite making the big leagues, Powers still continued to play hockey until the age of 29. He hung up his skates due to rapid hair loss and injuries to his knees, back, and ego. Currently, Andy Powers works for Mimecast, in which he was named the Best Cold Caller in the History of Mimecast.[6] As of September 7, 2010, Powers will be the second best athlete from Arlington, MA that works at Mimecast.[7] On January 13, 2011, Powers got swiftly defeated in a 1-1 basketball match against Joe Stoopack. Powers just recently coached the Woburn Angels T-Ball team to its second straight championship with his son Jackson, and Avery