FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Hockey season is here, Nanook Nation and in order to get to know the newest members of the Alaska Hockey team we will introduce you to the freshmen class by featuring one of them online for each day for the next eight days.
Read and learn about today's featured freshman from the 2012-13 Alaska Hockey team, right-handed defenseman
Colton Parayko.
Name: Colton Parayko
Hometown: St. Alberta, AB
Junior Team: Fort McMurray Oil Barons
Position: Defense
Shot: Right
Height: 6'5”
Weight: 205
DOB: 5-12-93
Major: Business
Parents: Tom and Karen
Siblings: Kendra, Bryce, and Kennedy
Grandparents: Tom and Carol
Favorite Coach: Gord Thibodeau
Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Winning World Jr. A Challenge
Hobbies: Golf
On-Ice awards: Top Defenseman/ Top defensive player 2012
What type of player are you? All- Around defenseman
What can Nanook fans expect to see from you on the ice? Big defenseman with speed and a good puck mover
Favorites
Food- chicken
TV Show- How I Met Your Mother
Movie- The Shawshank Redemption
Type of Music- All
Favorite Quote- “Only thing between you and your goal is the excuse you keep telling yourself”
Favorite Sport besides hockey: Golf
Pre-game ritual/superstition: Right side equipment on first
What's on your iPod? Country, Rap, and Techno
Most people don't know this about me: I used to race motocross
Celebrity you'd like to meet: Vince Vaughn
NHL Player you emulate your game after: Alex Pietrangelo
If you could be a superhero or have a super power, what would it be and why: Fly because I have always thought it would be cool.
