Thomas DiPauli in action for the Notre Dame college team (Photo: Michael Yu) The South Tyrolean native in the Washington Capitals jersey (Photo: Washington Capitals)

Thomas DiPauli: “I grew in college”

Thomas DiPauli will probably never forget June 23, 2012: That was when he received confirmation that he had received a hotly sought-after draft from the NHL team Washington Capitals. But so that he could quietly mature into an NHL-ready player, DiPauli, who was born in South Tyrol and grew up in Kaltern, was immediately transferred to the Notre Dame university team, where he has made a name for himself in the college league over the last three years has made. The 21-year-old's final season at Notre Dame recently began - SportNews spoke to him briefly.

20 November 2015

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