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Marlborough High Star Hockey Player Headed To Olympics
Bobby Butler's in a video sharing the big news with his dad, and it's going viral. Watch it!
MARLBOROUGH, MA—He was a star at Marlborough High School and now plays hockey with the Milwaukee Admirals in the American Hockey League.
Now, Bobby Butler's adding another successful stick story to his resume. USA Hockey announced that he, along with 29 other team members, was chosen for the 2018 Olympics to happen in PyeongChang.
“We really like our roster,” said Jim Johannson, general manager of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team and also the assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey, in a statement. “It’s a group that brings versatility and experience and includes players who have a lot of passion about representing our country.”
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The U.S. has won 11 medals in the Olympic Winter Games, including gold in 1960 and 1980.
Butler's not only making waves in the news having been picked for the Olympics, but because of a video his current team shared where he surprises his dad with the good news.
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TFW you tell your dad that you’ve made the US Olympic Team #TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/ASoOYYXS4Z
— Milwaukee Admirals (@mkeadmirals) January 1, 2018
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