The qualities for having the "C" sewn on one's jersey -- heart, leadership, experience, desire, and the savvy to get across to your teammates -- are not easily met.
But Gionta, a native of Rochester, N.Y., possesses all of these traits and then some.
The 5-foot-7 forward may be small in stature, but he drives to the net like he is 6-foot-4. And while he may not be a very vocal guy in the dressing room, he leads by example on and off the ice.
He was also captain of his Boston College team and was surrounded by great leaders (Scott Niedermayer, Scott Stevens, Joe Nieuwendyk and Martin Brodeur) when he won two Stanley Cups as a member of the New Jersey Devils. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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