Doughty in Awe of Olympic Teammates
February 17, 2010|By Helene Elliott
Reporting from Vancouver, Canada — Team Canada and Kings defenseman Drew Doughty is so poised it’s easy to forget he’s only 20 years old and plays alongside players he idolized only a few years ago.
But Doughty admitted he felt like a kid again when he met his Olympic teammates for their first practice Monday.
“I was a little in awe,” he said Tuesday. “Passing the puck to guys like Joe Thornton and Sidney Crosby was a little weird. I really didn’t know what to think. I didn’t want to make a mistake. “But once we’ve gotten settled in and I’ve gotten to know the guys a little it’s been a lot easier.”
Doughty had an easy enough time in his Olympic debut, earning an assist on Canada’s first goal in an 8-0 rout of Norway.
Doughty played 15 minutes 21 seconds, at times paired with Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer and occasionally with former Duck and current Flyer Chris Pronger.
