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jeffcagle:

This is a pretty great profile on Marc-Andre Fleury and more evidence that hockey players are different than other sports stars.

“There were all these rumors where he might get drafted,” said Alexandre Gendron, a childhood friend. “We were in the car and a Porsche Cayenne went past us. I said to him, ‘Marc, can you imagine that you will be able to buy a car like that with your NHL money?’

“His smile disappeared. That almost never happens. He said to me, and I’ll never forget it: ‘Alex, I want you to tell me if I ever become someone else — flashy, or showing off, a snob. I want you to just pull me down to earth and say, ‘Stay here.’

“I’ve never had to do that.”

Here’s Fleury doing something flashy.

Three days after winning the Cup, Fleury showed a side that nearly caused one of his dearest Pittsburgh friends to do a spit-take. Michael Hornick, a Caldwell Banker agent, sold Fleury his Moon Township home and attends to it when Fleury and LaRosee return to Sorel during the offseason.

“I went over to collect the keys; we’re talking about a few things as ‘Vero’ says she is taking their dog, Lilly, out,” Hornick said. “Next thing I know, Vero is running back into the house, screaming something in French, and she runs back outside after grabbing something from the kitchen drawer. Fleury and (Penguins defenseman Kris) Letang leap off the couch, and all I see are shorts and flip-flips in front of me. I thought there was an emergency.”

Hornick stepped outside to the sight of Fleury and Letang trailing LaRosee — the three of them chasing an ice cream truck.

“I caught up with him and said, ‘Marc, you make a lot of money; you can probably buy some ice cream and keep it in the house.’ He said, ‘Yeah, you’re right, but this is more fun.’ Then, he smiled, turned around and started buying ice cream for all the neighbors.”

you keep blogging Pens stories and I’ll keep reblogging them