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Mens hockey SCSUs Eddy makes up for lost time sctimescom St Cloud TimesOther editions Mobile News Feeds ENewsletters Find it Jobs Cars Homes Apartments Dating Classifieds Grocery Coupons & Weekly Deals Search All Recent News Archives Events More Local Directory Local Web Info Classifieds Jobs Cars Coupons & Deals Comments People Shopping Sponsored ByHomeNewsWeatherSportsBusinessOpinionsLifeEntertainmentObituariesClassifiedsCustomer ServiceSubscribeHigh school sportsCollege SportsHusky HockeyOutdoors Your browsers security settings are preventing some features from appearing See instructions for fixing the problem Mens hockey SCSUs Eddy makes up for lost timeBy Kevin Allenspach kallenspach@stcloudtimescom December 3 2009 Print this page Email this article Share Delicious Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine Twitter David Eddys college career started with a twisted ankle but hes straightened everyone out about his ability in the six games since he finally got on the ice for the St Cloud State mens hockey teamHe has a goal and four assists vaulting to third on the team in points per game behind only Ryan Lasch (12 points in 14 games) and Garrett Roe (11 in 13) heading into this weekends series at Alaska AnchorageIt just gave me more of an itch to get out there and play Eddy said of missing the first eight games before hopping in against WCHA powers North Dakota Wisconsin and DenverIn truth hes used to overcoming setbacks For example he didnt even play hockey as recent as seven years ago Growing up a few blocks away from Lasch in Lake Forest Calif Eddys father was laid off after 18 years at his sales job with an oil company then was diagnosed with cancerI didnt play hockey my seventh grade year and in eighth grade I didnt play competitive hockey Eddy said It was Bantam A which is probably like Bantam C here or Bantam B2 at the bestHe made the Bantam AAA team but it was going cost more than $8000 to play And that was money his parents simply didnt haveSo I ended up playing Bantam A with a couple of my buddies because we were kind of hurting at the time Eddy saidAs his dad underwent treatment and struggled to find a job they decided to sell their house and move to Minnesota even though they had no relatives or connections here But it was only days before they were going to pull the house off the market when a buyer finally emergedIt was a Wednesday and I came home from school and my parents said someone was going to buy our house and we had to be out by Saturday Eddy saidThey moved to Woodbury and lived in a hotel for 212 weeksHockey was just starting here we moved the day of Bantam tryouts Eddy said We got to the hotel dropped our stuff off and me and my dad grabbed my hockey bag and went and tried outWe had no idea about high school hockey Eddy added We never knew how big i...