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Puck Perseverance: A Ben Kraws Odyssey

  (Credit: Idaho Steelheads)  Through song lyrics and rhythm, we can often find pieces of familiarity in them from our own personal travels and stories. In their 1977 smash hit, Steve Miller Band’s “Jet Airliner” relays the story of the main protagonist traveling constantly by means of a jet airliner in pursuit of their dreams. In some instances, music can strangely mirror reality itself and the story of “Jet Airliner” can accurately paint the story of Idaho Steelheads goaltender Ben Kraws as he fights to continue his dream to find himself on an NHL roster. The 24 year-old already has quite the air miles to his name bouncing all over the continental United State from sea to shining sea. After a solid season for the Sioux City Musketeers, the then-18-year-old Kraws found himself at Miami University of Ohio, the first of three stops in his collegiate career. Needing a change of scenery after winning a single game in his two seasons in Oxford, Ohio, Kraws travelled west...

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