Ambition, coupled with natural ability, can produce remarkable results. Such has been the case with Don Sweeney’s career in professional hockey.
From the first time you hear Sweeney speak, it’s evident that he’s a bright man. His answers are well thought out and articulate. You wouldn’t be surprised to learn that he has an economics degree from Harvard.
But his path to becoming the eighth general manager in Bruins history has been paved with something unseen: drive.
“His work ethic was impeccable,” former teammate P.J. Stock told the Herald. “There wasn’t a moment in practice that he ever took off.