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Hurricanes’ Director of Hockey Operations Aaron Schwartz never gave up on his NHL dream

Editor’s note: This is a guest article from David P. Stein, who, through interviews with new Hurricanes Director of Hockey Operations Aaron Schwartz and many people he crossed paths with over the years, documented Schwartz’s hockey journey.

The hockey story of Aaron Schwartz began over 30 years ago at the Glenview Stars Hockey Association in suburban Chicago, where he was taught on the ice by the likes of career coaches Myles Gottainer and Sylvain Turcotte.

“When he was growing up, I used to talk with his dad all the time,” said Turcotte, a goalie at the University of Vermont from 1977-1981.