MONTREAL – Dan D’Astoli speaks of Mark Barberio often. And, with good reason.
D’Astoli was Barberio’s coach in the Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget AAA ranks. Today, he’s a family advisor focused on helping youngsters hoping to one day make their NHL dreams a reality. Mark was one of those kids around 16 years ago.
“If I had the right to use just one word to describe Mark, it would be that he’s a winner. At 11 years old, he won the provincial championship and all kinds of tournaments,” explained D’Astoli, who coached Barberio with the Lakeshore Panthers, then with the Lac St.