Derek Zacchino stood out on the enclosed Kan Jam playing area. It was Saturday afternoon on a rooftop at the Renaissance in Manhattan, and he was chatting comfortably with the well-known co-hosts at this Jam Kancer In The Kan Foundation event — the Rangers’ Kevin Shattenkirk and the Islanders’ Anders Lee.
“They’re great guys,” Zacchino said. “The hockey community is really something different. They’re not just inviting me down here. They’re hanging out with me. They’re talking to me, having a conversation like we’re buddies.”
The new captain of the Bethpage High varsity hockey team has been through an ordeal.