The film is layered in its telling and meaning - “It’s not just about hockey,” said Gold Star’s Vlad Spektor, “a lot of people around the world who don’t even know much about hockey have watched that movie and have been touched by that movie” - but among the things Lombardi admires about the style of players like Fedorov, even decades later, was their creativity. Last year, after watching “The Russian Five” movie on Amazon, Lombardi also noticed a funny coincidence: Dan Milstein, the head of Lombardi’s agency, Gold Star Sports Management, had been the executive producer of the movie. That style is certainly close to the heart of fans in Detroit, once dazzled by Fedorov and the famed Russian Five who helped Detroit to back-to-back Stanley Cups in 19. So I mean, I think that’s definitely instilled in my brain, and I think that’s helped me a lot.”ĪMADEUS LOMBARDI HAT TRICK! □ #LGRW /Im2GmHaiYk Keep it close to you, use your teammates, tire the (opposing) team out. “And my dad preached like, possession play: Don’t throw away the puck, don’t throw it blindly. “When I was growing up playing hockey, my dad preached that to me - both my parents kind of did - and they had me watch games, watch those old games, even watch Soviet games,” Lombardi said. Lombardi says that his dad’s favorite players growing up were Pavel Bure, Alexander Mogilny and Sergei Fedorov - and even though he was born in 2003, those are three of Amadeus’ favorite players to watch too, “just because of how much they changed the game.” Growing up, Lombardi’s dad, Nick, had taken an interest in the dynamic style of Soviet hockey. Entering Saturday, his 48 points in 35 games ranked seventh in the league.ĭig back a little deeper, though, and the journey gets even more interesting - especially considering the team with which he has now signed. He has gone from a 13th-round pick in the 2019 OHL Draft - not playing his first OHL game until 2021 - to becoming one of the league’s top scorers, and now earning an NHL contract. The Red Wings announced Lombardi had signed his entry-level contract on December 23, beginning the next chapter in what has already been quite the journey for Lombardi. … I still don’t think it’s hit me, even a couple weeks later.” “I went on, and they asked me if I wanted (a) contract for Christmas,” Lombardi said.
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