Perspective passed along by his parents has kept Tim Stützle grounded as he prepares to lift the Ottawa Senators to new heights.
star defenseman. “He was going to come in here and catapult our program to a place where we wanted it to be.”
Souza knew that after Stützle watched a pair of hockey games at the UNH’s home rink, he could convince the youngster to commit. “UNH has a true campus feel,” Souza says. “And I think that appealed to him.”“We just loved Mike Souza,” Marion says. “And we thought this would be a great option for Tim.”— a longtime friend who was a year older — opt to play his draft-eligible year with Mannheim in the German Elite League.
Stützle spent his draft-eligible 2019-20 season with Mannheim, scored 34 points in 41 games against adult competition. He drew rave reviews from teammates and displayed maturity off the ice that made him one of the favorites inside Mannheim’s locker room.“They said Tim is always staying out late to pick up the pucks after practice,” she recalls. “And they told me Tim is helping carry bags to the bus. And Tim always makes sure to say hello to the cleaning staff and that he’s so polite.
The most eye-catching item, however, has nothing to do with hockey. It was placed on top of the dresser by Marion. It’s a framed 8×10 piece of paper with a message she hopes her son adheres to as he enters a new stratosphere of superstardom in North America.It’s a mantra that should come in handy this fall, as Stützle plays the first season of his new eight-year contract that will pay him $66.8 million.
“For me, money doesn’t mean much,” Stützle says. “It’s the way I was raised. It was never about money. It was about trying to be a good person.”To that end, Tim says that a team-first mindset went into his contract negotiations with the Senators last fall. He signed last September and then proceeded to have a breakout 2022-23 season. Stützle exploded for 90 points and established himself as one of the most skilled and dynamic young centers in the game.
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