Boys athlete of the week
// The Post-Gazette’s top male performer from the past seven days
The past week: After leading the IceCats to the Director’s Cup at the PA Hockey Scholastic Showcase over the holiday break, Ferri notched a goal and an assist as Latrobe returned to action with a 6-4 win against Penn-Trafford Jan. 16.
Check this out: Ferri, who ranks second in the PIHL with 19 goals and third in the league with 34 points, has recorded six multi-goal games and three hat tricks so far this season.
What was it like winning the Director’s Cup in the PA
Hockey Scholastic Showcase? It was awesome. … We won it in a shootout. We had two overtime periods and still nobody scored. It was a really fun game. It was probably one of my most exhausting games. Just a really long game and a lot of fun.
Who is your favorite player in the NHL? I mean, I love [Sidney] Crosby. He is easily my favorite player on the Pittsburgh Penguins, but I love watching Connor McDavid. He amazes me with everything he does and how fast he is, and how he can
control the puck with how fast he skates. He amazes me. Who do you think is a better player, Crosby or McDavid? I think Crosby. It’s his league. Have you ever seen somebody pass the puck off the back of the cage to themselves like Crosby did the other day? Yes I have. My linemate, Alex Walker, he does that sometimes on a defenseman. … It’s a really good move to do. What’s your favorite sport to play besides hockey? I play golf in the summertime. I played for the school golf team for the first time this year, and I really enjoyed it. Usually over the summer, I try to go almost every day, depending on work. But I really enjoy golfing over the summer. That’s like my main thing. And I try to stay on the ice as much as I can, too.
Do you like to watch golf or just play it? Oh, I love to watch golf. Who is your favorite golfer? It’s either Tiger Woods or Brooks Koepka.
What’s your favorite subject in school? I like accounting a lot.
I’m really good at it. It just comes naturally to me. Any type of business or financial class, it just comes easy for me.
What’s your go-to restaurant for a postgame meal? We always switch it up. If it’s a later game, we just go to Eat’n Park because it’s right next to the rink. … After every away trip we have, we take a bus and we always Sheetz after the game. What’s one prized possession you can’t live without? Probably my friends and family.