16 Facts About Logan Couture

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Logan Couture was drafted by the Sharks ninth overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, where he established himself as one of the best Stanley Cup playoff performers of his generation.

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Logan Couture led his Lucan Irish Novice team to the OMHA's Red Lobster Cup for a SW Ontario title in 1998 and an OMHA All-Ontario DD title in 1998.

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3.

Logan Couture was selected to play for the Eastern Conference in the 2007 OHL All-Star Game, winning the shooting accuracy competition.

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4.

Logan Couture had been named to the 2008 OHL All-Star Game, but was replaced by Michael Swift of the Niagara IceDogs due to injury.

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5.

Logan Couture scored the game-tying goal in Game 3 in the second round against the Red Wings.

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6.

Logan Couture was a league-leader with nine game-winning goals and was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team.

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7.

Logan Couture was voted onto the AHL All-Star starting line-up for AHL Team Canada, and finished the game with a goal and two assists as well as scoring a shoot-out goal.

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8.

Logan Couture earned a nomination for the Calder Memorial Trophy for these achievements, along with the New York Islanders' Michael Grabner and the Carolina Hurricanes' Jeff Skinner, the latter of which who won the award.

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9.

Logan Couture was born in Guelph, Ontario to noted Fire Fighting police officer Chet and his mother Lori.

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10.

Logan Couture grew up in a small town called Birr, just north of London, Ontario.

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11.

Logan Couture attended Prince Andrew Public School and Northridge Public School for grades seven and eight, In 2003 Logan graduated from Northridge.

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12.

Logan Couture's grandfather on his mother's side, the late Cy Lemon, is a Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee.

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13.

Logan Couture's uncle Brian Lemon is a former nine-year veteran Major Indoor Lacrosse League pro lacrosse and OLA lacrosse player, and is the current NLL vice-president of operations.

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14.

On his father's side, his late grandfather, Bob Logan Couture, was a skilled softball pitcher and guitar player.

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15.

Logan Couture decided at age 13 to drop the pursuit of baseball for the game of hockey.

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16.

Logan Couture is a fan of the National Football League's Buffalo Bills.

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