Sunday, April 28, 2013

Ludwig Brothers - Allen's Brothers in Arms

Found this on the CHLinsider site:

Allen’s Brothers in Arms – The Ludwigs

allen_americans_curved_100x100.pngWhat pedigrees to have brothers not only make it to professional sports together but to get to play for a Championship together?
The Allen Americans are blessed to have a third of their defense covered with the solid defensive genes of the Ludwig family.  Tyler and Trevor Ludwig have been manning the Americans blue line all year and have been doing an outstanding job helping lead one of the top defensive units in the CHL.
The duo come from a great hockey lineage as their father is Craig Ludwig who won two Stanley Cups (Dallas and Montreal) and won two College Championships (University of North Dakota).  Ludwig was one of the top d-men in the NHL during his day playing in 1,256 NHL games over 17 seasons.  He is now a co-owner of the Americans.
The brothers are just the second set of brothers to play in the CHL Finals in the last decade joining Pete and Ross Rouleau who each hoisted the Cup when the Texas Brahmas won the crown in 2009.
The NHL Stanley Cup Finals have had several brother tandems play in the Finals with some of the most notable being the Sedin twins (Vancouver, 2011), Rob and Scott Neidermayer (Anaheim, 2007), Brent and Duane Sutter (New York Islanders, 1982 and 1983), Henri and Maurice Richard (Montreal, 1960) and Don and Nick Metz (Toronto, 1942, 1945, 1947 and 1948)
Tyler Ludwig has been one of the top offensive players all season long in the entire CHL, not just among d-men.  He collected 51 points (11-40=51) in 64 games during the regular season earning recognition on the All-CHL Team.
Trevor Ludwig may be a bit more defensive minded but he too can put the points up ranking 10th among d-men with 29 points (9-20=29) during the regular season.
The pair has combined for six goals and 12 assists with a +17 plus/minus rating in the post-season so far and now they set their sights on Wichita in the Finals that get underway on Tuesday, April 30 in Allen.

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