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Cooper Marody takes a faceoff against Minnesota’s Darian Romanko during a game from the 2015-16 season (photo: Jim Rosvold).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Dean Spiros<\/em><\/p>\n

Despite being among the nation\u2019s leading scorers and a Hobey Baker Award nominee, Michigan\u2019s Cooper Marody would like to think that he\u2019s not one to sing his own praises.<\/p>\n

But he\u2019s more than happy to sing his own songs.<\/p>\n

On the ice, he\u2019s a pass-first center who has helped lead the resurgent Wolverines to back-to-back sweeps of Minnesota and Penn State. In the weight room or at team functions he\u2019s the voice providing the pop-country tunes that entertain his receptive teammates.<\/p>\n

The once-shy kid who limited his singing to carpool karaoke has become, at 21 years old, a burgeoning singer\/songwriter. Marody said he has written 20-25 songs, most of which have been recorded and produced locally.<\/p>\n

NCAA rules prohibit him from making any earnings from the music, but his plan is to one day release the music on Spotify and iTunes.<\/p>\n

At that point, the 2015 sixth-round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers plans to be well on his way to establishing himself as an NHL player.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely hockey first,\u201d Marody said.<\/p>\n

That was always his dream while growing up in Brighton, Mich., to play first for the Wolverines and then in the NHL. But the boy with tunnel vision has matured into a young man who has embraced the notion that \u201chockey first\u201d does not have to limit him to a one-dimensional existence.<\/p>\n

Marody credits Michigan executive associate athletic director Greg Harden with helping him understand the difference. Harden is a highly-regarded life coach and performance consultant who gained notoriety by serving as a \u201cguru\u201d to former Michigan and current New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.<\/p>\n

An admitted Brady fan, Marody realized that Harden was a valuable resource at his disposal, so he sought him out.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreg talks about being great at everything you do, and to work as hard as you can at everything you do,\u201d Marody said. \u201cWorking at being a good musician will help me be a good hockey player. A lot of people look to be good at one thing, so if it doesn\u2019t work out as a hockey player [you feel that] your life is over.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talk to Greg about being a multi-dimensional person, and having different passions. Greg instilled in Brady that, without or without football, he will do great things. Once I captured that mindset I have never felt more confident on the ice, and in all aspects of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Confidence was something Marody used to lack when it came to singing. Sure, his mother told him he had a good voice when she listened to him sing along to the radio, but to sing in public?<\/p>\n

He had no choice but to do just that one night while out to dinner with his teammates while playing in the USHL. In a game called \u201cShoe check.\u201d if a teammate marks your shoe with something without you noticing it, you have to stand up and sing. Marody got shoe checked.<\/p>\n

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Marody was drafted by Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round (158th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft (photo: Dan and Margaret Hickling).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He sang \u201cWith you\u201d by Chris Brown.<\/p>\n

The \u201caudience\u201d seemed to like it.<\/p>\n

Just as importantly, Marody felt surprisingly comfortable doing it.<\/p>\n

Not long after, in the summer prior to Marody\u2019s freshman year at Michigan, his father surprised the family while on vacation by pulling out a guitar and playing a few songs. The next day, Marody went out and bought a guitar of his own, and he\u2019s been playing ever since.<\/p>\n

Once settled in his freshman dorm, Marody began spending much of his free time in the music room. He taught himself to play the piano, and he began writing songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been drawn to the fact that music can draw out emotions in people,\u201d Marody said. \u201cI like music that tells a story. Everyone goes through the same things, and it\u2019s cool to hear those things expressed musically.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s too soon to consider the possibility of a Grammy in his future, but winning the Hobey Baker is a different story. While he slipped from third to eighth in the national scoring race after a scoreless weekend against Penn State, Marody is only five points out of the lead, with nine goals and 22 assists for 31 points in 24 games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI put in a lot of hard work over the summer and it is paying off,\u201d Marody said. \u201cBut it\u2019s definitely a reflection of my linemates. Playing with Tony [Calderone], he\u2019s a pure goal scorer. And Dexter [Dancs] has a lot of skill; a big body who works hard in the corners. So it\u2019s a good combination.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 6-foot, 190-pound Marody has tried to pattern his game after Washington Capitals center Niklas Backstrom,<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s very poised with the puck,\u201d Marody said. \u201cHe protects the puck well in the corners in the offensive zone. He finds goal scorers, he\u2019s good on draws and he\u2019s reliable defensively. I think I possess certain qualities and characteristics that I think resemble his game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marody is confident that those qualities will translate into an NHL career.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing into the draft I was hearing that I would go in the second or third round, and that it would be a shock if I went in the fourth round,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I definitely was expecting to go a lot higher, but that\u2019s just another lesson. I\u2019ve never been a hyped guy; I\u2019ve had to earn everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cTom Brady was a sixth-round pick, 199th overall. We\u2019ve both been taught to develop the mindset that you have to try to earn it every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sounds like a good subject for a song.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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