How was your summer, Jack Johnson?

A section in The Hockey News talks about Jack Johnson and how he spent his summer vacation in Ann Arbor. Before even finishing the small write-up, I pictured him laughing and barbecuing; maybe he is on a lake, wakeboarding.

He looks like his dad called him 'Sport' a lot.

The last thing I would expect to hear is that he was taking a full load of classes. Okay, I might believe it because I think lakings.com was asking him what he would be doing this off-season and I think that he said something about it. Other than that, the very last thing I would expect to hear is that he is taking classes like some sort of "upper-level" writing course along with American literature (I can see that one. Not too many difficult words in American Lit.), American culture, and psychology.

I like it, he really pushes the "All-American" look, takes the "All-American" classes. It's almost like it's his personal mission to incorporate more U.S. born players into the NHL. JJ has to count for at least 9 or 10 regular U.S. born players.

Kudos, JMFJ.

Swearing in your name, hair like 'amber waves of grain' and just the perfect amount of education: the most American American since Francis Scott Key. Maybe Steven Colbert, but then Francis Scott Key before that.