This is a really cool story. I don't know much about Laich, but it seems like he's got a lot of character after reading this. It's always nice when you see someone pull over to help someone out when they're having car trouble, but it's really cool that Laich pulled over right after getting eliminated in the playoffs when you know his emotions were probably still really raw.

Here's a snippet of the story:

...Finally, an SUV slowed down ahead of them and pulled over. And then Brooks Laich got out and asked if he could help.

Since the Triple A folks were already on the way, Mary Ann asked Brooks -- whom she immediately recognized -- if he'd just wait with them by the side of the road. Instead, he asked whether they had a spare. Mary Ann said they did. So he took off his jacket -- he was still wearing his post-game suit -- got out the tire, and started jacking up the car.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcspor ... re_af.html

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I've always liked Laich. I had him in fantasy sports but he has been a hard worker and silently classy guy.

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

Bravo. More proof that hockey players are the best athletes that there are.

EDIT:

Some of the comments are priceless.

Hahaha the Semin comment is great.

Great class for sure.

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Laich's got class, that's for sure

Bravo, good sir.

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mechaphil

Wow, I'm glad to hear that there are still people out there that would do something like that.

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Good man.

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Proud LGBTQQ Individual

always cool to hear stories like this....

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Bledsoe actually did something similar a few years back for an old lady in a snowstorm

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"I can't really hear what Jeremy says, because I got my two Stanley Cup Rings plugging my ears...." -Patrick Roy in reference to Jeremy Roenick's trash talking

This is so cool. What a guy.

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I blew a tire once...but I was just really horny...*ba dum tsch!*

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Squanto 7/27/2010

great story...i love stories like this....nice to know that some pro athletes are still down to earth

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"It is more about them than it is about the team...Cannot play with them, cannot win with them, cannot coach with them. Can't do it. I want winners. I want people that want to win." - Mike Singletary

Tyler Myers - Future captain of the Buffalo Sabres, and future Norris Trophy Winner

Manning the machine gun on the Tyler Myers Bandwagon - just in case any teams have an idea of prying him away from us (3 GM's shot already)

Connolly/Roy - 2 goals in the last 47 playoff games

That reminds me of this awesome story I read about Jason Bay, who's with the Mets now.

A Boy's Dream as Slugger Moves to Town

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mechaphil

I'm a towel. Mah name is spelled T-O-W-E-L-I-E-Y... E-Y

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