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“On every level, I have played I’ve heard, `Am I going to perform or not because of my size?’ I think I have proved to people I can perform regardless of how big I am.” – Martin St. Louis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Brett Sterling<\/a><\/strong> is no exception to the rationale behind St. Louis’ quote, at 5’7″\u00a0and 175 pounds, he has been at the forefront of a new generation of players that have been working to eradicate the old line thought. Small players do not have the adequate size to be relevant for an extended period of time in the world of professional hockey.<\/p>\n Thankfully, that view is eroding with the emergence of players that are racking up consistent productive seasons. Some examples are\u00a0Nathan Gerbe<\/a>, Brendan Gallagher<\/a>, Brad Marchand<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n In the summer of 2016, Sterling\u00a0returned to his “home away from home” with the Chicago Wolves for his third tenure with the team, bringing him back to the AHL, where he has been roughly a point per game player over the course of his career. He was hot off the heels of back-to-back championship seasons with Salzburgh EC and four\u00a0years total\u00a0in Europe.<\/p>\n It is hard to quantify, how much value and experience a player like Sterling\u00a0brings to the table, the\u00a0experience that has been gained from a 15-year career that has taken him from the sandy shores of the Pacific Ocean to the desolate mountainous regions of Austria.<\/p>\n You simply cannot buy that type of experience, it is earned.<\/p>\n Brett Sterling returns to the Wolves<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n