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Aeros star Dowell deals with ultimate uncertainty

By Daniel Gotera / KHOU 11 Sports, 03/29/13, 12:30PM CDT

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Story published day before Dowell promoted to the Wild

SUGAR LAND - None of us know what tomorrow brings. The uncertainty is what makes life so precious. Jake Dowell knows that feeling all too well.

"There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about it," said Dowell.

For the better part of 28 years all the Eau Claire Wisconsin native focused on was hockey.

"It’s pretty much dictated what I’ve done and where I’ve been in my life," said Dowell.

He won a national title at Wisconsin and has skated alongside the best in the N-H-L. All of this, under the watchful eye of his parents.

"It’s something that’s been a constant in our life and something that has been a release," said Dowell. "Something to focus on and something that brings a lot of joy to our family."

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