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Onalaska's Burkhardt finds motivation in an image of dejection

By Joel Badzinski @ La Crosse Tribune, 12/11/10, 10:15PM CST

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Hockey inspiration for Randy Burkhardt comes not from an Alex Ovechkin highlight video or "Miracle on Ice" poster, but a Feb. 28, 2010 newspaper sports section.

Burkhardt is featured in a photo, hanging his head dejectedly after the Onalaska High School boys hockey team lost in overtime to Wisconsin Rapids in a sectional final.

"I look at it every day," Burkhardt said. "That's my motivation."

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