Bates Battaglia: More than just the hockey player from the Amazing Race.
When I told my beautiful wife that this weeks blog post would be on hard-nosed Canes Left-Wing and part of the famed BBC Line Bates Battaglia, she gave me the adorable look she always does thats says "good for you" while going about her business of wondering what type of overgrown ten-year old she married. However, being the amazing wife she is she humored me and when I showed her the picture of Bates and kid brother Anthony Battaglia she immediately remembered them from Season 22 of the Amazing Race. (pictured below) However to the members of the Redvolution Bates Battaglia is remembered as 1/3 of the BBC Line that carried a 3 seed Canes team to the 2002 Stanley Cup Final. The Illinois Native was drafted in 1994 by the then Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the sixth round. In 1997 he was traded to the then Hartford Whalers. After having a successful 1997-1998 season in New Haven of the AHL, Battaglia joined the Inaugural Canes roster, and began his NHL career. Playing in 40