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O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 | M H J ON L I N E . C O M 29 Grandpa Knows Best He comes from a family of athletes. His mother, Sara, played basketball in Warroad. His father, Donny, who grew up in Coon Rapids, played col- lege football at North Dakota. His sister, Madison, will be a junior at Andover and is committed to the Gophers. And his grandfather, Blane Comstock, 70, was a goalie at Roseau High School, Bemidji State and played on the 1976 Olympic team. Kaiser tried to follow in the footsteps of his grand- pa and play goal early his career, but then he gave up nine goals in a game and was like, "Yep, I'm done. I don't want to do that ever again." "But I was always trying to keep the puck out of the net defensively, not goalie-wise though," Kaiser chuckled. "My grandfather has always been like my best friend. We'd always hang out. He's a goof ball. He loves to mess around, but it was never really talking hockey. He never forced it. I don't hear a whole lot of stories from him. He's got pictures and all kinds of mementos, but we never really talked about it a whole lot to be honest. "It was kind of growing up, he'd go, 'Do whatever makes you happy.' He never was like, 'Hey, play hockey, do this.' He'd come watch games, support, but not say a whole lot." Kaiser was bummed the NHL cancelled the Draft in Montreal. He was hoping to see the treasured, fun city for the first time. But now, like almost everything, the draft will be conducted virtually. Trusted dentist for the parkdental.com Park Dental's quality care has kept kids smiling for generations. Convenient morning, evening and Saturday hours 50+ locations Corporate Partner of Minnesota Hockey Corporate Partner of Minnesota Hockey Grandpa Blane and Wyatt have a special relationship. P R E S E N T E D B Y