When he was 16, Jim Marquardt was a lost soul in need of a mentor. He asked his English teacher for help to write a letter to his favorite athlete, Mike Liut. Months later, he got a life-changing reply.

@jprutherford.bsky.social found and wrote a beautiful story:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5688865/2025/02/27/nhl-mike-liut-jim-marquardt-blues/?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes