“I didn’t know what I wanted to do,’’ he said.
Corazzini heard that Weston High needed a varsity hockey coach. He called the athletic director, Mike McGrath, whom he knew, to wish him good luck in his search.
McGrath wondered whether Corazzini would be interested. A certified personal trainer, Corazzini had been working with the Marian High and Acton-Boxborough Regional hockey teams, but wasn’t ready to jump into a full-time day job.
“Then I found out the Weston games and practices were at night,’’ Corazzini said. He took the job.
“First game, Dec. 10, Dover-Sherborn,’’ he said.
As a speedy right wing at Boston University, he played for Beanpot-winning teams three straight years.
“One of my big regrets was not winning the Beanpot my senior year,’’ 2001, he said. Boston College won the NCAA championship that year. “Tough to watch,’’ he said.
He scored his only two NHL goals for the Bruins against the New York Rangers in Madison Square Garden. The game was a dream come true for a hockey player growing up in Greater Boston.
“I can’t even describe it,’’ said Corazzini.
He played about 15 games over three years with the Bruins, after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent. He started out with the club’s AHL franchise in Providence. Coach Scott Gordon called Corazzini into his office one day. He thought he was going to be reprimanded for a small team violation the day before.
Corazzini was stunned to hear Gordon say “looks like Framingham’s going to be proud of two guys going to the Show.’’
Corazzini knew that Lou Merloni had just signed with the Cleveland Indians. So he asked, “Who’s the other guy?’’
“He said ‘You.’ It was surreal.’’
Corazzini had a curious start on ice when he was 3.
“My sister Kristin was six, and taking figure skating lessons at Loring Arena. I wanted to get on skates, so I did figure skating too,’’ he recalled. “Then I got tired of being laughed at. I was a figure skater with long blond hair. I switched to hockey.’’
The high-powered Framingham Youth Hockey program was producing some of the better players in the state.
