Teddy Blueger Having a Summer to Remember
by
Michelle Crechiolo
@PensInsideScoop
/ Penguins Team Reporter
Teddy Blueger has seen a few episodes of the show "Ted Lasso," about an American football coach hired to manage a British soccer team despite having no experience.
Unlike Lasso, Blueger knows a thing or two about soccer from growing up in Europe. It's one of the two most popular sports along with hockey in his hometown of Riga, Latvia.
"When I was growing up, I just played hockey in the winter, and then all summer I'd play soccer," Blueger said. "I probably did that until I was about 12 or 13. I still follow it pretty close now, I'd say."