Blackhawks forward Tanner Kero's idol: Pavel Datsyuk

During the Stanley Cup playoffs, we're asking some Blackhawks to tell us which player they grew up idolizing. We'll share their story on each game day.

Blackhawks forward Tanner Kero, who grew up in Michigan, idolized Detroit Red Wings great Pavel Datsyuk, who scored 314 goals in 953 career games.

"I loved growing up watching the Red Wings," Kero said. "Loved watching the way he works and how skilled he is. Backchecking, good defensively. Just an all-around great player.

"The one thing I loved was not just the offense. It was the way he came back and stick-lifts guys. He'll just come back and all of a sudden he lifts their stick, takes the puck and he's gone the other way. I try to do that as much as I can."

- John Dietz