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Article: Mohawk playing pro hockey in Britain.
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- January 1, 2000
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LONDON, England
Chris Brant's hockey odyssey has taken him to many lands. The 34-year-old forward currently plays for the Bracknell Bees in Britain's Ice Hockey Superleague. He is nicknamed "The Chief" in a land where Native North Americans are commonly referred to as "Red Indians."
Raised on the Tyendinaga reserve near Belleville, Ont., Brant first picked up a hockey stick at the age of three. A couple of years later, he announced to his mom that he wanted to be-an NHL hockey player when he grew up.
"She laughed," recalled Brant, "Then she said that I could do anything that I wanted to."
At 15, Brant joined the Junior B Trenton ...