All Things Denver XXXVI

[BigBossMan]

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Yeah, that's what I'd heard. Roll out the red carpet. Crank up the spotlights. What's the point of asking them back if you're not going to honor them? A press release? A mention in the Post? Sh*t!

I freely admit my prejudices here. But you can make a strong case that the '68 NC team was our second best ever. Undefeated at home. 16 straight wins after losing to the Russians in the Broadmoor. Stormed into the NC. Shut out North Dakota 4-0 in the title game. During the final 14 regular season games, the starting line of Jim Shires, Tom Miller and Cliff Koroll outscored opponents 33-2! Magnuson, Koroll, Patrick, Wiste, etc.

Another packed student section Saturday night with the band, cheerleaders, dance team and an appearance by Boone. They rolled out the red carpet for an on ice recognition of ... the homecoming queen.

[lmg6841]

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Canisius has a habit of flying under the radar. They got hot at the right time last season and that's how they snuck into the NCAA tournament. I'd like to say "sorry for your loss," but the AHA needs every OOC win that we can get!

Though the season is young, I think the trend has been set looking at the first three weeks. Week 1 to week 2, and Friday to Saturday this weekend, doesn't seem like there's a whole lot of rhyme or reason to the team's performance, no way to predict. Yes, Canisius played a much better game than Niagara, but DU's adjustments and hustle (of lack thereof) didn't cut it, unlike Friday.

[Dmann]

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Wow, first time in don't know how long that we haven't been in the top 20 (unless this happened last week too, i was to afraid to check)

http://www.uscho.com/rankings/

[Pablo]

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Yep, it's going to be an unpredictable transition year, for sure. New coach, new assistant coach coming in a few months, new system, players hurt left and right, calling up a player from the club team, very mixed results on the ice so far. This will not be a typical year for DU hockey. It's clear that we can't have great expectations. With all of the unknowns, I don't know enough to have poor expectations, either. Just a lot of uncertainty. The best that I'm hoping for, is to have a .500 record by mid-January, and maybe the team will start to gel and be able to make some kind of a run towards the end of the season. Good goaltending and lots of experience on D provide some hope for this result.

[HoosierPioneer]

Canisius has a habit of flying under the radar. They got hot at the right time last season and that's how they snuck into the NCAA tournament. I'd like to say "sorry for your loss," but the AHA needs every OOC win that we can get!

Such is college hockey in general. And more power to you for the wins! I'd be plenty happy for an AHA team winning, were it against any other team

[vizoroo]

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Where Are They Now

NHL
Matt Carle(2)--Tampa
Chris Butler(4)--Calgary
Paul Stastny(2)--Colorado
Tyler Bozak--Toronto
Joe Colborne(1)--Calgary
Patrick Wiercioch(2)--Ottawa
Beau Bennett(1)--Pittsburgh
Matt Donovan(4)--New York Islanders


AHL
John Lee(5) San Antonio
Patrick Mullen--Utica
Tyler Ruegsegger(6)--Hershey
William Wrenn(2)--Texas
Scott Mayfied(2)--Bridgeport
Juho Olkinuora--St. Johns
Brett Skinner--Norfolk
Nick Shore(3)--Manchester
Jason Zucker(2)--Iowa/Minnesota/Iowa
Drew Shore(2)-San Antonio/-Florida


ECHL
Peter Mannino--Wheeling/Wilkes-Barre
Kevin Ulanski--Colorado
Luke Fulghum--Colorado
Kyle Ostrow--Colorado
Paul Phillips-Colorado
John Ryder--Colorado
Marc Cheverie(7)--Colorado
Geoff Paukovich(2)--Las Vegas


CHL
Aaron Mackenzie--Denver
Matt Glasser(7)-- Denver



INTERNATIONAL
Rhett Rakhshani(4)--Vaxjo (Sweden)
Adrian Veideman--Vienna Capitals (Austria)
Andrew Thomas(4)--Orli Znojmo (Austria)
Luke Salazar--HC Innsbruck (Austria)
Ryan Dingle--Cortina (Italy)
Connor James--Nuermberg (Germany)
Ryan Caldwell(7)--Nuermberg/Berlin (Germany)
Chris Knowlton--Tongsberg (Norway)
Kevin Doell--Vasteras IK (Sweden-1)
Cody Brookwell--Belfast (UK)
T.J. Fast(2)--Crimmitschau ETC (Germany)

( ) NHL Draft Round

Bozak is out for 7 to 10days--lower body injury and Beau Bennett is currently on Injured Reserve.
Haven't seen anything about Anthony Maiani since he left Kalamazoo.

[Chris]

Where Are They Now

I'm pretty sure Skinner, Phillips and Connor James were drafted.....and Matt Pettinger still plays in Europe, I believe.

[du78]

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I'm pretty sure Skinner, Phillips and Connor James were drafted.....and Matt Pettinger still plays in Europe, I believe.

Skinner (3)
Phillips (7)
James (9)
Pettinger (2) Hamburg

[BigBossMan]

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I hope Monty will address this in his press conference today.

you're not going to win too many games with a 5 minute flurry at the end. Too little and waaaaay too late.

[vizoroo]

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I hope Monty will address this in his press conference today.

Press Conference has been cancelled

Monty's radio show begins at 5:00PM mountain on pioneervision and should be on 102.3 espn

[32 Degrees!]

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Actually, DU says it's at 6pm Mountain. Didn't they do it at a restaurant or something last year? Will Jim do it via cellphone?

[vizoroo]

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Actually, DU says it's at 6pm Mountain. Didn't they do it at a restaurant or something last year? Will Jim do it via cellphone?

Ooops. 5:00 Pacific Think they it was at the station.

Monty brought Sam as his special guest. Sounds like they will have a player at most of the shows. Picked Tri-Captains because there are a number of leaders on the team. He said if he had to pick one leader of the team it would be Sam, but his job is in goal. Saturday night team wasn't finishing checks and did not get/take quality shots. Power Play not enough puck movement. Still said he thought team played well.

[HoosierPioneer]

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Still said he thought team played well.

I guess this is one of those times where I don't see the game the same way as a coach (or anyone that understands the game at a much higher level than I do).

[BigBossMan]

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I guess this is one of those times where I don't see the game the same way as a coach (or anyone that understands the game at a much higher level than I do).

I believe what Monty said was that the loss on Saturday night wasn't due to a lack of effort (the team) but rather a lack of preparation (the coaching staff).

[HoosierPioneer]

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I believe what Monty said was that the loss on Saturday night wasn't due to a lack of effort (the team) but rather a lack of preparation (the coaching staff).

Ah, gotcha.