All Things Denver XXXVIII: On To Better Days!

[A Shot and a Goal]

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My good fortune today was to encounter Mary Gene McLellan as i was driving down the road from Lake Agnes. It had been three years since we last saw her and twenty-five or so since she last sold us our season tickets.

It was indeed your good fortune. I knew her well when she was the ticket manager. A great lady, period.

[du78]

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Going Home

Chris Butler signed a 1 year contract with the St. Louis Blues. Chris played high school hockey at Chaminade in St Louis before going on to the USHL and DU.

Paul Stastny also went there. The Marianists have a couple of Chaminades around the country and I attended the one on Long Island. There is also Chaminade College in Hawaii run by the same brothers.

Cowley and Butcher are on 27 man roster that continues play in Lake Placid at USA WJC Camp.

[thedunker]

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Mary knew me a little bit. She was always nice, motherly nice. I had the same 2 seats on a season ticket basis for 4 years. (1$ per seat per game) So maybe 2-3 years after graduation, I call the ticket office and tell Mary that I'd like a pair of seats for a certain game. She got me in my old seats which were excellent seats. I have no idea how she did this.

[Old Pio]

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Paul Stastny also went there. The Marianists have a couple of Chaminades around the country and I attended the one on Long Island. There is also Chaminade College in Hawaii run by the same brothers.

Cowley and Butcher are on 27 man roster that continues play in Lake Placid at USA WJC Camp.

Wasn't it Chaminade that upset UVa years ago when Virginia had Ralph Sampson? Huge pre-season deal.

[du78]

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Wasn't it Chaminade that upset UVa years ago when Virginia had Ralph Sampson? Huge pre-season deal.

Yep in Honolulu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Virginia_vs._Chaminade_men's_basketball_game

[thedunker]

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Scary Article in yesterday's NY Times written by Marc Tracy. DU picture in it as well as quotes from Peg. (maybe today's NYT) I have no clue how to post link. I read about it and saw link in Hopkins post at laxpower.com forum page. ****, we needed to be included in the Big 10 hockey conference. Nobody know how votes will go this week at NCAA meetings where 5 power conferences may try to break away.

[du78]

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Scary Article in yesterday's NY Times written by Marc Tracy. DU picture in it as well as quotes from Peg. (maybe today's NYT) I have no clue how to post link. I read about it and saw link in Hopkins post at laxpower.com forum page. ****, we needed to be included in the Big 10 hockey conference. Nobody know how votes will go this week at NCAA meetings where 5 power conferences may try to break away.

Here is the link. The BIG 5 (ACC, B1G, SEC, PAC-12, BIG 12) aren't breaking away from NCAA but are going to be able to give more benefits ($$$$) to the student-athletes whereas schools outside the BIG 5 won't be able to. Your right that Lax is probably the only way we can get into the B1G as an associate member like JHU unless hockey somehow can get into it as an associate. Hoops doesn't have a prayer to get into any of those conferences and there is no football. For hockey, the B1G and Notre Dame (ACC affiliate) will be able to give more benefits to players than the other conferences. In LAX, the B1G and ACC including Notre Dame will be able to give more benefits than the other schools. This immediately gives those schools and conferences a leg up on everyone else in recruiting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/sp...tml?ref=sports

[Old Pio]

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Here is the link. The BIG 5 (ACC, B1G, SEC, PAC-12, BIG 12) aren't breaking away from NCAA but are going to be able to give more benefits ($$$$) to the student-athletes whereas schools outside the BIG 5 won't be able to. Your right that Lax is probably the only way we can get into the B1G as an associate member like JHU unless hockey somehow can get into it as an associate. Hoops doesn't have a prayer to get into any of those conferences and there is no football. For hockey, the B1G and Notre Dame (ACC affiliate) will be able to give more benefits to players than the other conferences. In LAX, the B1G and ACC including Notre Dame will be able to give more benefits than the other schools. This immediately gives those schools and conferences a leg up on everyone else in recruiting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/sp...tml?ref=sports

"Game changer?" It's Gotterdammerung.

[A Shot and a Goal]

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"Game changer?" It's Gotterdammerung.

Au contraire. I prefer to think of it as Der Ring des Nibelungen.

[thedunker]

Here is the link. The BIG 5 (ACC, B1G, SEC, PAC-12, BIG 12) aren't breaking away from NCAA but are going to be able to give more benefits ($$$$) to the student-athletes whereas schools outside the BIG 5 won't be able to. Your right that Lax is probably the only way we can get into the B1G as an associate member like JHU unless hockey somehow can get into it as an associate. Hoops doesn't have a prayer to get into any of those conferences and there is no football. For hockey, the B1G and Notre Dame (ACC affiliate) will be able to give more

benefits to players than the other conferences. In LAX, the B1G and ACC including Notre Dame will be able to give more benefits than the other schools. This immediately gives those schools and conferences a leg up on everyone else in recruiting.


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/sp...tml?ref=sports

DU78, we can add BC to the list for hockey. My guess schools not in Big 5 conference will be allowed to give "full scholarship athletes" $2,000 cash. That is maybe 5 lax players. I have no idea how many hockey players are on full rides. Clue us in 78. Ivies benefit because they are not affected since they can give as much financial aid as they choose. Let's see what happens with the vote tomorrow.

[du78]

DU78, we can add BC to the list for hockey. My guess schools not in Big 5 conference will be allowed to give "full scholarship athletes" $2,000 cash. That is maybe 5 lax players. I have no idea how many hockey players are on full rides. Clue us in 78. Ivies benefit because they are not affected since they can give as much financial aid as they choose. Let's see what happens with the vote tomorrow.

18 scholies in hockey. Not everyone is on a full ride. I would assume the $2G would be for a full ride and prorated for partials.

[thedunker]

18 scholies in hockey. Not everyone is on a full ride. I would assume the $2G would be for a full ride and prorated for partials.

No prorating in initial stipend bill. All or nothing

[vizoroo]

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Alumni in the News

More on the Butler-Stastny-Chaminade Connection

Jason Zucker has a fan at The Hockey News.

Jason Zucker is a future scoring-line winger who just signed a two-year contract. This coming season is a two-way arrangement, but 2015-16 is a one-way deal. With that being said, don’t count Zucker out from not only making the team this year, but also flirting with 40 points in his first full season.
THN Darryl Dobbs on July 29, 2014

Surprised to see that Kyle Ostrow has left the Colorado Eagles and will play for the Lowen Frankfurt Lions in Germany this season.

Kyle Ostrow is looking forward to the challenge of the Lions: "I was never in Europe and therefore huge forward to Frankfurt. I've heard that the lions have great fans and the Organization has clear goals in mind, what was for me an important point in the decision. Of course I want to get as quickly as possible on the new League and the environment, to meet the expectations of me. Ultimately, it is as always. I'll do what helps the team to be successful. I look forward to the new cultural experiences, which I will do in Frankfurt. As of August, here we go, I can't wait!"
For Kyle Ostrow, the Frankfurt lions are the first station in Europe. Last season, the 26 year-old winger had his point best season in the ECHL with 28 goals and 38 assists in 64 games for the Colorado Eagles, for which he was active since 2012.
The overall is the striker on 169 games in the ECHL, where he gained 124 points. Also he played 12 games in the AHL (American Hockey League).
Still, the 178 cm tall and weighing 84 kg left shooter looks back successful years in the team of the University of Denver (NCAA) on four. In three of the four seasons he was appointed each the League due to his performances in the all-star team. In the year 2011, he led the team as captain. Translated by Bing from the Lowen Frankfurt site..

In non-hockey news, Matt Donovan married long time girlfriend, Hallie Chilcutt, in their hometown, Edmond, OK. Congratulations and Best Wishes to the bride and groom.

[vizoroo]

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Cowley and Butcher are on 27 man roster that continues play in Lake Placid at USA WJC Camp.

Butcher is tied for 2nd in scoring through 4 games 1-4-5.
None of the goalies were great in the Blue-White team environment. Until today BC's Demko had the worst stats of all 4 goalies. Until Cowley let in 2 goals on the first 2 shots against the Finns, he had the best stats. But he did shut out the Finns the rest of the way.

[du78]

No prorating in initial stipend bill. All or nothing

Do non-scholie rostered players get the stipend?