All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

[brianvf]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

No venom or vitriole?

Not at this point of the offseason.
Maybe ask me again in October.

[Cross-Czech]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

DU has three recruits listed in the Top 50 Incoming freshmen.
#2 Jason Zucker
#7 Beau Bennett
#24 Nick Shore

http://collegehockey247.rivals.com/c...sp?CID=1053658

Thanks for the link. Interesting info. Will Jaden Schwartz (#10) be the next Rau? Breakdown of top 50 players by school (the usual suspects are at the top...but what about Notre Dame? Is Jeff Jackson the Tierney of college hockey?):

7 Notre Dame
6 Minnesota
5 Michigan
4 North Dakota
4 Boston University
3 Denver
3 Colorado College
2 Boston College
2 Minnesota-Duluth
2 St. Cloud State
2 Wisconsin
2 Cornell
1 Minnesota State
1 Michigan State
1 Vermont
1 Nebraska-Omaha
1 New Hampshire
1 UMass-Lowell
1 Massachusetts
1 Yale

[Cross-Czech]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

USHL Futures Draft Results for Colorado Thunderbirds' players. Note Quentin Shore has committed to the U-17 USNDT so he wasn't drafted as the U-17 team plays some of their schedule in the USHL. This was a 6-round draft for 1994 birthdates. The regular entry draft is tomorrow at 10AM CDT.

1st Round - 9 - Gavin Stoick - Green Bay
3rd Round - 40 - John Dora - Tri-City
3rd Round - 41 - Bradley Hawkinson - Lincoln
3rd Round - 43 - Christain Heil - Chicago
3rd Round - 44 - Matias Cleland - Waterloo

"John" doesn't sound like he's related to Lukas. I say we recruit him anyways. I'd like to see that name on the back of a DU jersey again

[brianvf]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

Will Jaden Schwartz (#10) be the next Rau?

Kyle Rau will be the next Rau!

http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/page/show...on-i-prospects

Kyle Rau
Interested Schools: Colorado College, Denver, Minnesota, North Dakota, St. Cloud State

[dggoddard]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

DU has three recruits listed in the Top 50 Incoming freshmen.
#2 Jason Zucker
#7 Beau Bennett
#24 Nick Shore

http://collegehockey247.rivals.com/c...sp?CID=1053658

Don't put a lot of stock into this list. Its been floating around for a while and hasn't been updated or tweaked.

DU recruit David Makowski, the most dominant D-Man in the USHL and who won a championship with Green Bay, wasn't listed in the Top 50.

Where's Sam Brittain? One of only two college bound goaltenders ranked by CSS.

Shore was the top scorer in the Under-18 Tourney and the WHL went after him hard. He should be a lot higher as well.

Finally, Bennett may go in the 1st round so that tells me all I need to know about him.

I was told that this list is considered to be a joke in college coaching circles. DU has one of their best classes ever and should be in the Top 3 in recruiting classes.

[Cross-Czech]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

Kyle Rau will be the next Rau!

http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/page/show...on-i-prospects

Good stuff If DU gets him, this would be great payback for Testwuide.

[brianvf]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

Good stuff If DU gets him, this would be great payback for Testwuide.

Kyle Rau has a twin brother, Curt, that also plays on the Eden Prairie team. Curt is a dman though.

I've read some places online that have said that the Rau's are looking for a package deal from a potential college that would take both brothers.

[sfo19]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

Good stuff If DU gets him, this would be great payback for Testwuide.

Won't happen from what I hear

Explain to me this payback for Testwuide? I assume you're referring to Mike, who went to CC b/c they offered him a scholarship and DU offered a walk on position?

[dggoddard]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

DU names Captain & Assistant Captains.

http://blogs.denverpost.com/sports/2...ed-du-captain/

[dggoddard]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

Kyle Rau has a twin brother, Curt, that also plays on the Eden Prairie team. Curt is a dman though.

I've read some places online that have said that the Rau's are looking for a package deal from a potential college that would take both brothers.

These "package deals" seem to be coming up a lot lately. I don't recall hearing much about them in the past. I wonder if the high cost of tuition is driving this or parents are getting more savvy.

[sfo19]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

These "package deals" seem to be coming up a lot lately. I don't recall hearing much about them in the past. I wonder if the high cost of tuition is driving this or parents are getting more savvy.

Kyle Rau committed to the Gophers.

Doesn't sound like a package deal as his brother Curt is uncommitted. Curt is also a standout lacrosse player though so I'm not sure what route he'll go.

[Bagman]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

Poll for who should coach Columbus. http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=777521&page=2

[du78]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

Official 2010-2011 Pioneer Hockey Schedule

Date Opponent Time
October 2 U.S. National Under-18 Team % 7:07 p.m.
October 3 University of Lethbridge % 6:07 p.m.
October 8 @ Vermont 5:05 p.m.
October 9 @ Vermont 5:05 p.m.
October 15 Boston College 7:37 p.m.
October 16 Boston College 7:07 p.m.
October 22 Wisconsin * 7:37 p.m.
October 23 Wisconsin * 7:07 p.m.
October 29 @ North Dakota * 6:37 p.m.
October 30 @ North Dakota * 6:07 p.m.
November 5 Colorado College * 7:37 p.m.
November 6 @ Colorado College * 7:07 p.m.
November 12 Minnesota State * 7:37 p.m.
November 13 Minnesota State * 7:07 p.m.
November 19 Bemidji State * 7:37 p.m.
November 20 Bemidji State * 7:07 p.m.
November 26 Denver Cup Classic
Air Force vs. Clarkson 4:37 p.m.
Denver vs. Lake Superior State 7:37 p.m.
November 27 Denver Cup Classic
Clarkson vs. Lake Superior State 4:07 p.m.
Denver vs. Air Force 7:07 p.m.
December 3 @ Minnesota Duluth * 6:07 p.m.
December 4 @ Minnesota Duluth * 6:07 p.m.
December 10 @ Alaska Anchorage * 9:07 p.m.
December 11 @ Alaska Anchorage * 9:07 p.m.
December 31 Northern Michigan 6:07 p.m.
January 1 Northern Michigan 7:07 p.m.
January 14 @ Minnesota State * 6:37 p.m.
January 15 @ Minnesota State * 6:07 p.m.
January 21 Alaska Anchorage * 7:37 p.m.
January 22 Alaska Anchorage * 7:07 p.m.
February 4 @ Colorado College * 7:37 p.m.
February 5 Colorado College * 7:07 p.m.
February 11 @ Minnesota * 6:07 p.m.
February 12 @ Minnesota * 6:07 p.m.
February 18 Michigan Tech * 7:37 p.m.
February 19 Michigan Tech * 7:07 p.m.
February 25 @ Nebraska Omaha * 6:37 p.m.
February 26 @ Nebraska Omaha * 6:07 p.m.
March 4 St. Cloud State * 7:37 p.m.
March 5 St. Cloud State * 7:07 p.m.

March 11-13 WCHA First Round Playoffs TBA

March 17-19 Red Baron WCHA Final Five (St. Paul, Minn.) TBA

March 25-26 NCAA West Regional (St. Louis, Mo.) & TBA
NCAA East Regional (Bridgeport, Conn.)

March 26-27 NCAA Northeast Regional (Manchester, N.H.) & TBA
NCAA Midwest Regional (Green Bay, Wis.)

April 7 & 9 NCAA Frozen Four (St. Paul, Minn.) TBA

Home Games in Bold
All Times Mountain and Subject to Change
% - Exhibition game
* - WCHA game

http://www.denverpioneers.com/ViewAr...CLID=204947686

[brianvf]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

Kyle Rau committed to the Gophers.

Doesn't sound like a package deal as his brother Curt is uncommitted. Curt is also a standout lacrosse player though so I'm not sure what route he'll go.

Wow, what are the odds of that, just talking about him today, and then the article comes out today:

http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/news_arti...errer_id=32770

Denver and North Dakota were the other top choices for the 5-foot-9, 165-pound Rau, who scored 38 goals and had 39 assists last season and, as a sophomore, helped lead the Eagles to the state Class AA championship.

[Cross-Czech]

Re: All things Denver XXVII: From Boonetown to Motown - It's not a Ford, it's a Chevy!

Won't happen from what I hear

Explain to me this payback for Testwuide? I assume you're referring to Mike, who went to CC b/c they offered him a scholarship and DU offered a walk on position?

That is what I was referring to and those are the facts as I understand them. I meant payback simply in the sense that the brother of one of our current/former players played for our biggest rival (arguably) and scored a ton of goals against us. It'd be nice to "return the favor"