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All Things Denver, XXVIII
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dggoddard
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Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
He had 4 goals and 5 assists his Junior year.
If Mike makes the NHL it would probably be the first time in history an NCAA forward recorded less than 10 points in an full upperclassman season and still made the Show.
He had 4 goals and 5 assists his Junior year.
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JP was also a bit of a late bloomer--"a non-scholarship recruit" from Vail.
JP was also a bit of a late bloomer--"a non-scholarship recruit" from Vail.
Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
Not sure what to make of the lines for today's game against Finland, but Zucker and Bennett are both playing.
Forwards
Etem-Coyle-Morin
Kreider-Bjugstad-Palmieri
Zucker-Budish-Bourque
Brickley-Watson-Brown-Bennett
Defensemen
Forbort-Faulk
Domoulin-Ramage
Merrill-Clendening-Johns
Goaltenders
Campbell
Iles
Not dressed
D’Amigo
Saad
Wey
Nelson
Samuelsson
Gothberg
Not sure what to make of the lines for today's game against Finland, but Zucker and Bennett are both playing.
Forwards
Etem-Coyle-Morin
Kreider-Bjugstad-Palmieri
Zucker-Budish-Bourque
Brickley-Watson-Brown-Bennett
Defensemen
Forbort-Faulk
Domoulin-Ramage
Merrill-Clendening-Johns
Goaltenders
Campbell
Iles
Not dressed
D’Amigo
Saad
Wey
Nelson
Samuelsson
Gothberg
dggoddard
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Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
I'd say the guys playing today most likely made the team minus one or two late additions from the AHL in December.
USA leading 6-3 after two periods. Bennett with two assists on the power play. He now leads the team in scoring with 6 points in international play. Sounds like Zucker was a real spark plug in the 2nd Period when the US scored 5 goals.
I'd say the guys playing today most likely made the team minus one or two late additions from the AHL in December.
USA leading 6-3 after two periods. Bennett with two assists on the power play. He now leads the team in scoring with 6 points in international play. Sounds like Zucker was a real spark plug in the 2nd Period when the US scored 5 goals.
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Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
8-3 Final
Zucker seemed to be the catalyst in the game. Perhaps his best game of the camp. Thought from the blog he was going to get an assist on the 2nd goal. And Bennett makes a mark with 6 points against the Europeans.
Good show Jason and Beau!
8-3 Final
Zucker seemed to be the catalyst in the game. Perhaps his best game of the camp. Thought from the blog he was going to get an assist on the 2nd goal. And Bennett makes a mark with 6 points against the Europeans.
Good show Jason and Beau!
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Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
Interesting tidbit from Penticton:
What Has Been the Vees Storyline of the Summer?
( Poll Closed )
Alumni Duncan Keith brings Stanley Cup, Norris Trophy, Olympic Gold back to Penticton 17.65% (15 votes)
Beau Bennett drafted 20th overall by Penguins in L.A. - highest ever Californian selected 47.06% (40 votes)
http://pentictonvees.podbean.com/
Also making news was Pioneer Bruce Affleck planning the Summer Classic to provide funds for minor hockey in the area. Featured players included Bennett, Keith, and Pioneer Matt Pettinger.
Interesting tidbit from Penticton:
What Has Been the Vees Storyline of the Summer?
( Poll Closed )
Alumni Duncan Keith brings Stanley Cup, Norris Trophy, Olympic Gold back to Penticton 17.65% (15 votes)
Beau Bennett drafted 20th overall by Penguins in L.A. - highest ever Californian selected 47.06% (40 votes)
http://pentictonvees.podbean.com/
Also making news was Pioneer Bruce Affleck planning the Summer Classic to provide funds for minor hockey in the area. Featured players included Bennett, Keith, and Pioneer Matt Pettinger.
Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
Re: Why I Hate My Life as a College Hockey Fan
Ran across this thread and thought how desperate College Hockey fans must be to resurrect a thread covered in cobwebs until I went back and found this post. Particularly fitting considering the depth of disappointment the Pioneer faithful felt last year and the unknowns we face in the upcoming season. You can count Swami to put things in perspective.
FROM: Puck Swami
3/31/09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Every program has years when expectations are not met, and the big losses lead to frustration, envy and anger. But frankly, it's the losses that make winning so much sweeter, the envy fades when your program attains aspects that you covet, and the anger turns to pride, satisfaction and even joy over time.
Being a fan is a wonderful thing - it's the shared experience of being in a place you care about, following a team that is part of your life and hopefully you have a hockey life surrounded by other friends and family that share your joy and your pain. For us die hards, it's not unlike a having another family member. . Sometimes you are proud of the family member, sometimes you feel like strangling them, and other times they irritate or provoke you. But you love them anyway. They are part of your life. Every year, you write the check for the tickets, circle big days on the calendar, post on message boards and cheer your guts out at the games, home and away. After a few seasons of this, hockey becomes part of who you are - your tribe, your outlet, and for some, a temple of sorts, where we silently pray for the hockey gods to bestow their graces and smile on us. College hockey takes from the drop of the leaves in fall, through the brutal winter, and deposits us into spring each year. The cycle of it fills our memories, and marks the time.
Some fans live for the day their team wins a national championship, and having not experienced that emotion for the first 25 year of following my team, I was beginning to think it would never happen for me. But it did happen a few years ago, and I can tell you that I will someday, die happy knowing that I was there for both titles. With each passing year, the titles take on a luminous inner glow that helps to soften the fall of more recent playoff stumbles and other humiliations...
In short, I've never hated my life as a college hockey fan. In fact, I'd call it the opposite. College hockey has given me a rich and deep treasure trove of incredible experiences - I've seen my team play in 35 cities around the country, from 18,000+ packing the Fleet Center to 150 friends and family at the Mira Mesa House of Ice in San Diego, and all kinds of places in between. I have met amazing people in this game, and I have even made a living because of it for a while. It has brought me joy, satisfaction, tears, anger and pain - just as as all important relationships in life provide.
College hockey is a part of all of us.
Re: Why I Hate My Life as a College Hockey Fan
Ran across this thread and thought how desperate College Hockey fans must be to resurrect a thread covered in cobwebs until I went back and found this post. Particularly fitting considering the depth of disappointment the Pioneer faithful felt last year and the unknowns we face in the upcoming season. You can count Swami to put things in perspective.
FROM: Puck Swami
3/31/09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Every program has years when expectations are not met, and the big losses lead to frustration, envy and anger. But frankly, it's the losses that make winning so much sweeter, the envy fades when your program attains aspects that you covet, and the anger turns to pride, satisfaction and even joy over time.
Being a fan is a wonderful thing - it's the shared experience of being in a place you care about, following a team that is part of your life and hopefully you have a hockey life surrounded by other friends and family that share your joy and your pain. For us die hards, it's not unlike a having another family member. . Sometimes you are proud of the family member, sometimes you feel like strangling them, and other times they irritate or provoke you. But you love them anyway. They are part of your life. Every year, you write the check for the tickets, circle big days on the calendar, post on message boards and cheer your guts out at the games, home and away. After a few seasons of this, hockey becomes part of who you are - your tribe, your outlet, and for some, a temple of sorts, where we silently pray for the hockey gods to bestow their graces and smile on us. College hockey takes from the drop of the leaves in fall, through the brutal winter, and deposits us into spring each year. The cycle of it fills our memories, and marks the time.
Some fans live for the day their team wins a national championship, and having not experienced that emotion for the first 25 year of following my team, I was beginning to think it would never happen for me. But it did happen a few years ago, and I can tell you that I will someday, die happy knowing that I was there for both titles. With each passing year, the titles take on a luminous inner glow that helps to soften the fall of more recent playoff stumbles and other humiliations...
In short, I've never hated my life as a college hockey fan. In fact, I'd call it the opposite. College hockey has given me a rich and deep treasure trove of incredible experiences - I've seen my team play in 35 cities around the country, from 18,000+ packing the Fleet Center to 150 friends and family at the Mira Mesa House of Ice in San Diego, and all kinds of places in between. I have met amazing people in this game, and I have even made a living because of it for a while. It has brought me joy, satisfaction, tears, anger and pain - just as as all important relationships in life provide.
College hockey is a part of all of us.
dggoddard
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Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
So to recap the USA Evaluation Camp.
Drew Shore didn't make the team and hurt his shoulder. This is a double blow, because I thought his "scrappy-ness" might serve his chances well, the same way that Geoff Paukovich made the US team a couple of years ago. Clearly USA Jr. Hockey's depth has come a million miles in just a few short years.
If Shore's injury is serious DU is in a world of trouble.
Beau Bennett was one of three big surprises at the camp. With three months of NCAA hockey under his belt, he should be even better in December.
Would have liked to have seen Zucker contribute a little offensively, but he is clearly a spark-plug type player. Most figure he and Bennett are locks to make the team.
Based on the camp, I think Bennett is now a first or second line player for DU and Zucker will be a 2nd or third liner to start the season.
So to recap the USA Evaluation Camp.
Drew Shore didn't make the team and hurt his shoulder. This is a double blow, because I thought his "scrappy-ness" might serve his chances well, the same way that Geoff Paukovich made the US team a couple of years ago. Clearly USA Jr. Hockey's depth has come a million miles in just a few short years.
If Shore's injury is serious DU is in a world of trouble.
Beau Bennett was one of three big surprises at the camp. With three months of NCAA hockey under his belt, he should be even better in December.
Would have liked to have seen Zucker contribute a little offensively, but he is clearly a spark-plug type player. Most figure he and Bennett are locks to make the team.
Based on the camp, I think Bennett is now a first or second line player for DU and Zucker will be a 2nd or third liner to start the season.
Forwards
K. Ostrow (Sr) - Martin (Sr) - Maiani (Sr)
Zucker (Fr) - D. Shore (So) - Bennett (Fr)
Jackson (rs-Jr) - N. Shore (Fr) - Dewhurst (Jr)
S. Ostrow (So) - Olszewski (Fr) - Knowlton (So)
Salazar (Jr) / Mermis (Fr) / Jones (Fr)
Defensemen
Donovan (So) - Lee (Jr)
Nutini (Sr) - Makowski (Fr)
Phillips (So) - Wrenn (So)
Ryder (rs-Jr) / Brehm (Sr) / Cook (Sr)
Goaltenders
Brittain (Fr) / Murray (So) / Rosenholtz (Sr)
K. Ostrow (Sr) - Martin (Sr) - Maiani (Sr)
Zucker (Fr) - D. Shore (So) - Bennett (Fr)
Jackson (rs-Jr) - N. Shore (Fr) - Dewhurst (Jr)
S. Ostrow (So) - Olszewski (Fr) - Knowlton (So)
Salazar (Jr) / Mermis (Fr) / Jones (Fr)
Defensemen
Donovan (So) - Lee (Jr)
Nutini (Sr) - Makowski (Fr)
Phillips (So) - Wrenn (So)
Ryder (rs-Jr) / Brehm (Sr) / Cook (Sr)
Goaltenders
Brittain (Fr) / Murray (So) / Rosenholtz (Sr)
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Puck Swami
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Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
DU has basically has about 7 WCHA level offensive players, and you need 9 or 10 to have an effective offense in this league, as you need at least 3 lines who can create points. For this team to be in the hunt, the defense and goaltending needs to be spectacular to compensate for what will be a serious drop in offensive production. I'm not saying it can't be done, but this team is going to need to win a lot of 2-1 game this year...
DU has basically has about 7 WCHA level offensive players, and you need 9 or 10 to have an effective offense in this league, as you need at least 3 lines who can create points. For this team to be in the hunt, the defense and goaltending needs to be spectacular to compensate for what will be a serious drop in offensive production. I'm not saying it can't be done, but this team is going to need to win a lot of 2-1 game this year...
dggoddard
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Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
One of the interesting things to keep and eye on will be the battle between Knowlton, S. Ostrow & Dewhurst for playing time. All three players seem to have the potential to make huge strides this offseason. Heard Dewhurst has been playing well. A breakout season from this trio would make DU MacNaughton contenders.
And of course waiting in the wings is DU's favorite enigma. The Goal Czar. Can he regain his Freshman mojo?
I like DU's depth and hope we get to see Jones, Mermis & Olszewski contribute. DU has been famous for finding diamonds in the rough in recent seasons. Nutini, Ryder, Salazar, Vossberg, Dingle, Fulgham & Laatsch are just a few examples.
With the TV timeouts, DU can roll two lines as game condition warrant. Our top six match up with anyone. I think that Maiani will have a big year and lead the team in scoring.
One of the interesting things to keep and eye on will be the battle between Knowlton, S. Ostrow & Dewhurst for playing time. All three players seem to have the potential to make huge strides this offseason. Heard Dewhurst has been playing well. A breakout season from this trio would make DU MacNaughton contenders.
And of course waiting in the wings is DU's favorite enigma. The Goal Czar. Can he regain his Freshman mojo?
I like DU's depth and hope we get to see Jones, Mermis & Olszewski contribute. DU has been famous for finding diamonds in the rough in recent seasons. Nutini, Ryder, Salazar, Vossberg, Dingle, Fulgham & Laatsch are just a few examples.
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Puck Swami
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Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
Love the optimism, DG. I think DU can roll two lines (double shifting, essentially) in some game situations, but DU can't rely on that over the course of a meatgrinder WCHA season. There will be nothing left by February...The team was already worn down to the nub last year rolling three lines, with nine post season surgeries....I still think nagging injuries really hurt DU last year far more than we ever knew publically...
The Goal Czar's big 15 goal rookie season two years ago was the result of playing with Bozak and Colborne for much of the season. Without passers of virtually professional calibre to get him the puck, Salazar has done pretty much bupkes ever since. He also is not great defensively, which hasn't helped his playing time.
I'd love to see Knowlton, S. Ostrow and/or Dewhurst blossom into WCHA level forwards. All three have shown some signs of progress, but big breakout seasons seem unlikely to me. These guys are depth players at this level so far, and we'll need to wait and see if there is more to these guys' games...
Love the optimism, DG. I think DU can roll two lines (double shifting, essentially) in some game situations, but DU can't rely on that over the course of a meatgrinder WCHA season. There will be nothing left by February...The team was already worn down to the nub last year rolling three lines, with nine post season surgeries....I still think nagging injuries really hurt DU last year far more than we ever knew publically...
The Goal Czar's big 15 goal rookie season two years ago was the result of playing with Bozak and Colborne for much of the season. Without passers of virtually professional calibre to get him the puck, Salazar has done pretty much bupkes ever since. He also is not great defensively, which hasn't helped his playing time.
I'd love to see Knowlton, S. Ostrow and/or Dewhurst blossom into WCHA level forwards. All three have shown some signs of progress, but big breakout seasons seem unlikely to me. These guys are depth players at this level so far, and we'll need to wait and see if there is more to these guys' games...
Puck Swami
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Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
In the interesting tidbit department - when Coach Gwoz gets inducted into the NorthWest Ontario Sports Hall of Fame this fall, he'll be joining his father, Dr. George Gwozdecky Sr. who was inducted there in 1988.
http://www.nwosportshalloffame.com/inductees/inductee_builders.aspx?id=175
In the interesting tidbit department - when Coach Gwoz gets inducted into the NorthWest Ontario Sports Hall of Fame this fall, he'll be joining his father, Dr. George Gwozdecky Sr. who was inducted there in 1988.
http://www.nwosportshalloffame.com/inductees/inductee_builders.aspx?id=175
dggoddard
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Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
George Sr. came down to Madison one year to watch the Pioneers play and spent an entire lunch telling Junior what was wrong with the Pios Power Play. You've got to love dads.
Ahhh. So Gwoz got inducted because of nepotism.
George Sr. came down to Madison one year to watch the Pioneers play and spent an entire lunch telling Junior what was wrong with the Pios Power Play. You've got to love dads.
Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
Your top 6 include two freshmen though, which is tough. It's always hard to predict how freshmen forwards will respond to the grind of the WCHA. Some flame out as the season progresses, and others excel. Regardless, I would still put the top 6 forwards for UMD, SCSU, and UND above those of DU.
I think DU's WCHA league standings will depend on how their offense responds to losing all that talent, and their goaltending. Murray will need to perform much better than last season in order for DU to contend...I remember watching the DU/UAA series when Cheverie was hurt...that was brutal.
Your top 6 include two freshmen though, which is tough. It's always hard to predict how freshmen forwards will respond to the grind of the WCHA. Some flame out as the season progresses, and others excel. Regardless, I would still put the top 6 forwards for UMD, SCSU, and UND above those of DU.
I think DU's WCHA league standings will depend on how their offense responds to losing all that talent, and their goaltending. Murray will need to perform much better than last season in order for DU to contend...I remember watching the DU/UAA series when Cheverie was hurt...that was brutal.
Puck Swami
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Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
Murray had a just horrible series in his hometown of Anchorage. He got a a little better after that weekend (there was nowhere to go but up). That said, I have a feeling that Sam Brittian may edge out Murray by midseason as DU's go-to goalie. If either one can be a .910-.920 goalie, DU has a shot at hanging around with the big boys. If they are both .900 or under, it's going to be a long year for the Pios.
Murray had a just horrible series in his hometown of Anchorage. He got a a little better after that weekend (there was nowhere to go but up). That said, I have a feeling that Sam Brittian may edge out Murray by midseason as DU's go-to goalie. If either one can be a .910-.920 goalie, DU has a shot at hanging around with the big boys. If they are both .900 or under, it's going to be a long year for the Pios.
dggoddard
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Re: All Things Denver, XXVIII
But you are right about the goaltending. Will be interesting to see how it shakes out.
Ostrow, Maiani & Martin's stats are going to receive a huge boost from getting prime power play minutes and keys shifts later in the games.
But you are right about the goaltending. Will be interesting to see how it shakes out.
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