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Brown Hockey 2011-2012 - The Future Is Now

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Dennis Robertson was drafted in the 6th round of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs are a young, up-and-coming team that should be a force 3-5 years down the line. Hopefully Robertson can continue to improve for Brown over the next 3 years and then make a strong enough impression for the Leafs to sign him and actually play him.

He must be very excited!
 
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kdiff77 said:
Dennis Robertson was drafted in the 6th round of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs are a young, up-and-coming team that should be a force 3-5 years down the line. Hopefully Robertson can continue to improve for Brown over the next 3 years and then make a strong enough impression for the Leafs to sign him and actually play him.

He must be very excited!
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This is great news not only for Dennis but also for the Brown program. His drafting along with the signing of Harry Z, the Ivy League player of the year, by the Fkyers, and the signing of Aaron Volpatti by the Canucks, coupled with his playing in the NHL in the last 15 months should help further in recruiting.
 
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Hello friends of ECAC hockey,

My name is Kevin McNamara, and I will be a senior on Colgate's hockey team this year. I've had an idea for a charitable project for the past few years, and I wanted to make sure I implemented it before I finished playing for Colgate and in our league. I’ve spoken with Commissioner Hagwell, and this season the teams of the ECAC are going to join together in a project called Goals for Good.
It will be a campaign relying on the competitiveness of the teams, fans, and alumni bases of the teams in the ECAC. "Goals for Good" will be based out of a website, and on the front page, there will be a standings table, much like the one on the ECAC site, except it will rank teams by money raised. Each team will pair up with a charity or cause close to their university or community.
The front page on the website will have a link to each team/partner charity page which will explain the relation. There will also be a donate button on that page. There will be different options for donations. A donor could donate by the amount of goals that a team will score over the duration of the season (example: John Smith will donate $1 for every goal that Colgate University scores this season), a donor could donate by the amount of goals that a team will score over the course of a weekend series (example: John Smith will donate $1 for every goal that Colgate University will score this weekend against Harvard University and Dartmouth College), or a donor could donate a one-time amount (example: John Smith will donate $5 to Colgate University and Charity XYZ).
As of now, we are working on finishing the website. I am also trying to spread the word of the initiative as much as possible to build a fan base for the start of the season and the launch of the website. Goals for Good is trying to build its fan base through a Facebook Fan Page. You can find the Fan Page at www.facebook.com/goals4good. It would great if you could “Like” the initiative and spread the word. I am also new to this process, so all comments and suggestions are appreciated. Sorry for breaking your thread, and thank you very much for your time and support.

Kevin McNamara
 
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Sorry for jumping onto your thread here but I thought this news about former Brown player Ryan Garbutt might be of interest. I saw Ryan play a few games for Gwinnett (ECHL) last season before he moved on to the A, loved the way he plays. Seemed like a good guy, too. Very happy to see him get an NHL opportunity.
 
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5hole said:
Sorry for jumping onto your thread here but I thought this news about former Brown player Ryan Garbutt might be of interest. I saw Ryan play a few games for Gwinnett (ECHL) last season before he moved on to the A, loved the way he plays. Seemed like a good guy, too. Very happy to see him get an NHL opportunity.
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With news like that, you can jump in any time. I had missed that signing and today I was going to mention that Sean McGonigle signed an ECHL contract for the coming year.

Your link did not come through so I am taking a stab at it below.



http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568196
 
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Wow- I had forgotten about Garbutt! He was very good for us, I'm glad he's still playing and has an opportunity to do it as a professional.
 
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Euler18 said:
Brian Ihnacak was one of the best examples of Roger Grillo's inability to develop players, not to mention proverbial inflexibility. Brian came to Brown as an eighteen-year-old freshman, who still had some growing up to do, but who also had outstanding hockey skills. A good college coach should play a part in helping the student athletes under his guidance to develop both as players and as young men. Athletic and personal development often go hand in hand. In Brian's case, Grillo showed little interest and failed on both counts.
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Its been awhile since I've been on this forum but as a BU fan I've always had some invested interest in Brian. Through some reliable sources Brian had every intention in coming to BU but in the end decided on Brown. I like to get an early jump on BU recruits but I guess this one was a little premature. I absolutely agree with what has been said about his potentional to be a star and his gifted ability. I do also agree that whatever happened we can only assume and could only ever know if you spoke to the individuals directly involved. In Brian's last two years the team finished 16-35-13 so clearly he wasn't just the only player affected by the coach. In looking back at the stats his Jr year he only played 15 games. Was he injured, coaches decision? Maybe thats a year Brian never recovered from. Like has been said countless times already it's all speculation and the only people that would know would be those directly involved. Possibly even Euler who seems to have a closer seat to the Brown Hockey program. Maybe a little more then just sipping hot chocolate with the alumni?

Anyways that was just my two cents. By the way congrats to all you Brunonians and your fans on this programs turn around. Definitely seems like a much more exciting time.
 
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Where are they now? Noticed today that Scott Ford'04 resigned with Milwaukee Admirals AHL for another year. Team also announced it signed Yale's favorite player - at least on the brown thread - Chris Cahill.
 
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I think Zolnierczyk is also signed to an NHL contract (Philadelphia). That would make 4.
 
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Waterboy66 said:
I think Zolnierczyk is also signed to an NHL contract (Philadelphia). That would make 4.
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You are correct. I thought Harry's contract was just with Adirondack, but it was in fact a 2 way contact with the Flyers. A lot of talent with these 4 and likely a fifth next year with Jack McClellan.
 
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Mike Hutter said:
Brown hockey site has story announcing Danis has signed with Edmonton. With Volpatti, Garbutt and Danis, that makes 3 Brown players signed to NHL contracts. My recollection is that Brown has never had 3 players at one time linked sihned to a NHL team. Am I correct?

http://www.brownbears.com/sports/m-hockey/2011-12/releases/201107229l75t7
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Garbutt is intended to be signed as a human enforcer for the Stars if he is brought up - which is the reason for the two-way contract and not a contract direct to the AHL, according to a team blog.

A good video of the former human penalty, Ryan Garbutt, in a fight from this past season.

http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/98930
 
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Ralph Baer said:
RPI blog Without a Peer post about Brown http://www.withoutapeer.com/2011/08/know-your-enemy-brown.html.

I have no affiliation with WaP besides for as a reader.
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I always enjoy reading what this blog has to say about us; thanks for letting us know about this post! Seems like a pretty fair analysis, and I don't think anyone here would complain about the predictions. We're not quite there yet, but we will be soon.
 
kdiff77 said:
I always enjoy reading what this blog has to say about us; thanks for letting us know about this post! Seems like a pretty fair analysis, and I don't think anyone here would complain about the predictions. We're not quite there yet, but we will be soon.
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I'll second that. The writer is very fair-minded in addition to being very knowledgeable about ECAC hockey.
 
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Nice to see the Bobby Farnham profile on INCH. From the games I have seen, he gives it his all every shift and has great speed. He sneaks in a few moves now and then that let you know he has some strong skills to go with that speed. With Zolnierczyk moving on I expect Farnham will be the speedster on the team, and his name will be showing up a lot more on the score sheet.
 
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Waterboy66 said:
Nice to see the Bobby Farnham profile on INCH. From the games I have seen, he gives it his all every shift and has great speed. He sneaks in a few moves now and then that let you know he has some strong skills to go with that speed. With Zolnierczyk moving on I expect Farnham will be the speedster on the team, and his name will be showing up a lot more on the score sheet.
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The only concern I have about Farnham is the same I had about Harry last season- he takes a lot of stupid penalties. But if he can produce points like Harry did, I'll overlook it.
 
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