Head Coach Mike Eaves gathered his exhausted team after 300-yard shuttle run testing inside the McClain on Wednesday to congratulate them on their hard work and to reaffirm what was already known – that seniors John Ramage (St. Louis) and Ryan Little (Fond du Lac, Wis.) will reprise their roles as Wisconsin men’s hockey captain and assistant captain for the 2012-13 campaign.
Former Pioneer All-American and current Colorado Avalanche star forward Paul Stastny joined the players on the ice for the final day of the University of Denver Hockey Alumni Pro Camp Friday at Magness Arena. Stastny, who is entering his seventh season with the Avs, participated in warm-up and flow drills.
Played for the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League in 2011-12 • helped Green Bay to the Clark Cup and Anderson Cup championships in 2011-12 by tallying 27 points on five goals and 22 assists in 60 games • finished second on the team with 98 penalty minutes and had a +22 plus/minus rating
USA Hockey today announced the 22 players that will comprise the U.S. National Women’s Under-18 Team that will play a three-game series against Canada, August 16-19 at the National Sports Center’s Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, Minn.
USA Hockey announced today the 40 players who will participate in the inaugural CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, which will take place Sept. 29 at First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
The roster boasts 40 of the top American prospects eligible for the 2013 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Represented are 31 players from the United States Hockey League, the top junior league in America, including 22 from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. Additionally, at least 28 of the 40 are future NCAA Division I college players.
David Goodwin helped bring a state high school hockey championship to De Smet Jesuit in 2010, and starting in the fall of 2013, he’s excited about being part of a program competitng for a college crown.
Earlier this year he committed to play for Penn State, which is making the leap to Division I in 2013.
UMass Lowell hockey will add nine freshmen to its 2012-13 roster, as announced by head coach Norm Bazin on Monday. The freshman class will include Gregory Amlong (O’Fallon, Mo.), Adam Chapie (Oxford, Mich.), Michael Colantone (Cave Creek, Ariz.), Michael Fallon (Glenview, Ill.), Christian Folin (Gothenburg, Sweden), Connor Hellebuyck (Commerce, Mich.), Logan Johnston (Penticton, B.C.), Ryan McGrath (O’Fallon, Mo.) and A.J. White (Dearborn, Mich.).
Berger was second on the Princeton Tigers with 22 points on 10 goals and 12 assists. Four of his goals came on the power play and one was short-handed. He had an even plus/minus rating.
Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley believes one player’s arrival probably helped his college hockey program as much as any other: Sidney Crosby.
The Penguins superstar never played for the Colonials, but without him, the city wouldn’t have the healthy hockey scene that helps Schooley recruit players and fans, he said.
The Waterloo Black Hawks announced that forward Mike Huntebrinker has committed to play college hockey at Minnesota State University, Mankato beginning in the fall of 2013. The 19-year-old recorded 34 points (17g, 17a) in 54 regular season games during his first USHL season and was tied for fourth on the team with 17 goals.
