Chuck Schwartz
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Walters is going to Omaha.
Is that a guess, or a fact?
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Thanks.
St. Cloud fans are delusional if they think that this is a clean hit. I'm sensing a trend with Mr. Marvin.
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Hey Chuck was tonight's Badger and SCSU game on TV tonight and if so is there a video of the cheap shot by Marvin on Blake?
TV, yes. Video, not that I know of.
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Is there a YouTube video of this Oshie appearance?
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The final seed went to Ohio State. BSU was the lowest ranked team in the tournament.
No, the final seed went to Bemidji, they were #16. Ohio State got the last at large bid.
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Yeah. He grew up in Grand Forks. And moved when he was around Pee Wee age. His dad was the Bantam A coach in the Grand Forks parkboard system. Matt has a long way to go to be a college player, but if he grows and adds some muscle he may be close. I'm sure his dream is/was to play for UND, i'm not sure what the Edina move has done to him though.
Tanabe was from North Dakota too until he moved to White Bear in Bantams.
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Badgers lack depth up front and so the loss of Geoffrion will really hurt them, 4-2 Sioux.
They don't lack depth up front, in fact they are pretty deep, after all they are third in the conference in scoring. What they lack, is high end scorers that they can count on producing night after night. So in that sense, yes, Geoffrion will hurt. Although Turnbull, who will be playing tonight can score but Geoffrion plays a ton of minutes in every situation so that will hurt.
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Do you have a link for that one chuck? Thanks in advace.
Right now no, I usually just wait until 60 minutes puts it up on game day. I'm too lazy to find it.
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It all depends on the rink that you are in. Every rink has different sight lines. Some are better, some are worse.
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The games will be televised all over Wisconsin on My Network TV. There will also be a free web-stream live during the game which is the feed that they show on the jumbo tron. They dub in the radio announcers. They don't shut off the radio announcers mics in between commercials so sometimes it's kind of funny to hear what they are saying to each other when they think they are off the air.
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Had close to 50 points as an 8th grader playing varsity last year. Not sure how he did this year but I think he's gonna be a solid palyer.
He had 41 points last season (20-21-41) and has 51 points this season (26-25-51).
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Did you miss the part about the two way contract?
No...I didn't miss that part. Every first year player has to sign a two way contract. Sidney Crosby signed a 2 way contract. Pat Kane signed a two way contract. How that is relevant to your argument I have no idea.
No team wants to take an 18 year old and stick them in the AHL. NO TEAM. Any team out there would rather have a kid playing college hockey than being 18 in the AHL. It simply does not happen, and I don't see it happening any time soon. Once in a while, you will get a kid like Turris who was pulled out of college WAY to early and is way too over his head in the NHL sent down half way through the season, but there is no way they would pull him out of college specifically to play in the AHL. If they were that disappointed in his development, maybe...but even then they would probably convince him to sign with the CHL team that owns his rights.
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So I'm starting to revise my graphic on the American Development Model, and it occurs to me that this is REALLY BAD for NCAA hockey. Why, you ask? Well, it's not unheard of for a very talented and physically mature 18 year old to go straight into the NHL. However, following the track of NTDP U17 in the NAHL to the NTDP U18 playing against some D1 opponents and being ready for the NHL at 18 was just too steep of a learning curve (like a JVR or a Colin Wilson). It's the same reason you rarely see kids go straight from the USHL to the NHL, even if they were drafted in the first round and appear physically mature (like a John Carlson). Now, however, they'll go from the NTDP U17 in the USHL to the NTDP U18 playing a (presumably more difficult) NCAA D1 schedule. The NTDP U18 studs will now be deemed MORE proven and NHL worthy than before, so I think you'll see a greater push to get them into a two-way AHL/NHL contract, because now there's a better chance that they can help the NHL squad. In other words, I think USA Hockey and the NHL are conspiring to bypass the NCAA all-togheter. In retrospect, that seems to be the ultimate goal of the NHL's $8 million dollar investment. Besides the money, USA Hockey also benefits by keeping more kids out of the CHL and by putting out better teams for international tournaments.
I don't like it. There's no reason to remove the NTDP U17 team from a league where they currently hold the 6th best winning percentage. I smell a rat.
Yeah...I'm sure the NHL and USA hockey are conspiring to get more players to go straight to the NHL.
I'm sure that's exactly what the NHL want's is a ton of 18 year old rookies getting beat up night after night. How many American 18 year olds have played in the NHL lately? 1? 2? This is not REALLY BAD for college hockey. If anything, it helps college hockey. Kid's that are weighing their options between Major Junior and NTDP may be persuaded more to the NTDP now that they don't have to play in the NAHL. I think you will see a lot more high end kids who had been turning down the program now giving it a stronger look.
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I really don't follow Junior hockey but is the BCHL, AJHL and the USHL pretty much the same as far as quality goes?
I honestly don't know, it seems the Sioux are getting away from the BCHL.
No, they aren't the same, but top end kids in each of those leagues are pretty interchangeable. Overall the quality of the leagues is so similar that I don't think it matters. USHL is probably a bit ahead of both of those leagues in terms of overall talent. Canadian kids are forced to play in their hometown leagues so the talent level in each league is going to vary depending on the quality of players in that age level. Most years the BCHL is slightly above the AJHL but It's hard to judge. The Canadian leagues are usually a lot more high scoring than the USHL or NAHL.
USHL>BCHL/AJHL>NAHL/OJHL
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It sounds as if it's broken in 2 places. Lets hope the damage is limited to that.
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Good luck Derrick. Everyone in Eau Claire is rooting for you.
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it was nasty... not sure you want to see it... it's one of those you really don't want to see... feel horrible for him, he was starting to come into his own out there.
Yeah, maybe your right. I think I'll pass on the video for now.
Like someone said, looking at that picture, you have to worry about coming back EVER, from something like that. Your in this guys prayers Derrick.
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Any video on the LaPoint hit? I saw the picture, ugh that's terrible. My heart is in the pit of my stomach right now.
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I would agree. While I am sure Wisconsin would love to have him, they would have to find room and I am sure Olsen wants to be able to step into a program where he gets ice time right off the bat. That would be tough at UW.
Wisconsin has a spot open for him for next season (most likely). At this point last season they had 3 defensemen committed to play for them in the fall of 2009. (Wiercoich, Pryor, and Schultz) Wiercoich obviously left to pursue his career at Denver a year earlier. Pryor couldn't be admitted to school. Schultz is still on track and they picked up John Ramage from the NTDP. So while they don't have to fill another spot, they were planning on using it for a defenseman. If Dylan Olsen wants to come, you let him come.
McBain (second round) has virtually inked his deal, McDonagh (first round) is close, and Jake Gardiner (first round), Brendan Smith (first round), and Cody Goloubef (second round) could go at any time.
Wisconsin has room.
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Just about anywhere, I'd guess.
For these Canadians, almost certainly Cornell pops up.
Heck, why not UW? They're recruiting everyone else.
P.S. I have no idea which schools Olsen is considering, but it seems that Cornell suits stay at home D pretty well.
Wisconsin is a strong player for Olsen. In fact, I'd like to say it's at least 50/50 he goes there.
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exactly> Watch the wjc> That will tell you NHL contract status
What?
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theres a huge misconception with many college hockey fans that a player needs to be nhl ready in order to leave. thats far from the case and always has been
This is the point I've been trying to get across. It doesn't matter if your NHL ready or not. Are you going to tell me, that if an NHL franchise offers you the rookie maximum contract, your not going to take it even though you know your going to be in the AHL? If you get that max contract, you jump at it. It's all about maximizing your value. I cannot preach how important that is. Look at guys like Bickel, Piskula, etc. guys who won't spend more than a handful of games in the NHL. Guess what, they came out early because they got max contracts and you have no idea if that offer is going to be out there after the next season. You get injured, have a down year, that could cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Question, I like VV and what he brings to the team. However, is he any more of a prospect than Chris Porter was? I liked what Porter brought to the table too, but they both seem like players destined to be very good AHL players, or middle of the road NHL players.
Whats wrong with being a middle of the road NHL'er?
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Here is the full list if anyone wants to look at it,
Those USHL Central scouting lists...well...lets just say the Red Wings scouting department doesnt put it together. They could use some work but its a good base.
Prospective Recruits
in Men's Hockey
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Still working on confirmation. Although I have no reason not to trust you.
Edit: Star Tribune confirms it's Omaha.