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UW accepts a verbal for '08 OR '09 where the OR part was pretty clearly if McBain or McDonagh were going to bolt over the Summer and 3 short months later when the OR part don't work out the kid took an oppurtunity to play for DU because little Carle had his hockey career abruptly end. How exactly did UW screw up with him? While it was something I would have loved to have seen work out different for UW (it was unrealistic to expect him to stay another year in the USHL after he blew up the second half of the USHL season post injury and got drafted high), I think it worked out best for all involved. At UW, Wiercioch would have struggled to make the top 2 pairings this past season (he can't hold McBain's or McDonagh's jock at this point, Goloubef beat him out for team Canada WJC, Smith was exceptional when not hurt and Gardiner was in the same class (or hardly that far off) as a frosh). Wiercioch had a great finish to the USHL season after his verbal and his high draft status and UW's embarassment of riches at Dman made them a bad fit for each other this past season. Good for the kid that he found a spot where a good program needed a top 4 dman this fall and it worked out well for him, but I think UW would have preferred McBain and McDonagh staying and losing him because of it.

The funeral will be blacked out in the local Chicagoland viewing area, but will be available on Hawkvision on a pay-per-view basis for $29.99.

From Andy Baggott's Blog (writer for the Wisconsin State Journal): "Derek Lee, a major recruiting target for the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team, used words like "awesome'' and "beautiful'' and "top-notch'' to describe his official campus visit over the weekend. A 17-year-old center with Salmon Arm of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League, Lee was on hand for a UW hockey reunion and was in Camp Randall Stadium to watch the Badgers open the football season with a 42-21 victory over Washington State. "It's special,'' Lee said of his first visit to Madison. "The whole outlook on sports there is incredible.'' Lee, listed at 5-foot-9 and 147 pounds, accounted for 15 goals, 23 assists and 38 points in 45 games for the Silverbacks last season. Those total are impressive when you consider most players in the BCHL were two to three years older than Lee and three other college-bound centers -- Riley Nash (Cornell), Tony Mosey (St. Cloud State) and Brian Volpei (St. Cloud State) -- got the bulk of the ice time and special teams work with Salmon Arm. Lee, from North Vancouver, British Columbia, said he intends to make his college decision to coincide with the NCAA early signing period in November. He said he will visit Boston University later this month and Michigan in October before making a commitment. "Wisconsin will be tough to beat,'' said Lee, who grew up playing youth hockey with UW freshman Kyle Turris and was a Salom Arm teammate of Badgers freshman goaltender Scott Gudmandson. It remains to be seen if Lee will make the jump to college in 2008-09 or 2009-10. As far as the situation at UW goes, Lee said his arrival depends on how he performs this season and how he develops physically. "I want to come in and be an impact player,'' Lee said."

Thanks for the warm welcome. No I don't work for hockeygiant and I could give a rip if you don't spend a cent there as I to this point never have either. When they get some Badger stuff in the weekly specials, I probably will spend a little money with them. Sorry on the link (first post and I must be a little slow to be a Badger fan anyways...right )...here's the web address for the specials http://www.hockeygiant.com/this-week-s-specials.html

Hi...I'm a long time lurker/reader (I'm a fan of another WCHA team, but do enjoy the knowledge gained by reading through this forum). I ran across some good deals on the hockeygiant.com weekly specials that I thought Sioux fans would enjoy, so I figured I would sign up and pass on the knowledge as a thank you for reading this board. deals Now that I've signed up for posting privledges, I might be tempted to join the fray and post oncce in a while.