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WCHA Alums in the NHL this Year


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Thought I'd pass on a couple notes from today's Boston Globe touching on some players trying to make in the NHL (see the end).

It seems brutal out there -- yet, for some, the transition seems so simple (for instance, Dany Heatly -- Rookie of the Year, hat trick last night; Chris Drury -- Rookie of the Year). Why do you suppose that is?

Lee Goren has been up with the Bruins again the past few games, and although he is doing some good things, he still has a ways to go. Gordy Klusak, former Bruin and current Bruins TV color person, said during last night's game that if Lee is going to make it in the NHL, he really has to become much more physical and use his body more. The Bruins have been alternating having Lee and Andy Hilbert come up for few games a piece. Lee's been up while the Bruins have been winning so, hopefully, he'll get to stay up longer and prove himself. (BTW, here's a link to an unofficial Lee Goren site that posts News about Lee pretty regularly: http://goren.blueskates.com ).

Flames coach Darryl Sutter on last week's demotion of defenseman wannabe Jordan Leopold: ''He hasn't done anything to prove he can play in the NHL.'' Oh, how a little bit of honesty can cut through a ton of meaningless coachspeak. Calgary management hoped that Leopold could be force-fed the job after it dealt Derek Morris to the Avalanche for Chris Drury at the start of the season.
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There were a couple rumors going around the various NHL and Calgary boards since Sutter took over in Calgary that he does not like having American's on the roster, and really doesn't like having American Collegiate players on the roster. Don't know if there is anything to that, just reporting what I've read recently.

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There were a couple rumors going around the various NHL and Calgary boards since Sutter took over in Calgary that he does not like having American's on the roster, and really doesn't like having American Collegiate players on the roster. Don't know if there is anything to that, just reporting what I've read recently.

Sutter seems a little harsh -- there's a quote in the Boston Globe under the section "two way street" http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/026/spor..._anymore+.shtml

Also (I realize that this thread is for WCHA alums, however this interview is a pretty funny read) Dan Patrick's interview with Marty Turco is downright amusing

http://espn.go.com/talent/danpatrick/s/200...5/1504343.html# (if that link doesn't work go to the thread for MT on uscho -- under the alumni board -- thanks to jen for posting it)

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