All Things Denver XXXVII

[du78]

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Beau Bennett will not return to Pens line-up until after the Olympics.

http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/...#axzz2qO0QUrq1

Vote for Sam Brittain for the Hobey Baker Award. You can vote once every 24-hr period.

http://www.hobeybaker.com/awards/the...ial-award/vote

[A Shot and a Goal]

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Just for kicks, here's a look at how returning Denver players did last year and are doing this year in terms of plus/minus figures. Players are listed in order of their jersey number. There are three figures, in order they are: last year's +/-, this year's +/- and the difference between the two. Bear in mind there's still plenty of time for players to have their +/- figures improve or falter. In comparison to last season the figures show tough years thus far for Zajac, Larraza and Doremus. On the positive side LaLeggia, Levin and Allen have had the largest numerical increases, although Allen's figures last year and this are both negative numbers.

Doremus had the best plus/minus figure on the team last season at +14. Thus far Trevor Moore leads the team this season at +8.


Didier: +4/ +1/ -3
Levin: -2/ +4/ +6
Makowski: +2/ -1/ -3
Zajac: +12/ +1/ -11
Loney: +2/+5/ +3
Jacobson: +1/ -4/ -5
Larraza: +12/+1/ -11
Allen: -8/ -2/ +6
Doremus: +14/ +4/ -10
LaLeggia: -7/ +3/ +10
Tabrum: +2/ -2/ -4
Q. Shore: +2/ -4/ -6
Arnold: -2/ -2/ Even

[vizoroo]

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Beau Bennett will not return to Pens line-up until after the Olympics.

http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/...#axzz2qO0QUrq1

Vote for Sam Brittain for the Hobey Baker Award. You can vote once every 24-hr period.

http://www.hobeybaker.com/awards/the...ial-award/vote

Think we should post this every Day and vote for Sam.
In my mind their, he is a top goal tender, MVP of the team and since we already have 3 Captains, Sam should be promoted to Major!

Nice article in the NY Times on the four Zajac brothers. Nolan wanted to be a goalie but his brothers talked him out of it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/14/sp...=tw-share&_r=0

“Now I pride myself on not being a forward, because they all are. I’m trying to learn from everyone and carve my own path.”
Wonder how Nolan felt about playing forward.

[vizoroo]

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Just for kicks, here's a look at how returning Denver players did last year and are doing this year in terms of plus/minus figures. Players are listed in order of their jersey number. There are three figures, in order they are: last year's +/-, this year's +/- and the difference between the two. Bear in mind there's still plenty of time for players to have their +/- figures improve or falter. In comparison to last season the figures show tough years thus far for Zajac, Larraza and Doremus. On the positive side LaLeggia, Levin and Allen have had the largest numerical increases, although Allen's figures last year and this are both negative numbers.

Doremus had the best plus/minus figure on the team last season at +14. Thus far Trevor Moore leads the team this season at +8.


Didier: +4/ +1/ -3
Levin: -2/ +4/ +6
Makowski: +2/ -1/ -3
Zajac: +12/ +1/ -11
Loney: +2/+5/ +3
Jacobson: +1/ -4/ -5
Larraza: +12/+1/ -11
Allen: -8/ -2/ +6
Doremus: +14/ +4/ -10
LaLeggia: -7/ +3/ +10
Tabrum: +2/ -2/ -4
Q. Shore: +2/ -4/ -6
Arnold: -2/ -2/ Even

Two things to consider:

1. scored fewer goals than we did last year so fewer chances to get a "+"
2. 42% of the goals scored were on the power play so no pluses there (24 of 58)

We also were scoring more last year 3.36 to this year's 2.64-more chances to get a "+" and last year only 27% of the goals were on the power play (35 of 131)

[A Shot and a Goal]

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Two things to consider:

1. scored fewer goals than we did last year so fewer chances to get a "+"
2. 42% of the goals scored were on the power play so no pluses there (24 of 58)

We also were scoring more last year 3.36 to this year's 2.64-more chances to get a "+" and last year only 27% of the goals were on the power play (35 of 131)

All of which is EXACTLY my point: playing at even strength[whether 5 on 5, 4 on 4] this team stinks, period. Without the power play goal scoring ability of this team I don't think it would win ten games this season.

[du78]

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Defenseman Blake Hillman of the Dubuque Fighting Saints has committed to DU. He is from Elk River Minnesota, 6'1" and 170 pounds. He was born 1/26/96. He is a defensive d-man with 1 goal and 6 assists for 7 points in 29 games and is +12. Not sure when he is coming as he will turn 18 at the end of this month and is a senior in HS. I guess he could be a true freshman next season. Also it looks like Jared Fiegl has or was de-committed to/by DU.

http://ushl-dubuque.stats.pointstrea...seasonid=11221

Heiseneberg has him coming in 2014.

USHL annnouncement of his committment. Also the USHL and College Hockey Inc sites still have Fiegl committed to DU while Heisenberg doesn't. Don't know why there is a discrepancy but hopefully he is still coming to DU.

http://www.ushl.com/news.php?action=detail&news_id=2251

[du78]

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Film clip of DU's 2-2 tie with Russian Olympic Team in 1960.

http://vimeo.com/83655360

[vizoroo]

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Heiseneberg has him coming in 2014.

USHL annnouncement of his committment. Also the USHL and College Hockey Inc sites still have Fiegl committed to DU while Heisenberg doesn't. Don't know why there is a discrepancy but hopefully he is still coming to DU.

http://www.ushl.com/news.php?action=detail&news_id=2251

I've attempted to put together a list of DU recruits. I've put a date on those who have committed to Monty. Corrections will be appreciated.


2014 Recruiting Class
F Garrett Gamez (Tri-Cities, USHL)
F Jared Fiegl (U.S. Under-18)
G Tanner JAILLET Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) 12/04/13
D Tariq HAMMOND Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) 10/16/13
D Blake Hillman Dubuque(USHL) 1/13/14
D Sean Mostrom Rio Grande Valley (NAHL)1/14/14

2015 Recruiting Class
F Dylan Gambrell (Dubuque, USHL)
F Sebastian FUCHS Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL) 11/11/13
F Logan O'CONNOR Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 10/23/13
F Jarid LUKOSEVICIUS Powell River Kings (BCHL) 10/23/13
F Kevin CONLEY Youngstown (USHL)/Wausau West HS (WI-HS) 08/27/13

2016 Recruiting Class
F Troy Terry (Thunderbirds/u 17 select)
F Liam FINLAY Okanagan Rockets Midget (BCMHL) 10/23/13


DeCommits or UnCommits
D Gage Ausmus(North Dakota)
F Tyler Pham(Army 2014)
Connor Chatham Plymouth(OHL)
F Ray Pigozzi (UMass),
F Landon. Smith (Quinnipiac 2014)
Cody dePourcq Penticton (BCHL)

Possible
Center Tyler Sheehy said interest between him and the UW staff has picked up of late and he has the Badgers on a list of options that includes and plans to visit Boston University, Denver, Minnesota, North Dakota and Western Michigan. Sheehy, from Burnsville, Minn., decommitted from Ohio State when a coaching change was made there.
Sheehy has 24 points (12 goals, 12 assists) in 21 games for Waterloo (USHL).
Read more: http://host.madison.com/sports/blog/badger-men-s-hockey

[vizoroo]

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BTW:
Drew Shore got his first NHL goal of the season last night.
Tyler Bozak had 2 goals and an assist in Toronto's victory over Boston.

[Old Pio]

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Film clip of DU's 2-2 tie with Russian Olympic Team in 1960.

http://vimeo.com/83655360

Thanks for posting this. If you watch carefully, you'll see the chicken wire around the ice. It wasn't 'till the mid 60s that glass was installed.

[ELFORS]

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you forgot Conner Chatham listed as 30th on the midterm draft rankings who commited and left after George was fired who is playing for the Plymouth Whalers.

[vizoroo]

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Film clip of DU's 2-2 tie with Russian Olympic Team in 1960.

http://vimeo.com/83655360

DU had 6 All Americans on that team:
Goalie: George Kirkwood
Defense: George Konik, Marty Howe, Grant Munro
Forwards: Bill Masterton, Jerry Walker

John MacMillan was the Captain of the 1959-60 team

[du78]

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Another commitment, this one a D-Man from Wayzata, Minnesota via Texas. Nice size; 6'3" 205 lbs. The President of that club is former DU player Bill Stewart.

Hockey Commitments @hockeycommits 56m
Sean Mostrom (Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees) has committed to University of Denver for 2014-2015

http://nahl.stats.pointstreak.com/pl...seasonid=11164

[vizoroo]

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Matt Carle getting Kudos from the NHL Fantasy correspondent. He's ranked #25 this week of all NHL defensemen.

[vizoroo]

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Just a Reminder...

Vote for Sam Brittain for the Hobey Baker Award. You can vote once every 24-hr period.

http://www.hobeybaker.com/awards/the...ial-award/vote