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October 25, 2010
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GOLDEN PROSPECT
IDENTIFYING THE BEST NHL prospect in the WCHA is like picking the most iconic photo snapped by Ansel Adams. Good luck with that. Half the schools in the newly expanded 12-team league have at least one player selected in the first round of the NHL draft. In all, there are 15 players spread across six programs chosen among the top 50 in their draft years. Any conversation about the prospect that will transition best from the WCHA to the NHL is going to be long, intense and fluid. But right now, based on conversations with scouts and coaches, the guy who stands out is Nick Bjugstad, the 18-year-old freshman center at Minnesota who was chosen 19th overall by Florida in June. He tops a list that includes, but isn’t limited to, Denver winger Beau…
Philadelphia
DARROLL POWE didn’t need to study business while attending Princeton because he already had a finance teacher. Having a numbers whiz for a father (Brad) sure makes it easy to plan out the future. “He’s got a team of guys at Freedom 55 who help me out; the things we can do best tax-wise,” Powe said. “I feel confident with my dad taking care of me.” Darroll’s sister, Colleen, is also following this career path and Darroll, now in his third season with the Flyers, says he might even follow in his dad’s footsteps someday: “It’s definitely an option once I’m done. I’m trying to soak in as much as I can – it could be where I end up.”…
PEACE OR QUIET
If the players and owners cannot figure out to way to avoid a strike/lockout in 2012, I’ll quit being a fan. I have been a hockey fan since I was a small child, but I’ve had it with hearing about the CBA. I have defended the sport to any and all comers, but having to constantly hear about labor issues and a possible work stoppage is too much. If the NHL and NHLPA don’t agree on a new CBA, I will cancel my Center Ice package and my subscription to THN, stop going to games and probably never watch another highlight clip again. These millionaires and billionaires have taken advantage of me one too many times. Nick Boukas, Denver, Colo. FREE SWAG! Each issue, we’ll give a cool THN hat to the top letter.…
NEW DAY DAWNING
IT TOOK FOUR years for Colgate senior right winger Brian Day to become a can’t-miss prospect. When the New York Islanders drafted Day out of Governor’s Academy, a prep school in Byfield, Mass., in the sixth round (171st overall) of the 2006 draft, he was a long-term project. Now, he’s the finished product. “Brian is one of the most determined and driven players I have ever coached,” said Colgate coach Don Vaughan. “He has the physical makeup to be a pro.” Oddly enough, it was that physical makeup that was questioned when Day, a native of Danvers, Mass., was coming out of prep school. He was considered to be a little light carrying 185 pounds on a six-foot frame – and the common post-draft comment was that he had to bulk up. Now, nearly 15…
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