INSIDE THE NUMBERS

THE BOUDREAU CONSPIRACY

PRE-BRUCE POST-BRUCE RECORD 6-14-1 RECORD 37-17-7 WIN PCT. .310 WIN PCT. .664 GOALS/GAME 2.23 GOALS/GAME 3.13 GOALS AGAINST/GAME 3.05 GOALS AGAINST/GAME 2.67 POWER PLAY 14.6% POWER PLAY 20.4% PENALTY KILL 78.2% PENALTY KILL 81.5% SHOTS/GAME 29.1 SHOTS/GAME 31.6 SHOTS AGAINST/GAME 29.0 SHOTS AGAINST/GAME 27.0…

TRANS-EURO EXPRESS

I just finished watching the first Victoria Cup final and what a great contest. As the game went on, the Rangers began to take it more seriously and bounced back from a 3-0 deficit to win 4-3. The atmosphere in the arena was fantastic and the game was a lot of fun to watch. I feel the world of hockey has found a great new tradition and look forward to watching many more Victoria Cups in the future. This game, and others in Europe, are somewhat of an eye-opener. The fans over there are great and expanding the league into Europe, I feel, would be a great idea. ALEX CALABRESE, METUCHEN, N.J.…

LITTLE BIG MEN LEAD THE WAY

IF RECENT HISTORY IS ANY guide, it should be easy to spot the top Hobey Baker Award candidates from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Big hint: look down. The 2008 winner was Nathan Gerbe of Boston College, who measured 5-foot-5 and 160 pounds. The 2007 winner was Ryan Duncan of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux, who checked in at 5-foot-6 and 142 pounds. The 2005 winner was Marty Sertich of Colorado College, who was listed at 5-foot-8 and 165 pounds. Not exactly your prototypical power forwards. Given those parameters, the Hobey discussion in the WCHA this season includes Duncan, who’s back for his senior season with the Fighting Sioux, as well as St. Cloud State teammates Garrett Roe, who stands in at 5-foot-8 and 162 pounds, and 5-foot-9, 175-pound Ryan Lasch. With all due respect to Duncan,…