NHL News for Former WCHA Players

[OnAFly]

Ryan who???

[Bear55]

Leopold and Stafford have really stepped it up this year. I think leo has had a fair share of injury problems the past several years, nice to see him get back to form.

[solbes]

Hobey winner Ryan Miller is dead to me...CCHA.

Any WCHA goalies in the NHL? I remember Elliott was playing for Ottawa. Haven't checked up on him. He was downright studly at Wisconsin. Stalock played one NHL game and had season ending surgery. Anyone else?

I went to the Buffalo game and remember Stafford walking all over Burnsie for the OT game winner.

[brmuskie]

Elliott is in Colorado now.

[brmuskie]

The only other WCHA goalies in the NHL I could find were;

Dan Ellis - Anaheim - UNO (never wore a WCHA jersey)

Curtis McElhinney - Ottawa - Colorado College

Lots of them playing professionally but not in the NHL right now.

Jordan Parise and Jean-Phillippe Lamoreoux are two that come to mind.

[cbrooks]

]Peter Minino of Denver gets a couple games a year and Matt Climie from Bemidji somehow played a game this year.

Maybe this explains the WCHA's lack of titles in the past few years. We have bad goalies compared to the east.

Here's a couple of WCHA goalie's mention earlier in the thread.

[brmuskie]

I looked through a list of active goalies in the NHL right now and was surprised to not find many that even played in college. Most (maybe 8 out of 10) played major juniors in Canada or are from overseas.

Matt Climie was the goalie for BSU the year(s) before their frozen four run. He was a solid goalie - I could see him playing some in the NHL.

[Bear55]

I don't think we will ever find too many WCHA goalie in the NHL, it's just a numbers game. Only so many teams and a world full of goalies competing for them.

[solbes]

Seems to be dominated by the European scene.

[Shorelunch]

There's quite a few WCHA goalies in the AHL, but can't seem to get over the hurdle in the NHL.

I wonder what the differences are between USA Hockey's and the Canadian/European goalie training and philosophies?

[Scum Frog]

Somebody please tell me why Matt Frattin whould go play with Toronto for only one game?

[cbrooks]

Somebody please tell me why Matt Frattin whould go play with Toronto for only one game?

Denver's Joe Colbourne made his debut last night for the leafs as well. I didn't really notice Joe out there too much but Frattin had three real good chances to score. He didn't look out of place at all. Don Cherry felt the same way you did Scrum. He mention they should of brought up a player from there Minor league team to play.

Here's a link for Frattin's highlights for the leafs

http://undhockey.areavoices.com/?p=87746

[yakfisher]

Somebody please tell me why Matt Frattin whould go play with Toronto for only one game?

Because the opportunity was presented to him and because his college career is finished.

[brmuskie]

I would have flown to Toronto on no sleep to sit on the bench.

You dream of this your whole life - you do it at the first chance you get. Why not?

[fishing tech]

Bingo!! Maybe not the first chance but his collage career was over. Time to move on.

[yakfisher]

And monday he'll be back in class. Only 3 semesters left for a degree.

[scsavre]

Dream....pffff. Pay day. Is he really going to class on monday.

[yakfisher]

Don't know? I'll check my non hater sources? You check your hater's ; )

Toronto right now, no class. UND, class till May. I hope he makes the grade. One less semester to finish later if he shows up tomorrow. He made classy choices last year, I hope it meant something.

Congrats Dogs!

[Bear55]

I think a lot of these guys leave college on the table when they sign. They chase their dream and bank as many $$$ as possible so they can go back to college if their dream doesn't work out.

[scsavre]

If I signed it would be hard to get me to go back to college to finish out the year. But I suppose when you don't make playoffs. What else are ya gonna do.

[Shorelunch]

Chay Genoway signed with the Wild (AHL Aeros for the playoffs) and Malone signed with Colorado (AHL playoffs).

[OnAFly]

Wow, Shorelunch, I thought you were joking until I saw the article on a certain Canadian sports network. I posted the article on another thread.

[cbrooks]

Nice goal by Toews last night

http://undhockey.areavoices.com/?p=87865