(Left) Matt Donovan helped the Dallas Stars reach the AAA Tier I National TournamentAs they say in Oklahoma, sometimes you just have to get right back up on the horse. So after a rough week for the Pioneer hockey program, DU got some good news as Matt Donovan announced his commitment to play for the Pioneers yesterday.
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Just days after Stars defenseman Matt Donovan made history by becoming the first Stars player to be selected in the first round of the USHL entry draft, he again made news by announcing his commitment to play for University of Denver beginning in the 2009/2010 season.
Donovan becomes the third member of the 2006/2007 Dallas Stars record setting squad to announce Division I commitments. He joins forwards Locke Jillson (Cornell) and Andrew Hamburg (Colorado College) who will also begin collegiate careers in 2009.
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Last week the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders selected 17-year old defenseman Donovan with their first round choice in the United States Hockey League entry draft. The Riders tabbed Donovan with the tenth overall selection.
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Donovan is a native of Edmond, Oklahoma and is the son of the University of Oklahoma's Head Coach Larry Donovan. Hockey is a Club sport at OU.
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Donovan is a native of Edmond, Oklahoma and is the son of the University of Oklahoma's Head Coach Larry Donovan. Hockey is a Club sport at OU.
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The Dallas Junior Stars (AAA Midget Hockey) produced Cornell All-American goaltender David McKee and many other college hockey players.
4 comments:
We can only hope that this kid has more integrity than what's his name.
Its about time we had a Boomer Sooner on the Pioneers. He looks like a very good prospect and I can't remember another USHL first rounder on DU, but there may have been some.
This was a pretty easy recruit to figure out once we learned that a USHL First Round choice was going to commit.
DU is just 500 miles away as is an easy drive or cheap airfare.
For '08 and/or '09, we now have a kid from Iowa and a kid from Oklahoma.
Who woulda thunk it?
I'm sure this is our first recruit from Oklahoma and the only guy I know of from Iowa is Jeff Lamb (mid '80s).
Remember Jeff Lamb well. Good recollection that he was from Iowa. I'd fogotten that.
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