(Left) DU recruit John Lee played for his High School in Moorhead, Minnesota this winter and then moved to Waterloo, Iowa to complete the Black Hawks USHL seasonThe 2006-07 USHL season is now in the books and the Sioux Falls Stampede have skated away with the 2007 Clark Cup title, and the Tier I national championship over the Waterloo Black Hawks. Waterloo featuring DU Defenseman to be John Lee, had a terrific season but fell short 3-0 in the Championship game.
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The Colorado Avalanche had four representatives at the game and several other NHL teams sent scouts as well. John Lee is expected to be drafted in the upcoming NHL draft in June as he is ranked as one of the top 60 North American prospects.
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With the conclusion of the USHL season and the Royal Bank Cup up in Canada, all of DU's recruits are through playing hockey for their Junior teams. They will enroll at DU next Fall, many of whom have gained valuable postseason experience this Spring.
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DU's 2007 Recruiting Class
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Jon Cook - D Camrose (AJHL) 6'1 185 (Won AJHL Championship)
Chris Nutini - D Wichita Falls (NAHL) 6' 185 (Recruited Walk On Defenseman)
Steve Cunningham - LW Burnaby (BCHL) 6'1 195 (BCHL Semi-Finalist)
Dusty Jackson - LW So. Minnesota (NAHL) 6'3 195 (Team MVP)
Jason Gregoire - LW Lincoln (USHL) 5'11 175 (May attend DU in 2008)
Tyler Bozak - RC Victoria (BCHL) 6' 175 (Won BCHL Scoring Title)
John Lee - RD Waterloo (USHL) 6'2 170 (Lost USHL Championship Game)
Marc Cheverie - G Nanaimo (BCHL) 6'2 195 (Won BCHL Championship)
Jesse Martin - RC Tri-City (USHL) 5'10 170 (2nd leading scorer on team)
Kyle Ostrow - LC Nanaimo (BCHL) 5'9 160 (Won BCHL Championship)
3 comments:
Cheverie did a great job opening the doors for the boys to get on the ice. He should be a true asset to your team next year.
Has anyone seen John Lee in action? Can he be a solid defenseman at the college level?
I haven't seen him, but there's plenty to like.
His older brother was drafted in the first round by Ottawa (9th overall) in the NHL draft and just had a nice Sophmore season for UND.
He played at the same high school as DU Freshman Brian Gifford, so thats probably how DU got a line on him.
From his stats, you can tell he really improved during his stint with Waterloo.
Finally he was nominated as a Mr. Hockey finalist as one of the 10 best high school seniors in Minnesota.
Let's see where he's drafted on June 22 and take it from there. Ryan Caldwell & Brent Skinner were tall and skinny so thats the benchmark.
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