DU Lands Alberta Sniper
Joe Colborne Commits To DU For 2008
#12 Joe ColborneForward, shoots left
Born: 30-Jan-90
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 175 lbs
Home town: Calgary, AB
WCHA Blog via U.S. Hockey Report are reporting that the University of Denver has received a commitment from Joe Colborne for the 2008 season. He is considered to be one of the top collegiate recruits from the AJHL.
Colborne is from Calgary and was a teammate of incoming DU Freshman Jon Cook on the Camrose Kodiaks. Last season he had 20 goals and 28 assists in 53 games for the Kodiaks.
2008 Recruiting Class
Joe Colborne - F Camrose (AJHL)
John Lee - D Waterloo (USHL)
2009 Recruiting Class
Nate Dewhurst - F Des Moines (USHL)
Matt Donovan - D Cedar Rapids (USHL)
Paul Phillips - D Cedar Rapids (USHL)
Colborne is from Calgary and was a teammate of incoming DU Freshman Jon Cook on the Camrose Kodiaks. Last season he had 20 goals and 28 assists in 53 games for the Kodiaks.
2008 Recruiting Class
Joe Colborne - F Camrose (AJHL)
John Lee - D Waterloo (USHL)
2009 Recruiting Class
Nate Dewhurst - F Des Moines (USHL)
Matt Donovan - D Cedar Rapids (USHL)
Paul Phillips - D Cedar Rapids (USHL)
6 comments:
Heisenberg's #1 2008 AJHL recruit
Should be fun to follow his progress this season in Camrose.
After all the people talkin' smack saying DU's recruiting was going down the tubes, here's a bluechipper for ya.
Nice to finally beat out BC for a top end player. After losing Kolanos, Bradford, Spina, etc...
Glad to see some positive news from the arena. Exciting times ahead and sold out games.
Good news.......This kid sounds like the real deal. Is Canada Junior A (i.e. BCJHL, AJHL, etc) comparable to the USHL in terms of competition/talent? Is one league better than the other?
The short answer is "yes."
Canadian Junior A Leagues are comparable to the USHL. In fact the USHL was designed to mimic the Canadian leagues when it was founded.
Obviously there's some good natured debate between proponents of either country, but you can assume that they are fairly similiar and that the top players from each league will fare pretty well in NCAA hockey.
I've heard that the BCHL is slightly better than the AJHL, but when they play each other annually for the Doyle Cup, the home team invariably prevails.
For more info look up BCHL, AJHL, USHL & Doyle Cup on Wikipedia.
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