News & Notes From Around Pioneer Nation

The Bleacher Report has an article entitled, "Five Players You Better Get To Know." DU Alum Tyler Bozak was listed at #1. The article mentioned that Bozak's incentive based contract was equivalent to what a "top five" NHL draft pick would have received. Speaking of Bozak, the Maple Leafs have a new offseason conditioning program based on a stationary bike set up by Chris Carmichael, the trainer for cyclist Lance Armstrong. According to the article, Bozak really likes the training regimen.

You can take this ranking with a grain of salt, but Western College Hockey Blog ranks the best college hockey recruits out West. Drew Shore came in at #8, Matt Donovan #12 & William Wrenn at #19. Donovan & Wrenn probably should have been ranked a lot higher. Perhaps Donovan at #3, Wrenn at #8 and Shore at #10.

Hockey's Future has been ranking all the Top Prospects for each NHL team. Joe Colborne was listed as the #2 prospect for the Bruins and Patrick Wiercioch as #6 for Ottawa. The fact that HF's has Wiercioch rated behind three other defensemen & Colborne will be given "time to develop" gives DU a glimmer of hope that one or both could return for a third season at DU next year.

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