Denver Post: Nutini's Defensive Play Thrills DU

(above) When Chris Nutini is in the lineup, Chevy's GAA is 0.667

From: Denver Post
by Mike Chambers

A goalie's best friend isn't always the crossbar or goalposts. Sometimes it's the unheralded defenseman who only cares about clearing the zone.

Junior Chris Nutini, a recruited walk-on from Centennial, is that kind of guy for University of Denver goalie Marc Cheverie.

"I love when he's out on the ice," Cheverie said of Nutini, who attended Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora before playing two seasons of junior-A for Wichita Falls of the North American Hockey League. "We have a lot of offensive D-men, but sometimes you really appreciate having the guys that are willing to stay back and sacrifice the points." (read rest of article)

2 comments:

Coach said...

I was disappointed that Mike C. chose Shore over Nutini for #2 star last Friday in the 1-0 win. He more than made up for it by recognizing his great play in the Post article.

Anonymous said...

I agree the first was where we lost this game. Congrats to SCSU. Crazy weekend for the top ten. Who the heck gets the #1 spot Monday? They better not give it to the UNDies.

I'm so happy the Seawolves went into the World Cement Dump and pulled off the upset. Let's get that frickin Gold Pan boys!

Magness Man