(above) The Colorado College players must have been drinking last St. Patricks Day - Looks like they suck at dancing almost as much as they suck at hockeyFrom: Colorado Springs Gazette
by Joe Paisley
The temptation to party at a local bar is always there, even if Colorado College hockey players know the potential repercussions.
The school and its coaching staff do a good job making sure they realize the potential ramifications, even if the players are over 21, former player Scott McCulloch said.
Sophomore defensemen Michael Boivin, 19, and Joe Marciano, 20, will find out next month. Both are under legal drinking age and were pictured, with what appears to be beer in hand, in the March 18, 2010 edition of The Gazette. They were photographed during an audience participation portion of an Irish dancing performance at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub & Restaurant on St. Patrick’s Day.
“I’ve seen the picture and talked to each of the two boys individually,” Tigers coach Scott Owens said. “Any subsequent action by the school or program will be dealt with when they come back in September. It will be dealt with internally.”
The Tigers’ season had ended with a 4-0 loss at Minnesota-Duluth that Sunday, leaving the players to spend spring break in Colorado Springs. Boivin is of legal drinking age in his native Canada.
The CC Student Code of Conduct is not specific on what may be done but notes that violations of federal, state and local law are grounds for initiating proceedings. The potential punishment is not specified.
“They must have had fake IDs,” Jack Quinn’s assistant manager Meredith Klube said. “I’m sure of it. They were checked before they got their wristbands (allowing them to buy alcohol). We’re very careful. We have a good reputation as one of the stricter bars.”
Through preseason talks with athletic department officials and the coaches, players learn that they have a heightened visibility on campus and to a lesser extent in Colorado Springs.
“We speak about it right from the beginning; early September on,” Owens said before the incident was known. “They come from varied backgrounds so we deal with everything with alcohol including what it does and potential fallout.
“There are good and bad things about being identifiable,” he added. “They have to be careful.”
They also cannot expect any favoritism as athletes. Athletic director Ken Ralph has said all students are treated equally.
The school and its coaching staff do a good job making sure they realize the potential ramifications, even if the players are over 21, former player Scott McCulloch said.
Sophomore defensemen Michael Boivin, 19, and Joe Marciano, 20, will find out next month. Both are under legal drinking age and were pictured, with what appears to be beer in hand, in the March 18, 2010 edition of The Gazette. They were photographed during an audience participation portion of an Irish dancing performance at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub & Restaurant on St. Patrick’s Day.
“I’ve seen the picture and talked to each of the two boys individually,” Tigers coach Scott Owens said. “Any subsequent action by the school or program will be dealt with when they come back in September. It will be dealt with internally.”
The Tigers’ season had ended with a 4-0 loss at Minnesota-Duluth that Sunday, leaving the players to spend spring break in Colorado Springs. Boivin is of legal drinking age in his native Canada.
The CC Student Code of Conduct is not specific on what may be done but notes that violations of federal, state and local law are grounds for initiating proceedings. The potential punishment is not specified.
“They must have had fake IDs,” Jack Quinn’s assistant manager Meredith Klube said. “I’m sure of it. They were checked before they got their wristbands (allowing them to buy alcohol). We’re very careful. We have a good reputation as one of the stricter bars.”
Through preseason talks with athletic department officials and the coaches, players learn that they have a heightened visibility on campus and to a lesser extent in Colorado Springs.
“We speak about it right from the beginning; early September on,” Owens said before the incident was known. “They come from varied backgrounds so we deal with everything with alcohol including what it does and potential fallout.
“There are good and bad things about being identifiable,” he added. “They have to be careful.”
They also cannot expect any favoritism as athletes. Athletic director Ken Ralph has said all students are treated equally.
17 comments:
a) Players should have known better than to drink illegally in a public place and give their names to the Gazette photog. Unmitigatingly Stupid. CC players need to be smarter and more discrete - you'd think after the Blackface disaster, discretion would be baked-in by now...
b) Scotty's pre-season lecture obviously didn't work. Perhaps its's time to phone Grand Forks and bring in Chief Packett. He'll set them straight...
Took you long enough... Slow news day or what?
Is Marciano double fisting?
dggoddard is a d-bag! this picture is from march. thanks for all of the late breaking news and orginal content!
The picture was from March, but the Gazette underage drinking story ran just four days ago, with a repeat of the picture.
Don't blame DG. Blame the CC players for drinking in public, underage.
Super lame. I feel bad for the players. If they got drunk and did something bad (i.e. North Dakota style) then it's different.
Marciano isn't double-fisting.....he's just being a polite nerd and holding his Omega Moo's beer!!!!
Lame? Perhaps. The 21 year old drinking age is a dumb law, but it's still the law.
Don't feel bad for the players.
The players know the risks of drinking underage in public - they just didn't think they'd get caught...What they did embarrassed themselves and their school, even if they don't throw anything or hurt anyone.
A newspaper camera or even a cell phone camera can make you a national or even global goat in manner of seconds.
When you sign as a D-I athlete, you get perks that others don't get and you should be held to a different standard - that means not drinking in public underage where people can embarrass you...
Come on PS. Don't be such a turd...
Good news for Colorado College hockey players. As always, St. Patrick's Day will be on March 17th, 2011. The first round of the WCHA playoffs conclude no later than Sunday, March 13th.
So raise your glasses to another successful Colorado College hockey season.
So raise your glasses to another successful Colorado College hockey season.
CC will no doubt have a better season than DU, so raise the glasses indeed. :)
C'mon, DG - don't confuse the Tiger fans down in the 'Springs. You say, "raise your glasses"..... those numbskulls will be walking around with thier shades & prescription lenses perched on thier foreheads for the next 7 months
Those two were the luckiest CC guys on campus that night! There were with the hottest CC coeds that I have seen on campus in years! Dont worry about getting busted, congrats on the score!
The redhead was DU's homecoming queen last year.
I thought the redhead was your mom?
I think that redhead ate DU's homecoming queen last year. Beware residents of the Springs, you have a large carnivorious ginger on the loose, possibly by Cache la Pudre and Tejon streets. She is on the prowl and looking for under-age CC hockey players to feast on, as apparent by this photo.
I gotta hand it to Dubbie 31. Putting on that green hat and dancing with that girl all to frame a CC player for underage drinking. Well done, sir.
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