USA OLYMPIC ROSTER
So, I’m watching the US Olympic hockey team, and thinking, I recognize a lot of those names from college. So I look up the USA roster, which is made up of 23 guys, and this is what I see.
WCHA
1. Zach Parise ----------- U. North Dakota
2. Paul Stastny ---------- Denver U.
3. Phil Kessel ------------ U. Minnesota
4. Erik Johnson --------- U. Minnesota
5. Ryan Malone --------- St. Cloud State
6. Joe Pavelski ---------- U. Wisconsin
7. Brian Rafalski -------- U. Wisconsin
8. Ryan Suter ------------ U. Wisconsin
9. David Backes --------- MN State – Mankato
CCHA
10. Jack Johnson -------- U. Michigan
11. Ryan Miller ----------- Michigan St.
12. Ryan Kesler --------- Ohio St.
Hockey East
13. Chris Drury ----------- Boston U.
14. Ryan Whitney ------- Boston U.
15. Brooks Orpik --------- Boston College
16. Jonathan Quick --- U. Mass-Amherst
That would be 9 guys that played in the WCHA are now playing for team USA, or 39% of them, if my math is correct. Plus you have 3 from the CCHA and 4 from HE. I think it is easy to see that college hockey does produce numerous great hockey talents. In total that would be 16-out-of-23 with ties to college hockey, or 70%, not too shabby. Oh, and there are also some college guys on team Canada too, eh.
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ReplyDeletePlus the Sioux beat Drury (1997), Miller (2001) and Jack Johnson in the playoffs.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing the guys that we played against doing so well.
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ReplyDeleteI have looked at a few links and can't seem to find their suit numbers. You don't happen to have them do you?
ReplyDeleteYesterday's USA vs Canadians I believe is the best hockey you are ever going to get. Same with the junior hockey games recently played.
You could add another if Paul Martin (MN) wasn't injured too. Can you believe at one point in that game there was 3 back-to-back-back break aways? Fire-wagon hockey at its best!
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