2008-09 Season in Review
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2009-10 WCHA MEN’S YEARBOOK 2008-09 SEASON IN REVIEW December 15, 2008 Stastny (DU), 24th with 19, and Detroit’s Brian Rafalski (UW), 29th with 18. UW’S CODY GOLOUBEF MAKES Among top-scoring defensemen in the NHL are CANADA’S WORLD JUNIOR TEAM Detroit’s Rafalski, 6th with 4-18–22, and Nashville’s Ryan Suter (UW), 16th with 3-15–18. MADISON, WI – For the second consecutive season, Among top-scoring rookies in the NHL this season the University of Wisconsin will be the only NCAA are Boston’s Blake Wheeler (UM), 5th with 9-8–17; school represented on Team Canada’s entry to the Pittsburgh’s Alex Goligoski (UM), 7th with 4-10–14; and IIHF World Junior Championship as sophomore Phoenix’s Kyle Turris (UW), 23rd with 3-6–9. Goligoski defenseman Cody Goloubef was named to the team is also the top-scoring rookie defenseman. on Monday (Dec. 15). And among NHL plus/minus leaders through Dec. Goloubef, the 37th overall draft pick by the Colum- 14 are Boston’s Wheeler (UM), 2nd at +18; New Jersey’s bus Blue Jackets in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, made Parise (UND), 19th at +13; and Boston’s Kessel (UM), the 22-member squad that will compete in the 2009 27th at +12. IIHF World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Ontario from Dec. 26-Jan. 5. December 30, 2008 Goloubef and Team Canada will be searching for UMD’S CARROLL, UW’S CONNELLY, a fifth consecutive gold medal at the event. Last year, former Badger Kyle Turris helped Canada to gold in DU’S MULLEN AMONG CANDIDATES the Czech Republic. Goloubef joins fellow Badger sophomore Ryan FOR LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS AWARD McDonagh in the tournament as McDonagh will skate for Team USA. Both will miss the Badger Hockey KANSAS CITY, MO – Twenty collegiate hockey players Showdown and the Jan. 2-3 series against Northern who have combined excellence in athletics, academics Michigan. and community service were announced today (Dec. This marks the seventh consecutive season that 30) as candidates for the men’s hockey division of THE U.S. HOCKEY HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2008. LEFT TO RIGHT: UMD’S BRETT HULL, CAMMI GRANATO, Wisconsin will send at least one of its players to the the 2008-09 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. The award BRIAN LEETCH, AND UW’S MiKE RiCHTER World Juniors, and the 10th time in 11 years. is presented annually to an NCAA Division I student- (courtesy of UW Athletic Media Relations.) athlete in nine sports based on achievements in the “Four C’s” of classroom, character, community and October 10, 2008 George Awada scored three SHGs in a game against December 16, 2008 competition. CLASS is an acronym for Celebrating Michigan Tech. The first time a player scored three Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School. CLASS OF 2008 INDUCTED INTO U.S. shorthanders in the WCHA came on Feb. 17, 1973, WCHA ALUMS MAKING IMPACT IN The 2008-09 hockey candidates represent 18 dif- HOCKEY HALL OF FAME; GROUP when Wisconsin’s Norm Cherrey completed the rare ferent schools and five conferences. From the list of feat against UMD. NHL IN 2008-09; THOMAS VANEK 20 nominees, a national media committee will select INCLUDES WCHA ALUMS BRETT LEADS NHL IN GOALS 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in early December 5, 2008 February 2009. Those 10 names will be placed on the HULL, MIKE RICHTER MADISION, WI – Western Collegiate Hockey Associa- official ballot for a nationwide vote that will include UM’S JORDAN SCHROEDER HONORED tion alums are currently listed among the leaders in coaches, media and fans. The award winner will be DENVER, CO – The Class of 2008 – Cammi Granato, a number of statistical categories in the National announced and recognized at the 2009 NCAA Frozen Brett Hull, Brian Leetch and Mike Richter – was for- AS COMMISSIONERs’ CHOICE ROOKIE Hockey League through Dec. 14. Four in Washington, D.C. mally enshrined in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame here OF THE MONTH FOR MONTH OF In points, New Jersey’s Zach Parise (UND) is 11th “Lowe’s recognizes that today’s student-athletes tonight at an induction ceremony and dinner, held with 16-17–33, Boston’s Phil Kessel (UM) is 15th with are tomorrow’s leaders,” said Bob Gfeller, Lowe’s Senior at the University of Denver's Magness Arena. Both NOVEMBER, 2008 19-12–31, Buffalo’s Thomas Vanek (UM) is 22nd with Vice President of Marketing and Advertising. “What the Hull (Minnesota Duluth) and Richter (Wisconsin) are 24-5–29, Ottawa’s Dany Heatley (UW) is 31st with 20 award candidates have been able to accomplish Western Collegiate Hockey Association alums. FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – Jordan Schroeder, a fresh- 14-14–28, and Colorado’s Paul Stastny (DU) is 49th despite demanding athletic training and classroom “This was a wonderful celebration and a great way man center at the University of Minnesota who will with 6-19–25. schedules is very impressive. We are honored to to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of play for Team USA in the upcoming World Junior Three of the top five goal scorers in the NHL are recognize these outstanding young people and look these four individuals,” said Walter Bush, chairman of Championships, has been named the HCA National from the WCHA in Buffalo’s Vanek (UM), 1st with 24, forward to announcing the winner at the NCAA Frozen the board for USA Hockey. “The University of Denver Rookie of the Month for November. Boston’s Kessel (UM), 3rd with 19, and New Jersey’s Four.” deserves many thanks for helping USA Hockey put A 5-9, 180-pounder from Prior Lake, Minn., Parise (UND), 6th with 16. Also among the leaders is This marks the third year for the hockey division on such a great event.” Schroeder produced 7-6–13 in nine games during the Ottawa’s Heatley (UW), 15th with 14. of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. David Brown of “To be a member of this class and be a member month and was twice honored as the WCHA Rookie of Among the NHL leaders in assists are Colorado’s Notre Dame was the inaugural winner in 2007 and of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, I don’t know if there the Week (Nov. 4, Nov. 11). He ranks second in scoring are words,” said Hull. “I am touched to be a member of for Minnesota with 7-12–19 in 14 games and is the the family … I am forever grateful to USA Hockey.” nation’s top scoring fi rst-year player, averaging 1.36 “This honor is special no matter how you slice points-per-game. it,” said Richter. “So much of what I know and what I Schroeder had points in eight of the Golden Go- have in life comes from hockey … the memories are phers nine games in November while helping them to countless, sometimes trivial, but all meaningful.” a 4-2-3 record. He also had four multiple-point games Notes: The addition of the Class of 2008 brings the and scored goals in five different contests. His most total number of U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame enshrinees productive game of the month came on November to 138 … the Hall of Fame weekend concluded Oct. 21 when he scored two goals, including the winner, 11 with the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Face- and added an assist in a 5-2 victory at Denver Off Classic, pitting Univ. of Denver against Univ. of Notre Dame … Both teams were in attendance at the induction event … Lou Vairo, head coach of the FOUR WCHA PLAYERS ON 2009 U.S. 1984 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team and one of TEAM ROSTER FOR WORLD JUNIOR the most prominent hockey figures in the U.S., was the featured speaker. CHAMPIONSHIP October 17, 2008 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – USA Hockey announced on Dec. 3 the 22-player roster for its 2009 U.S. National MSU’S ZACH HARRISON TiES WCHA, Junior Team. The squad will participate at the 2009 NCAA RECORDS WITH THREE SHGS IN International Ice Hockey Federation World Under-20 Championship, commonly referred to as the World VICTORY VS UND Junior Championship, in Ottawa, Ontario, Dec. 26- Jan. 5. Four WCHA players were named in defense- MANKATO, MN – Zach Harrison, a junior forward at men Cade Fairchild (Univ. of Minnesota) and Ryan Minnesota State University, Mankato, tied a WCHA McDonagh (Univ. of Wisconsin) and forwards Mike and NCAA record on Friday, Oct. 17 (2008) with three Hoeffel (Univ. of Minnesota) and Jordan Schroeder shorthanded goals to help the host Mavericks to a 5-1 (Univ. of Minnesota). victory over league opponent North Dakota. Among the 13 forwards on the roster, four played Harrison, who hails from Flint, Mich., notched for the 2008 U.S. National Junior Team that finished a three-goal ‘natural hat trick’ – all shorthanders fourth at the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship – against the Sioux. His first came at the 8:25 mark in Pardubice and Liberec, Czech Republic. They of the second period, his second came at 0:53 of the include Matt Rust (Univ. of Michigan), Schroeder third period, and the last was scored after UND had (Univ. of Minnesota), James van Riemsdyk (Univ. of pulled its goaltender at 18:19. New Hampshire) and Colin Wilson (Boston Univ.). Harrison’s feat is the first for a MSU men’s hockey The seven-man defense is highlighted by three player and marks the third time in WCHA history and returnees from the 2008 U.S.