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Player Has Brain Surgery Following College Game Injury
by Alanah McGinley on 03/17/08 at 05:11 PM ET
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From Rick Couchman at Hockey.com,
Someone is going to die, someday, but luckily for Tom Pohl, he came out on the fortunate end of things.
There was a close-call in Minnesota last night, but it looks like the hockey fraternity dodged a bullet this time, and considering the events, it could have been tragic.
Let’s face it, some collisions are so significant that you can’t help but wonder how people survive. Especially when it involves someone’s skull smashing into the boards.
continued... *Pohl is in intensive care at the Mayo Clinic, but doing well so far
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Tags: college+hockey, injuries, minnesota+gophers, tom+pohl,
Undrafted Success in Anaheim
by Alanah McGinley on 02/18/08 at 06:14 PM ET
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From Mark Whicker at the OC Register,
[Ryan] Carter joins Dustin Penner, Andy McDonald, Chris Kunitz and Ryan Shannon among non-drafted college players that [assistant GM David] McNab spotted and signed.
“We were motivated because we were afraid he would explode the next season and be one of the very best players in college hockey,” McNab said.
“It’s something we used to have success with, before the salary cap came, because you could spend a million or a couple of million on a guy that you really liked. Not every team believed in that sort of investment. But now, with the cap being tighter, the salaries for those players have gone down and more teams are getting involved. So it’s harder now.”
more... primarily looking at the rise of Ryan Carter
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Tags: college+hockey, david+mcnab, ryan+carter,
Going From College Hockey to the NHL
by Alanah McGinley on 01/25/08 at 04:58 PM ET
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From George Bazos—a player agent with Sports Professional Management that represents college-turned-pro players including Martin St. Louis, Craig Conroy and others—an article in College Hockey News:
It seems that every off-season (and sometimes even during the season), more and more college hockey players are deciding to sign professional contracts and leave school early.
I have been representing professional hockey players for over 17 years, the majority of whom have come from the collegiate ranks. I have represented players that have stayed in college for four years, as well as some who have chosen to turn professional before their collegiate eligibility has expired. Every player’s situation is unique, and a number of factors must be considered when determining the best time for a particular player to become a professional.
continued... considering the issues a college player needs to evaluate before turning pro
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Tags: college+hockey, hockey+contracts,
Not A Clear Picture
by Paul on 11/27/07 at 12:16 PM ET
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from College Hockey News,
Something was noticeably absent from Saturday’s sold-out, nationally-televised college hockey game at Madison Square Garden....
In particular, the game Saturday was televised, but was done so using the in-house MSG video feed. The regular broadcasters, Matt McConnell and Dave Starman, were not at the event, but rather called the game off video monitors from CSTV’s studios about a half-mile away from the Garden.
Clearly, budgetary concerns are at play. Advertising revenue has not been there for CSTV. And when CBS bought the network almost two years ago, it was unwilling to continue absorbing those losses. As a result, hockey has gone from the network’s signature sport, to a somewhat lesser role.
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