Clay Satow wrote:
I like it that St. Louis is a skill player, and is a more or less
normal,perhaps even small, for
college. The roster lists him as 5-9, 181. It takes a lot to survive in
the NHL at that size.
My guess is that if he had played Juniors, he might not have made it to
the NHL.
and
Bob Hamilton wrote:
> And there is also Tampa's Dan Boyle from Miami (Ohio). Vermont and
Miami played a few games
> against each other when both he and St. Louis were playing. Yes, there
seems to be some
> outstanding recent college grads with the teams still in the playoffs.
Looks like tonight will
> send three more teams to the tees and greens.
OK, two UNH alums had breakout seasons in the NHL this year, but only one
of them will be moving on to the next round for Lord Stanley's cup.
Eric Bouniecki of the St. Louis Blues played 80 games this season (only 13
games total in his previous three NHL seasons, 2000-01 and 2001-02 with
Blues, 1999-2000 with Florida), scored 22 goals (1 SH, a specialty at UNH)
and 27 assists (with 49 points, 7th best on team), took 117 shots with his
18.8% conversion second only to Scott Mellanby's 19.3%, and was +22 for
the regular season. During the post-season he scored 1 goal and 2 assists,
but was -1 against the Canucks. The guy is only 5' 8", but at 194 pounds
plays much bigger. I will never forget his unassisted goal late in the 3rd
OT against BC to end the last game in the last season of Snively Arena
(where he found the legs to outskate everyone the length of the ice after
playing nearly 120 minutes of hockey I will never understand).
Jason Krog of the Mighty Ducks played 67 games this season (only 28 games
total in his previous three NHL seasons, all with the Islanders), scored
10 goals (1 SH, also a specialty at UNH) and 15 assists (with 25 points,
8th best on team), took 92 shots with a 10.9% conversion, fifth behind
Adam Oates, Samuel Pahlsson, Petr Sykora, and Steve Thomas (not bad
company) and was +1 for the regular season. During the post-season he
scored 2 goals with a +1 in the Ducks four games against the Wings. Krog
was a Hobey Baker winner his senior year at UNH, when the Cats lost the
national championship to Maine in OT at Anaheim. Maybe this will be THE
Year for the Ducks!
Thom Davis
UNH '71
Go Cats!
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