Wait 'til next year

First '05-'06 look-ahead from INCH:

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Cook will be the toughest to replace? Great player, but I think Krantz and Pokuluk both have as high if not higher offensive upside than him. I'm more concerned about replacing Downs and the huge, important minutes he played every single game. Who steps up on the leadership front (notably Iggulden and Knoepfli) will be the biggest question for me heading into the season.

[Q]calgARI '07 Wrote:

Cook will be the toughest to replace? Great player, but I think Krantz and Pokuluk both have as high if not higher offensive upside than him. I'm more concerned about replacing Downs and the huge, important minutes he played every single game. Who steps up on the leadership front (notably Iggulden and Knoepfli) will be the biggest question for me heading into the season.[/q]

I think Cook's loss will be felt because Krantz and Pokuluk are still working on their defensive games and need to better limit their turnovers. There will be some vulnerability because they'll be carrying a lot of minutes next season.

I'm not worried about the leadership; most of next season's senior class have been key contributors in the past three years, both on and off the ice. And Topher Scott seems like a natural leader.

Is INCH based on the east coast and USCHO in the midwest? We consistently have gotten more love and attention from INCH this year and I was just wondering if anyone knew why that is.

INCH is associated with ESPN which is headquartered in Bristol, CT.

USCHO is in Minneapolis
[www.uscho.com]

Though that doesn't mean INCH has anything, whatsoever, to do with ESPN. USCHO used to be ESPN's affiliate. USCHO isn't really "from" anywhere. The server may live in MN but it's just a group collaboration from people all over the country.

[Q]cth95 Wrote:

Is INCH based on the east coast and USCHO in the midwest? We consistently have gotten more love and attention from INCH this year and I was just wondering if anyone knew why that is.[/q]
Nate Ewell is Princeton class of '96 and has written for New England Hockey Journal. See this recent INCH piece by him, for example.

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[Q]CowbellGuy Wrote:

Though that doesn't mean INCH has anything, whatsoever, to do with ESPN. USCHO used to be ESPN's affiliate. USCHO isn't really "from" anywhere. The server may live in MN but it's just a group collaboration from people all over the country.[/q]

E.g., Jayson Moy in Albany, beloved Mike Volonnino in Boston, and our own Adam Wodon in Philly.

And correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't Moy, who is an ECAC guy, manage the site?

[Q]gobigred24 Wrote:

And correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't Moy, who is an ECAC guy, manage the site?[/q]

He is the GM.

Thanks.