ECAC as we go into finals

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Iles will not be going to World Juniors. It will be announced shortly. Team USA will take Gibson instead to give him the experience he will need next year when he should take over the reigns for Jack Campbell.

Tough news for Iles if true, but good for us.

The roster for team USA's pre-tourney training camp will be announced at 5:30 pm (Monday 12/5) on the NHL Network, according to this post on NHL.com.

I liked this article about the selection of the US and Canadian Juniors teams. If it isn't obvious, the guy is intentionally trolling all of Canada while simultaneously sincerely criticizing aspects of Canada's selection process.

[KeithK]

Air Force is an East selection...

Presumably it's done by conference not geography.  Pretty soon Notre Dame players will be easterners too.

[Jim Hyla]

INCH's midseason ECAC report. Here's their first half All-ECAC team:

G- Paul Karpowich, Clarkson: Some other goalies in the league have better numbers, but Karpowich's .938 save percentage and 1.93 goals-against average are nothing to sneeze at. No goalie in the league means more to his team's chances for success.

D- Danny Biega, Harvard: No surprise here, Biega does everything for the Crimson and is off to another great start with 14 points in 10 games.

D- Kier Ross, Cornell: After playing as a forward and a defenseman for his first three years, Ross is wearing the 'C' this year on the blue line. His leadership and consistency means a lot to a very young team, even though Nick D'Agostino leads the way in scoring for Big Red defensemen.

F- Jeremy Langlois, Quinnipiac: The junior leads the Bobcats with 12 goals and 19 points through 19 games, as Quinnipiac is currently in third place, and has an impressive home-ice record of 8-1-2.

F- Austin Smith, Colgate: Not only is he the front-runner for ECAC Hockey Player of the Year honors, he's probably the leading candidate for the Hobey Baker Award. His 18 goals leads the nation, and he's second in all of college hockey with 28 points.

F- Jeremy Welsh, Union: The junior forward for Union isn't slowing down after scoring 16 goals as a sophomore. He's already got 12 this year, and leads the Dutchmen forwards in goals and points.

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G- Paul Karpowich, Clarkson: Some other goalies in the league have better numbers, but Karpowich's .938 save percentage and 1.93 goals-against average are nothing to sneeze at. No goalie in the league means more to his team's chances for success.

"Other goalies are better but ... it's the system."

[css228]

INCH's midseason ECAC report. Here's their first half All-ECAC team:

G- Paul Karpowich, Clarkson: Some other goalies in the league have better numbers, but Karpowich's .938 save percentage and 1.93 goals-against average are nothing to sneeze at. No goalie in the league means more to his team's chances for success.

D- Danny Biega, Harvard: No surprise here, Biega does everything for the Crimson and is off to another great start with 14 points in 10 games.

D- Kier Ross, Cornell: After playing as a forward and a defenseman for his first three years, Ross is wearing the 'C' this year on the blue line. His leadership and consistency means a lot to a very young team, even though Nick D'Agostino leads the way in scoring for Big Red defensemen.

F- Jeremy Langlois, Quinnipiac: The junior leads the Bobcats with 12 goals and 19 points through 19 games, as Quinnipiac is currently in third place, and has an impressive home-ice record of 8-1-2.

F- Austin Smith, Colgate: Not only is he the front-runner for ECAC Hockey Player of the Year honors, he's probably the leading candidate for the Hobey Baker Award. His 18 goals leads the nation, and he's second in all of college hockey with 28 points.

F- Jeremy Welsh, Union: The junior forward for Union isn't slowing down after scoring 16 goals as a sophomore. He's already got 12 this year, and leads the Dutchmen forwards in goals and points.

No D'ags?

[Al DeFlorio]

INCH's midseason ECAC report. Here's their first half All-ECAC team:

G- Paul Karpowich, Clarkson: Some other goalies in the league have better numbers, but Karpowich's .938 save percentage and 1.93 goals-against average are nothing to sneeze at. No goalie in the league means more to his team's chances for success.

D- Danny Biega, Harvard: No surprise here, Biega does everything for the Crimson and is off to another great start with 14 points in 10 games.

D- Kier Ross, Cornell: After playing as a forward and a defenseman for his first three years, Ross is wearing the 'C' this year on the blue line. His leadership and consistency means a lot to a very young team, even though Nick D'Agostino leads the way in scoring for Big Red defensemen.

F- Jeremy Langlois, Quinnipiac: The junior leads the Bobcats with 12 goals and 19 points through 19 games, as Quinnipiac is currently in third place, and has an impressive home-ice record of 8-1-2.

F- Austin Smith, Colgate: Not only is he the front-runner for ECAC Hockey Player of the Year honors, he's probably the leading candidate for the Hobey Baker Award. His 18 goals leads the nation, and he's second in all of college hockey with 28 points.

F- Jeremy Welsh, Union: The junior forward for Union isn't slowing down after scoring 16 goals as a sophomore. He's already got 12 this year, and leads the Dutchmen forwards in goals and points.

No D'ags?

He only "leads the way in scoring for Big Red defensemen."  Oh...and forwards, too.

[RichH]

The US roster will still need to be trimmed to 22 before Dec. 24th.  So let's keep our fingers crossed that Ferlin is still there.  If not it's another bonus for FL.

And Ferlin was one of the last cuts, in the ol' bad news/good news department.  23 names on the roster, which includes Iles as the "emergency goaltender."

http://www.usahockey.com/world_junior_championship_2012/default.aspx?NAV=AF_02&ID=309480