Alumni in the pros December 2008

[Josh '99]

[quote French Rage][quote Josh '99]
Cam Abbott and Chris Abbott played with Pegoraro for Bossier-Shreveport in 2006-07 and have also since also moved on to Europe.  They're playing together (naturally) for Rogle of the Swedish Elite League and are the only players on their team not from Northern Europe.  Jeremy Downs was also on that same Bossier-Shreveport team and played in France for Strasbourg last year but doesn't appear to be playing anywhere this year.
[/quote]

Is that the same RogleBK that Vesce played for during the 04-05 season?[/quote]Yes, although they were playing in the second-tier Allsvenskan when Vesce was there and are now playing in the first-tier Elitserien.  (Like European club soccer, many European countries' domestic hockey leagues have promotion/relegation.)

Incidentally, Cam and Chris are two of a handful of players on Rogle's current roster who don't have at least basic Wikipedia pages.  If anyone has a chance, it'd be nice to start them.

[tretiak]

garman is 21

[Chris '03]

[quote sah67][quote Josh '99]If I recall correctly, someone posted something similar not too long ago, but since I was reading up on this on my own last night anyway, I figured I'd post what I'd found...

[/quote]

Slightly related: I didn't realize Ryan Vesce had returned to the US after playing in Europe last year and is currently doing well in the AHL for the Worcester Sharks, with a line of 7-17-24 in 28 games.[/quote]

Alongside 43-year old Claude Lemiuex as I learned in this week's SI.

[billhoward]

[quote Trotsky][quote Jordan 04]Chris Moulson will be 21 when he begins his eligibility.

When was the last time we had a freshman that old?[/quote]

Meh.  Bertrand was, what, 40? :-D[/quote]
Dick Bertrand '70 was 25 when he enrolled. (24?) And watched the 1970 title game from the bench. That was when the NCAA was stuffy about not allowing older foreigners to participate in post-season play. I think the forum has had this discussion before, but the NCAA's possibly good intention of keeping someone with 15 years on the Red Army team from tearing up the WCHA for a couple years became a form of discriminatation against non 18-22 U.S. born athletes.

[ursusminor]

Thread about Mike Knoepfli signing contract extension http://www.network54.com/Forum/243529/thread/1229617671/last-1229698875/Former+Georgetown+Raider+Mike+Knoepfli+Signs+Lucrative+Extension+In+Swiss+Elite+League

[The Rancor]

Pokulok listed as 'inactive' on the SC Stingray's website. I guess I am ready to come to terms that he is totally completely finished. Sorry, Sasha. Tough break (no pun intended).

[mgl11]

Sasha is up with the Hershey in the AHL.

[The Rancor]

hmm... some how I missed that... i guess my coffee was broken today.

[ebilmes]

Ryan Kindret is playing his second season with the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.

http://www.wingsstadium.com/9_kindret.htm

He's only played in two of Wings' 24 games.

[crodger1]

Video feature of the week from the most recent Manchester Monarchs PR email:

Matt Moulson - Desire

[jeff '84]

Iggulden mentions time at CU:

http://iptv.soundtigers.com/soundtigers/console?type=fvod&id=331&catid=4

(Might have to click on "What's Ticking - Mike Iggulden" over to the right.)

[jkahn]

I spoke with an Islander scout Sunday in Estero.  I told him they should call up Iggy.  He mentioned that he had spent some time with Mike a few days ago - "really nice kid" is how he described him, but didn't really respond to the call up idea.  I told him that Mike was great on the penalty kill for us, and they have nothing to lose by giving him a shot (except, and I didn't think quick enough to say this, they could lose first draft choice).

[Al DeFlorio]

O'Byrne sent down to Hamilton yesterday.

[RatushnyFan]

[quote jkahn]I spoke with an Islander scout Sunday in Estero.  I told him they should call up Iggy.  He mentioned that he had spent some time with Mike a few days ago - "really nice kid" is how he described him, but didn't really respond to the call up idea.  I told him that Mike was great on the penalty kill for us, and they have nothing to lose by giving him a shot (except, and I didn't think quick enough to say this, they could lose first draft choice).[/quote]What's surprising to me is they've brought up and tried so many forwards, but not the 6'3" kid leading the team in scoring who's a great penalty killer.

[RatushnyFan]

[quote Al DeFlorio]O'Byrne sent down to Hamilton yesterday.[/quote]I wonder if he's done with Montreal.  Things went south in a hurry.