Cornell alumni in the pros

[Section A]

SOG for the game were 44-19 in favor of Hartford. Of the 4 goals LeNeveu let in, 1 was a power play goal and 1 was a shorthanded goal assisted by Dominic Moore  ::twitch::  (I didn't realize Moore had been sent back down by the Rangers....)

Lenny's stats now:

GP      MIN            W L T    SO       GA      GAA      SV    SV%
 5       303:51       2 2  1     0        15      2.96     131   0.897

For Chicago, Baby had an unfortunate -2 night in a 3-3 tie with Manitoba (and is -3 through 7 games played). He also had a roughing penalty in overtime
 ::uhoh::

And in Cleveland, Murray had a quiet night in a 2-2 tie with Rochester. He is +2 on the season, through 11 games played.

And that's the weekly Lenny/Baby/Murray AHL report :-P .......



Post Edited (11-09-03 17:12)

[Section A]

Pelletier made 27 saves in a 1-0 loss on Sunday. He's now 3-4-0 with a GAA of 2.56 and a SV% of .917.

LeNeveu made 27 saves in a 3-1 loss earlier this afternoon. That brings his GAA up to a 2.98 and his SV% down to .898. He's 2-3-1.

[Section A]

Lots to report.

First, in the AHL:

On Friday night, Pelletier allowed 3 goals on 34 shots in a 3-3 tie with Worcester. Last night, down 3-0 to Manchester, Springfield, with LeNeveu in goal, battled back to win 4-3 in overtime. Lenny had 31 saves on 34 shots, improving his personal record to 3-3-1 on the season. Matt Underhill, who was called up from Florence by Manchester, did not play last night and hasn't played since a week or two ago, when he had 20 saves on 21 shots in a win. Next weekend, Manchester and Springfield play twice, so we may see a matchup between 2 Cornell goalies. Nothing to report as far as Baby or Murray go, although with a combined 3 points in a combined 23 games, neither has been producing much at all.

In the ECHL:

Apparently, Shane Palahicky (of the Alaska Aces) is out with a concussion :-/ . Paolini still seems to be doing a good job with the Boardwalk Bullies, with 12 points in 8 games. And Mark McRae is playing very well for the Florence Pride. He has 3 goals (2 of which were game-winners) and 2 assists in 11 games, and he had the highest +/- rating of all the defensemen on the team (+6).

[ugarte]

There has been a little corruption of the hockeydb - because this isn't the Ryan Hughes I went to school with.

http://www.knoxvilleicebears.com/IB03/bio.cfm?playerID=40



Post Edited (11-17-03 16:49)

[Section A]

Doug Murray had a goal last night as Cleveland and Toronto tied 4-4. He was a +1 for the night.

Tonight, Manchester plays Springfield; outside possibility of an Underhill vs. LeNeveu matchup....

[rsafploc 03]

Afraid that CU goalie matchup won't be possible. Underhill got dropped from Manchester bout a week ago. The other temp goalie was just on fire for Manchester. Sure's great that Doug finally got his first AHL goal though.

[Section A]

Well Springfield's two-game weekend set against Manchester didn't go too well. JMP gave up 5 goals on 40 shots in a 5-2 loss and LeNeveu gave up 5 goals on only 26 shots in a 6-3 (ENG) loss. Lenny's stats are GAA = 3.20 and SV% = .890 (in 8 games played).

Through 15 games played, Murray may only have 2 points (1 G, 1 A), but his +2 rating is the second best on the team among defensemen.

Unfortunately, Baby continues to struggle, with a -10 rating through 12 games (the worst such rating on the Chicago Wolves roster), and with only 2 points (1 G, 1 A).


Matt Underhill, back with the Florence Pride, ALSO gave up five goals this weekend (meaning that 4 CU goalies, former or current, gave up 5 each over the weekend....yes, I'm counting McKee....) . Mark McRae, playing defense in front of Underhill, has the best +/- rating on the team. Elsewhere in the ECHL, Paolini continued his rampage with a goal and an assist this past weekend and he leads Atlantic City in points.



Post Edited (11-24-03 16:47)

[rhovorka]

Well, I was curious to seeing how the Cornellians who already broke into the NHL are doing:

Joe Nieuwendyk (TOR): 12 GP, 3 G, 3 A
Brad Chartrand (LAK): 15 GP, 0 G, 2 A

However, Kent Manderville turned up missing in the usual player search for this season.  Looks like the Penguins didn't sign him for this year, and I just found this.  He'll be playing in Sweden: http://www.eliteprospects.com/news.php?news=607

And as a bonus, the Kings have been playing 1st round pick and Ithaca native Dustin Brown, who got his first NHL goal on Saturday in Denver.  19 GP, 1 G, 2 A
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=3351

[Josh '99]

I was bored and futzing around HockeyDB earlier tonight and seeing where some of our former players have wound up, and among the things I discovered:

-  David Kozier played for the Isle of Wight Raiders of the English Premier League last season and registered 70-64-134 in 37 games.  (Apparently they don't play much defense over there.)  He then led the league in playoff scoring with another 22-14-38 in 10 playoff games.  He's playing this year with the Manchester Phoenix of the Elite Ice Hockey League, which is apparently a higher level.  He has 4-6-10 in 18 games so far this season.

-  Playing in the same league is Jeff Burgoyne, who has 1-8-9 in 18 games for the Cardiff Devils.  In his profile on the team's website, Burgoyne lists the 1996 championship as the highlight of his career to date.

-  Travis Bell, as has been reported, plays for the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs of the CHL, and has 2A in 15 games this season.  One of his teammates is the "legendary" Dan Wildfong, formerly of Colgate; over the course of 5 seasons with the Mudbugs, Wildfong has amassed 952 penalty minutes.

-  Tony Bergin was with the same team from 1998-99 though 2002-03.  In five seasons, Bergin registered 63-102-165.  He also had a teammate named Chris Chelios.  No, not that Chris Chelios.

-  Mike Rutter is playing for the Odessa Jackalopes of the CHL.  He led the team in scoring with 22-48-70 in 64 games last season, and has registered 6-10-16 in 17 games so far this season.

-  David Francis was Rutter's teammate with the Jackalopes last season.  Francis totalled 12-14-26 in 64 games.  Not sure where or whether Francis is playing this season.

[Jordan 04]

[q]and registered 70-64-134 in 37 games[/q]

::wow::

[DisplacedCornellian]

134 points in 37 games ?? Good lord.

[Greg Berge]

Speaking of alumni, what is the extent of Joe's injury and how did he sustain it?

[Josh '99]

According to the Leafs' website, Joe has back spasms, "suffered a setback" in the team's game in Calgary on the 18th, is skating with the team without contact, and will possibly play during their current roadtrip, which spans games in Atlanta tonight (for which he's listed as a scratch due to back spasms), Ottawa on Saturday, and New York on Sunday.

[Jordan 04]

An interesting read...not sure when it was written.

[q]Kozier putting up Gretzky-like numbers in England

By Ted Clarke - Citizen Staff

David Kozier, welcome to the Wayne Gretzky club - the exclusive domain of hockey players who score twice as many points as their peers.

Kozier, the former Spruce Kings forward, is putting up some Gretzkyseque numbers this season playing for the Isle of Wight (England) Raiders.

In 39 games for the English National Premier League team, he has 69 goals and 65 assists for 134 points, the second-highest total in the league.

"I didn't know what to expect when I got here," said Kozier, a native of Terrace who graduated with an economics degree after four seasons of NCAA college hockey at Cornell University.

"The games are a lot higher scoring than what we're used to at home. We won 9a week ago) 7-5 and that's pretty typical. If you get scored on you just go out and score another one. I get a lot of icetime and I'm on the power play all the time so I think I've been averaging close to four points a game."

Kozier describes the Premier League as a wide-open, very-little-defence version of the BCHL.


"It's pretty wide-open and end-to-end and a lot of North American coaches would be pulling their hair out if they had to deal with it," he said. "The hockey the -play over here is very North American-style, much more than it is European-style. It's a physical game and it's not really different at all from North America."

The 11 teams in the ENPL are limited to four import players and the rest are British subjects, many of whom were born in England and raised in Canada. There are three ice hockey leagues in England. The Super League is the top league, made up mostly of Canadian players, and the next step down is the British National League, which limits its import players to eight. Kozier is contemplating a move to one of the higher leagues next season. He played one game for Basingstoke Bison of the BNL and scored a hat trick against a super League team.

"I turned some heads in that game, which is good because I'd definitely like to play next season in the BNL. It's a good level of hockey and it would be perfect for me. There is quite a difference between the three leagues, for sure."

Kozier is living in Ryde, a seaside resort town on the Isle of Wight, a small island in the English Channel off the coast of Portsmouth.

"I enjoy living here. The rink is right on the ocean. The weather hasn't been great but I definitely like the lifestyle. We have to take a ferry to get anywhere and that makes the roadtrips a little longer, but it's all right."

Raiders fans are fanatical, even more so than Kozier was used to in North America, and the team averages crowds of about 1,000 a game.

"The fans aren't as aware of what's going on as Canadian fans but they like the excitement of a fast-paced game and they're more true fans, more passionate. They love the sport and they live and die with the team and I think that comes from football."

Isle of Wight sports a 22-13-4 fifth-place record in league play with seven games left in the season and are undefeated in the ENPL Cup series at 5-0-1.

The team is coached by Jason Coles, a former OHL player who also suits up for the Raiders. Kozier, who turns 25 in April, also helps teach the game to some younger Raiders.

Kozier put in two productive seasons with the Spruce Kings (1996-98) before moving on to the Big Red in Cornell. He had 75 goals and 78 assists for 153 points with the Kings and was team captain and team MVP his last year in the BCHL. Kozier and ex-Spruce King Denis Ladouceur helped the Big Red win the Eastern College Athletic Conference title in 2002 to cap a satisfying college career.

"Going to Cornell is the best decision I made," Kozier said. "I had the time of my life and really developed as a hockey player. It was an unreal experience. The main reason I came here was to do some traveling. I was thinking about playing minor pro in the States but I've done a lot of traveling there and decided to come here and I'm glad I made that decision too. It's been a lot of fun."

The money is good considering the team pays for his lodging. He wouldn't divulge his salary but said the best-paid players in the league net about 500 pounds a week. Kozier is hoping to get a job in the stock market in London. Because most teams play only on weekends with practice twice a week, his hockey schedule would allow him to work full-time. He has these words of advice for graduating junior players.

"For any guys out of j8unior I'd definitely recommend using their hockey to travel. It's an amazing opportunity and there are leagues all over Europe. Hockey is growing in this country and lots of other countries in Europe, so if they have a passport, they shouldn't be afraid to go after it."[/q]



Post Edited (11-27-03 21:40)

[David Harding \'72]

[q][q]Raiders fans are fanatical, even more so than Kozier was used to in North America, and the team averages crowds of about 1,000 a game.

"The fans aren't as aware of what's going on as Canadian fans but they like the excitement of a fast-paced game and they're more true fans, more passionate. They love the sport and they live and die with the team and I think that comes from football."[/q][/q]  It sounds as though he was talking about his junior experience, not his Cornell days.::rolleyes::