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| Sophomore Kenny Brooks and 26 teammates will open the season against Army on October 11th |
Penn State has posted a roster for the 2013-2014 Nittany Lion men's team that will play PSU's inaugural season in both Pegula Ice Arena and the Big Ten.
No
|
Name
| Pos | Yr | Ht | Wgt |
Hometown
|
Last Team
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
| P.J. Musico |
G
|
Jr.
|
6'1"
|
198
| Orange, CA | Flin Flon (SJHL) |
2
| Connor Varley |
D
|
So.
|
5'11"
|
195
| Lansdale, PA | Des Moines (USHL) |
3
| Patrick Koudys |
D
|
Jr.
|
6'3"
|
210
| Smithville, ON | Muskegon (USHL) |
4
| Luke Juha |
D
|
So.
|
5'11"
|
194
| Mississauga, ON | Vernon (BCHL) |
5
| Mark Yanis |
D
|
So.
|
6'3"
|
207
| Grosse Pt. Woods, MI | Muskegon (USHL) |
6
| Peter Sweetland |
D
|
Jr.
|
6'2"
|
205
| Newtown, PA | Green Mtn. (EJHL) |
7
| Jacob Friedman |
F
|
Jr.
|
5'9"
|
175
| W. Bloomfield, MI | South Shore (EJHL) |
8
| Michael McDonagh |
F
|
Sr.
|
6'2"
|
190
| Wilmington, MA | Winchendon (Prep) |
9
| David Goodwin |
F
|
Fr.
|
5'10"
|
179
| Des Peres, MO | Cedar Rapids (USHL) |
11
| David Glen |
F
|
So.
|
6'0"
|
180
| Ft. Saskatchewan, AB | Spruce Grove (AJHL) |
12
| Dylan Richard |
F
|
Fr.
|
6'0"
|
185
| Sherwood Park, AB | Spruce Grove (AJHL) |
13
| Kenny Brooks |
F
|
So.
|
6'1"
|
195
| Las Vegas, NV | Tri-City (USHL) |
14
| Tommy Olczyk |
F
|
Jr.
|
5'10"
|
185
| Long Grove, IL | Sioux City (USHL) |
15
| Curtis Loik |
F
|
So.
|
6'1"
|
205
| N. Vancouver, BC | Penticton (BCHL) |
17
| Zach Saar |
F
|
Fr.
|
6'4"
|
219
| Richland, MI | Muskegon (USHL) |
19
| Eric Scheid |
F
|
So.
|
5'9"
|
163
| Blaine, MN | Lincoln (USHL) |
20
| Joseph Lordo |
D
|
So.
|
5'10"
|
185
| St. Louis, MO | Sioux Falls (USHL) |
21
| Ricky DeRosa |
F
|
Fr.
|
6'1"
|
185
| Aston, PA | Port Huron (NAHL) |
22
| David Thompson |
D
|
Fr.
|
6'2"
|
200
| Glen Mills, PA | Chilliwack (BCHL) |
23
| Jonathan Milley |
F
|
So.
|
6'4"
|
220
| Gatineau, QC | Pembroke (CCHL) |
24
| Nate Jensen |
D
|
Sr.
|
6'0"
|
185
| Shorewood, MN | Mercyhurst (NCAA) |
25
| Casey Bailey |
F
|
So.
|
6'3"
|
195
| Anchorage, AK | Omaha (USHL) |
26
| Mike Williamson |
D
|
Fr.
|
6'3"
|
195
| Leduc, AB | Spruce Grove (AJHL) |
27
| Max Gardiner |
F
|
Jr.
|
6'3"
|
190
| Deephaven, MN | Dubuque (USHL) |
28
| Taylor Holstrom |
F
|
Sr.
|
5'9"
|
185
| Yorba Linda, CA | Mercyhurst (NCAA) |
31
| Matthew Skoff |
G
|
So.
|
6'1"
|
186
| McKees Rocks, PA | Sioux City (USHL) |
34
| Eamon McAdam |
G
|
Fr
|
6'2"
|
185
| Perkasie, PA | Waterloo (USHL) |
Given the announcement of Justin Kirchhevel's departure on Thursday, there aren't really any surprises here, as from the roster that closed last season, seniors Rich O'Brien, Michael Longo, Dominic Morrone, Eric Steinour, George Saad and Brian Dolan join Kirchhevel in departure. Now officially on board: an impressive seven-player freshman class including Eamon McAdam, Mike Williamson, David Thompson, Ricky DeRosa, Zach Saar, Dylan Richard and David Goodwin, as well as incoming transfers Patrick Koudys and Eric Scheid.
The other difference in the roster is the deletion of third-string goalie Matt Madrazo, who didn't play a single minute in 2012-2013. Despite never leaving his mark on the NCAA, Madrazo had a solid two years in the ACHA with the Icers. He burst on to the scene as a freshman in 2010-2011 to more or less steal the starting job from senior Teddy Hume while leading the team in crease time (although that's probably not true in a literal sense, if you're unfamiliar with his style). Madrazo was 10-7-1 with a 2.50 goals against average, a 0.923 save percentage and two shutouts in what was otherwise a very disappointing season. They say turnabout is fair play, however, and sure enough, P.J. Musico arrived in 2011-2012 to lead the Icers in most goaltending categories. Following the mid-season departure of freshman Tim Carr, Guy Gadowsky played Musico and Madrazo in a straight rotation, with the latter still offering sparkling numbers - a 12-1-0 record with a 1.90 goals against average, a 0.907 save percentage, and another pair of shutouts.
Matthew Skoff's arrival last season pushed Madrazo down the depth chart, and with the arrival of the touted McAdam this year... well, Gadowsky wasn't about to carry four goalies. Without Madrazo, senior Michael McDonagh stands as the last remaining "original Icer" (players who arrived at Penn State prior to the Terry Pegula donation announcement) on the roster.
With that out of way, the only remaining news is the assignment of jersey numbers to the new players, with most of the freshmen getting numbers either identical to or reasonably approximating those worn in junior. Two returning players have elected to take over jersey numbers vacated by last year's seniors - Connor Varley has moved from 3 to 2, while leading scorer Casey Bailey will don 25 after wearing 18 as a freshman.
Was there every an announcement about Reed Linaker? What happened to him?
ReplyDeleteNo, there wasn't...definitely a little frustrating when PSU only makes announcements when there's minimal risk of looking bad. I could spend all day talking about the paradigm of that stuff - but the fact that Jeff Nelson's department calls itself "athletic communications" and not "sports information" or "media relations" says a lot. They want to be the ones delivering the message, not an intermediary for others to do it. But it's frustrating as someone who admittedly isn't stacked with sources and really doesn't have the time to cultivate them. I shouldn't have to count lines on a roster to know that Matt Madrazo's gone just because he wasn't a model citizen or a particularly great goalie.
DeleteANYWAY (sorry about that haha), Linaker's still enrolled according to StalkerNet, so my guess is that his knees just won't let him go. If it was a Title IX thing, one would think that Kirchhevel would open a spot (as it stands, the men are now on 27 and the women have 28, so non-issue there). I had honestly forgotten about him, which is unfortunate because he was a promising player, and technically would have been the first-ever NCAA-only player as the first to commit for 2012. I'll toss out a feeler, but I'm not allowed to speak directly with players or coaches, I have to go through the people who made a big fat secret of this.
Interesting that this link still works.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/linaker_reed00.html