Flashback three years to May of 2013. A 5’6″ 126 pound defenseman was drafted 200th in the 10th round by the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League in their annual bantam draft. The WHL draft allows the league to stockpile players on their “Protected Player List” between the ages of 14 and 20.…
In 1975, a relatively unknown 16 year-old, 5’8″ 180 pound defenseman from the Pas,Manitoba arrived on the campus of UMD.for his freshman season with the Bulldogs. With fellow defensemen Dave Langevin at 6’2″ and 215 pounds and Keith Hendrickson at 6′ 0″ 205 pounds he certainly didn’t fit the physical stereotype of defensemen on the…
Things tend to find their state of equilibrium.On May 9th, sophomore forward Patrick Russell announced he would be signing an entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL. On May 11th, SCSU recruit Ryan Poehling announced he would accelerate his high school education, forgo his senior year at Lakeville North High School and join…
Wishful thinking had Junior-to-be forward Patrick Russell returning to help re-build the SCSU Huskies offense in 2016-17. However, it was not to be as Russell was signed to a two-year entry level contract by the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL on May 9. Having performed well in the Anaheim Ducks summer camp in 2015, word was that the…
