Wednesday, July 31, 2013

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Hockeysfuture.com profiles BU sophomore defenseman Matt Grzelcyk, who is high on the Bruins radar after a strong freshman season and his recent stint at Bruins development camp. This Saturday, the blueliner from Charlestown, Mass., will be in Lake Placid for US Junior National Team evaluation camp.  The last defenseman cut from last winter’s WJC team, Grzelcyk is a favorite to make the squad and play a key role, according to U.S. of Hockey’s Chris Peters.

Looking back 
Brandon Yip, who holds the distinction of scoring the Hockey East Championship-winning goal twice (2006, 2009), signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes. A 107-point scorer in his four seasons as a Terrier, Yip spent last season with Nashville, scoring 8 points in 34 games.

Former BU All-American and St. Louis Blues standout Kevin Shattenkirk was named to the tryout roster for the U.S. squad that will play in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Evaluation camp is Aug. 26 and 27 in Arlington, Va.

As previously Tweeted, Ben Rosen earned a silver medal with Team USA at the recently completed Maccabi games in Israel. Rosen scored 4 goals and 10 assists in five games, including the game-winner and three assists in the semifinal. He has signed a minor league contract with the Islanders' organization.

Looking ahead
OverTheBoards.com will post an evaluation of BU’s 2013 recruit class on August 12. The Web site’s series on recruiting has already featured Harvard, Holy Cross, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

A pair of future Terriers, goalie Shane Starrett and forward J.J. Piccinich will participate in the USHL's Atlantic Challenge in New Jersey, Sept. 6-8. Six USHL teams, including Starrett's Sioux Falls Stampede, and Piccinich's Youngstown Phantoms, will each play three games in the tournament. (Details and schedule). Starrett played for the Select Hockey Academy at South Kent School last season, while Piccinich, a New Jersey native, is entering his second season with the Phantoms.
                                                    
Women’s Team
Four Terriers were named to Team Canada’s U-22 selection camp, August 10-18 in Calgary.
Shannon Doyle, Kaleigh Fratkin and Sarah Lefort also were invited to last year's camp. 2013-14 Terrier captain Louise Warren is a first-time invitee.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Parker handles first-pitch duties at Fenway

Former Terrier Head Coach Jack Parker was honored at Fenway Park tonight and threw out the ceremonial first pitch before tonight's Red Sox-Yankees game.

(credit Michael Cummo/ Boston Red Sox)

 (credit Michael Cummo/ Boston Red Sox)

 (photo tweeted by @sdolce7)

►Sophomores Sean Maguire and Matt Lane spent the past week at Pittsburgh Penguins development camp.


►Recent grad Ben Rosen scored a pair of goals--and added five assists--for Team USA in its 14-0 thumping of host Israel at the 19th Maccabiah games. Here, he scores on a one-timer:

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Rosen named co-captain of US Maccabi squad



Ben Rosen, who graduated in May, is in Israel with Team USA at the 2013 Maccabiah Games. Rosen is one of three Boston University athletes participating in the games. He’s been named co-captain of the U.S. squad that will face skaters from Israel, Canada, Russia and Ukraine. Former BU All-American Colby Cohen had been named to the US squad, but is still rehabbing an injury before heading to Finland where he’ll play for Ässät in the SM-liiga.

Rosen, who began his BU career as a defenseman, but switched to center, spent last week at Islanders development camp—along with Cason Hohmann, Evan Rodrigues and incoming freshman Doyle Somerby—and is expected to skate next season for the Islander’s AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

●GoTerriers.com report

The sons of two former Terrier standouts are performing at USA Hockey’s Select 15 Development Camp in Williamsville, N.Y.  Forward Ty Amonte, son of BU and NHL standout Tony Amonte, in on Team Navy and has a 1-2-3 line in three games. Defenseman Chad Krys, whose father Mark Krys captained BU’s 1990-91 national finalist squad, has four assists in the first three games. Ty Amonte skates for his father at Thayer Academy, while Chad Krys , who says he tries to emulate Kevin Shattenkirk, mans the blueline for the Connecticut Oilers.
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