Hi Nick. I don't know if you're heard of us. We're kind of a big thing around here.

The Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes selected Nick Dodge with the 183th pick in yesterday's NHL Draft. Dodge, the last player to go in the sixth round, was Clarkson's MVP last year and will be captain this year. He lead all Golden Knight skaters with a 16-25-41 line, and in a couple of years, we might see him zipping around the ice with Erik Cole. One thing about Carolina, they sure know

Carolina, Cole Win Stanley Cup

Congratulations go out to former Clarkson Golden Knight, Erik Cole, who will be immortalized on the Stanley Cup after the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Cole, who returned to the ice after being out 3 1/2 months with fractured vertabrae, made his presence felt. Buzzing around the ice and creating scoring chances, he lead all Game 7 players in hits with a whopping nine,

I told you so. Kinda.

So I didn't flat out go out on a limb and call Peter Laviolette out last week when talking about the potential of Erik Cole playing, at least in the blog (I did on some message boards...) But I did float the idea that Laviolette was being a sneaky punk and masking Erik Cole's status for a surprise return, either as an emotional boost and/or getting 10-15 solid minutes of playing time out of him,

Draft Notes

In this article by Hockey's Future, Clarkson captain Nick Dodge was the 32nd ranked undrafted college prospect. Dodge has been passed over the past two years but a solid sophomore year has turned some heads. Clarkson currently has 8 drafted players on the roster.

Cole Wants In

Former Clarkson star Erik Cole mentioned in a pre-game skate that he hoped to get into game six or game seven of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and that he feels like he's ready to go. His coach pretty much quashed that immediately saying that based on tests taken three weeks ago, that his season was over, but rumor is spreading that he's set to undergo another round of tests in the next day or two.

***New Recruits***

Clarkson added two new forwards for the 2007-2008 season. David Cayer's younger brother Julian and left winger Brandon DeFazio has shown up on Chris Heisenberg's recruit page. Julian Cayer is listed as a recruit for 2007 or 2008 and DeFazio will most likely be playing another year in Milton (OPJHL) where he had 10 goals and 6 assists in 36 games last winter.EDIT - It looks like DeFazio was traded

Women's Schedule Announced

The Women's Hockey Team will take to the ice on September 29th at Cheel Arena this year. Hockey in September? Spectacular! The team, which will be entering their fourth season, will be stacked with experienced players, along with the addition of some solid recruits, and yes, they are NCAA eligible. You can find the entire schedule here.Some highlights: Season Openers on September 29th/30th at

Beausoleil Transfers

Senior defenseman Nathan Beausoleil has left Clarkson to play for St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 3 years at Clarkson Nathan played in 43 games, scoring 2 goals and registering 9 assists. Best of luck to Nathan and to St. Mary's.