College hockey is about to begin its annual best-of-the-best tournament; two Virginia-born hockey players are gearing up for their respective schools during this weekend’s first round on the way to the NCAA 2008 Men’s Frozen Four.
Sophomore Matt Fairchild, of Ashburn, Va., is a forward for the Air Force Falcons. After 36 games he was fourth on the team in scoring (9-17-26). The Falcons face No. 1 seed Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, March 29, at 4:05 p.m. ET; the game will be televised on ESPN U. According to Fairchild’s bio, his favorite team is the Washington Capitals and favorite player is Alex Ovechkin–choices with which I think we can heartily agree.
Garrett Roe, a forward at St. Cloud State, is a native of Vienna, Va. Roe, a freshman, is already ranked fifth all-time in points-per-game at St. Cloud State, averaging 1.16 points each outing (18-26-44). He was also an invited attendee at the Capitals’ summer camp in 2004 at the age of 16. The Huskies take on Clarkson University on Friday, March 28, at 4:00 p.m. ET, also scheduled for broadcast on ESPN U.
It is heartening to see local-born hockey players playing in college hockey’s ultimate competition–we wish the best of luck to both Fairchild and Roe in the tournament.
[Tap of the stick to OFB reader Big Sexy for the tip]
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Well, it’s not exactly the Frozen Four until they get down to four teams. This weekend is the “Slushy Sixteen”.
Perhaps I was confidently predicting that both Air Force and St. Cloud State would make it there, hmm? Actually, no, it was just a headline slip-up (though I referred to them more accurately as in “the first round on the way to the Frozen Four” in the body text). Fair point Phil.
You can find a 1000 & 1 places to sign up for a March Madness pool for NCAA basketball. How come I can’t find one for the Slushy Sixteen of NCAA hockey. Any clues?
You must not live in the right state…
FWIW, Roe attended summer prospect camp more than once; I know he attended the camp in the summer of 06 in Hershey, as well.
There have been a few articles about Roe’s rookie NCAA season; here’s the latest about SCSU’s Lasch, Nödl and Roe:
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/SPORTS/103270009/1002
Good stuff sk8, thanks for the info!
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