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MISSLIPPYSCARISGREEN t1_itzfnhn wrote

UConn play BC tonight at 7 at the XL center. UConn are also ranked top 10 in the nation.

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bmcmillan534 t1_itzmbgx wrote

Future NHL top 10 pick on the team right now, which is kind of insane. He's also 17 years old lol

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MISSLIPPYSCARISGREEN t1_itzo71v wrote

Yeah and they have a kid from Finland that had visa issues that’s supposed to be really good. Third round pick for the Devils last year. Just joined the team and should start playing next week against Maine

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iveo83 t1_iu031aj wrote

how is he 3rd round pick for Devils but on UConn this year?

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MISSLIPPYSCARISGREEN t1_iu04c4b wrote

In hockey, you can get drafted and still go to college and play. The NHL team holds your rights for four years. You can see a lot of NHL prospects playing college. Owen Power was the first overall pick in the 2021 draft after his freshman year at Michigan. After he was drafted he went back to Michigan for his sophomore year.

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iveo83 t1_iu04r4o wrote

oh wow I know nothing about hockey. That's pretty cool though!

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DicNavis t1_iu0pjfj wrote

I think it’s one of hockey’s biggest advantages over other college sports. You can watch future NFL, NBA, and MLB players play in college but you don’t know which ones will be playing for your favorite teams. In hockey you get to devote energy into following the specific prospects who are most likely to play for your favorite team. You even get guys like Cale Makar who goes from winning a national championship with UMass to being a key addition to Colorado’s playoff run.

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MISSLIPPYSCARISGREEN t1_iu0uvcp wrote

The Finnish kid is actually playing tonight.

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DicNavis t1_iu0vgmb wrote

Fuck yeah! No reason he shouldn’t, tbh. He’s been playing with his U20 team in Finland while awaiting his visa, UConn was sorely lacking at center against BU, and even if systematically he isn’t quite ready to play a regular role on a line, he could be used as the extra skater and certainly benefit more from it than whichever freshman defenseman was gonna get a handful of shifts through the whole game. Add the question of Amonte’s availability into the mix and they’d be crazy not to dress a talented center.

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doihafta t1_iu37d6l wrote

And the game was SO GREAT!!! U! C! O! N! N! UCONN! UCONN! UCONN!

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