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March 26, 2009
Two Baker finalists square off
Friday’s first semifinal game is a matchup between two of the 10 Hobey Baker finalists, which is the award given to the top collegiate hockey player in the nation.
Air Force sophomore Jacques Lamoureux, who leads the nation in goals with 32, and Michigan’s Louie Caporusso, who leads the Wolverines with 24 goals, square off in a 3 p.m. game at the Arena at Harbor Yard.
For Caporusso, the battle means little compared to what is at stake for the Wolverines.
“When I get on the ice I really don’t care about being a Hobey Baker finalist,” Caporusso said. “I care about the University of Michigan beating Air Force, that’s the main thing on my mind. They can concentrate on it as much as they want, but I won’t be concentrating on it.”
Nope, Caporusso will be too busy worrying about generating offense for UM.
“Getting the puck out (of our zone) and putting the puck in the next are the two things I am concerned with,” Caporusso said.
The Hobey Baker list will be reduced to three finalists after this weekend’s games.
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Tomorrow’s games are sold out, according to Yale SID Steve Conn.
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Drop the puck ....
Before tacking the baseball season, I've been asked to expand my sports mind and spend a few days at the Arena at Harbor Yard covering college hockey with our Post hockey guru Mike Fornabaio for the NCAA Tournament.
This afternoon the four teams participating in the East Regional here - Air Force, Michigan, Vermont and the local Yale Bulldogs - are getting familiar with the ice. Michigan - the favorite to come out of this regional - is on the ice now.
Fornabaio was shocked to see that all the Bridgeport Sound Tigers' banners had been removed from inside the arena for this event. The Fairfield basketball banners remain in place along with a new addition in the rafters - a Yale banner. .... Also strangely missing from the rafters is the Canadian flag - oops!
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