Carl Hagelin

Per @umichfootball on the twitterz. I'm sure everyone remembers all of the 250 threads about the cover vote during the contest.

Also, Carl Hagelin is in the running for NHL 14 cover! Be sure to vote for him. Rangers fans + Michigan fans = unstoppable. 

Vote! http://covervote.nhl.com/#/ballot

Michigan Hockey: Rookie Recap

Since it's a slow day today, here is a look at how each player from the 2010-2011 hockey team did during their respective NHL/ECHL/CHL seasons.

Carl Hagelin:

Team-League	GP	Scoring Line	PIMS	+/-
Connecticut Whale (AHL)	17	7-6-13	6	+12
New York Rangers (NHL)	64	14-24-38	24	+21

Everyone is familiar with the success Carl had in his first season with the Rangers. Carl fit in well alongside Richards and Gaborik despite all three having similar skill sets, and provided a much needed scoring option for a Rangers club that at times struggles to score goals.

 

Louie Caporusso:

Team-League	GP	Scoring Line	PIMS	+/-
Elmira Jackles (ECHL)	29	16-16-32	8	+5
Binghamton Senators (AHL)	13	0-0-0	6	-2

Louie spent most of his season in the ECHL and had some pretty good numbers, finishing fifth on the team in scoring. I think he has the skill to eventually play in the NHL, but for right now the ECHL is where he will continue to play at.

Scooter Vaughan:

 

Team-League	GP	Scoring Line	PIMS	+/-
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)	20	1-5-6	19	-2

Scooter tried out for San Jose last season as a defenseman, but was cut after breaking his arm. After he signed with Wheeling he played twenty games before another injury ended his season for good.

Matt Rust:

 

Team-League	GP	Scoring Line	PIMS	+/-
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)	3	0-0-0	0	-4
Scranton Penguins (AHL)	42	4-7-11	14	+2

Rust played almost his entire season with the Baby Pens, finishing with a moderate scoring line. I always loved his work ethic and style of play, which is why I expect a big jump from Rust next season in production. He should have the opportunity to make the NHL club next season as long as Columbus does not trade him.

Brandon Burlon:

 

Team-League	GP	Scoring Line	PIMS	+/-
Albany Devils (AHL)	56	1-7-8	21	-4

Burlon played all season in Albany and put up ok numbers. They look much worse then they actually are, but a quick look at the Albany roster shows that only a handfull of blueliners finished with a positive +/-. I'm not a close follower of the New Jersey organization so I can't say what his future looks like, but NJ not pushing Merrill to come up tells me that they are confident with what they have.

Chad Langlais:

 

Team-League	GP	Scoring Line	PIMS	+/-
Dayton Gems (CHL)	43	1-11-12	22	-7
Evansville Icemen (CHL)	24	1-6-7	10	+1

The Ironman started out with Dayton before being traded to Evansville. His stats were decent, but he is going to need to put in work to continue his hockey career in the future.

Bryan Hogan:

 

Team-League	GP	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	SV%	W-L
Dayton Gems (CHL)	23	1216	71	3.50	630	.899	7-11-5
Wichita Thunder (CHL)	14	790	25	1.90	371	.937	10-3-0
Wichita Thunder Playoffs	1	39	1	1.56	15	.938	0-0-0

Hogan had the best Non-Hagelin season for Michigan rookies. After a shaky start on a not so good Dayton team he was traded to Wichita and exploded. Although he only played fourteen games with the Thunder, his GAA and SV% easily led the CHL. The future looks bright for Hogan.

 

Ben Winnett:

 

Team-League	GP	Scoring Line	PIMS	+/-
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)	1	0-1-1	0	+1
Dayton Gems (CHL)	21	5-4-9	4	-5

Winnett followed most of our 2010 team to Wheeling and then to Dayton. Ben never really took off with Michigan after being drafted in the fourth round by Toronto, but you never know when the switch can come on and a player takes off. The perfect example would be Dustin Gazley, who was a role player for MSU in his four years and was best known for getting jacked by Hunwick. He exploded for Elmira and lead the CHA in scoring after one year.

I'm not saying Ben Winnett will turn into a top six forward but you never know, so it's something to keep an eye on.

Tristin Llewellyn:

 

Team-League	GP	Scoring Line	PIMS	+/-
2010 Elmira Jackals (ECHL)	33	1-5-6	29	+1
Fort Wayne Komets (CHL)	11	0-1-1	10	+1
Missouri Mavericks (CHL)	33	2-8-10	29	+5
Missouri Mavericks Playoffs	6	1-3-4	4	+5

I included Tristin even though he was not a rookie last season, I figured no one knew what he was up too anyways so I included him. Llewellyn was a pretty good player when he wasn't in the box, which was all the time. He drew the ire of Michigan fans with his knack for bonehead penalties, which usually came at the worst times.

He was kicked off the team for an off-ice incident with Fallon and joined Elmira midseason.

 

Jacob Fallon:

 

Team-League	GP	Scoring Line	PIMS	+/-
Indiana Ice (USHL)	58	13-33-46	71	+8

Fallon was kicked off the team in 2010 with Llewllyn, he joined Indiana in the USHL during the 2011 season. Fallon will join the University of Vermont for the 2012 season.

Thanks to his very solid first season in the NHL, Carl Hagelin was selected as part of a handful of rookies to take part in the Skills competition at the All-Star Game tonight in Ottawa.

 

In this otherwise boring video: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=152895 , you can see Alfredsson and Lundqvist picking which players take part in which event, and Hagelin is the first name on the board for the fastest skater, which I thought was very indicative of the respect his veteran peers and countrymen have for his speed (I think they have to pick a rookie for each event but still, high praise).

 

Watch tonight, starting at 7 ET, to see if Carl wins and/or beats the record.

It seems that, with Adam Henrique injured, Carl Hagelin will be participating in the NHL All-Stars Skill Competition as a member of the rookie squad.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/james-neal-carl-hagelin-raphael-diaz-added-star-163700926.html#more-23430

Like the title says, Puck Daddy interviewed Carl here

They touch on playing college hockey, the Big Chill, and being a fan favorite at Yost. Nothing new but also cool to read about Carl. Here's to yelling BORK for 2 more days!

 

Just talked to one of the big dogs at EA sports. Asked him if they will be able to get the NCAA into NHL '11 (release for the game is just around the corner). He told me EA is still trying to make it happen. They already have the game set up and functioning with the college teams and rosters (obviously player names are redacted). But whether this setup will make it to the big release, is not a sure thing yet. It was welcome news for me, since I haven't heard anything about it in months. I thought maybe they had given up on the idea. He says it's a pretty common thing to have a lot up in the air, right before a release. So maybe we will get a chance to fly down the wing with Hagelin in Yost after all.