Men’s hockey: Dowd’s travels have led him to St. Cloud State | sctimes.com | St Cloud Times
There are the traditional places that college hockey players grow up in. Then there is Nic Dowd. Quick, name how many players you know who are from Huntsville, Ala., in the WCHA. Yeah, there’s Dowd and … no one. […] Dowd, a freshman, is tied for fourth on the Huskies in scoring with 10 points after being named the MVP of the Florida College Classic last week. He also was named WCHA Rookie of the Week after picking up four points in the tournament. Dowd’s parents have had a big hand in his career, despite also not being from a country known for hockey. Alan and Liz Dowd are originally from England. […] Nic left home at 15 to play for Culver Academy, a prep school in Indiana. “My dad was the first guy to coach my brothers and he’d coach from the bench because he didn’t know how to skate. He still doesn’t know how to skate,” said Dowd, who speaks without a southern accent. “He tried to learn how for about 10 years. He’d be the guy in full equipment with no stick in public session (skating) trying to skate around and falling all over the place. […] “My dad started out just wearing two gloves and a stick,” he said of his goalie for target practice. “I hit him in the foot, so then he started wearing boots. I hit him in the shins and he started wearing shin guards. I hit him in the head and he ended up wearing a helmet. As each shot went by, he ended up wearing more and more equipment.”
Read the whole thing. Love Dowd. Hope he gets a contract.
2-minute drill | sctimes.com | St Cloud Times
St. Cloud State University wing Nic Dowd is the WCHA Rookie of the Week for Jan. 11. Dowd also earned the weekly honor on Jan. 5. Dowd had four points and was a plus-5 St. Cloud State’s two-game conference sweep over visiting Michigan Tech last weekend. A 6-2, 196-pound freshman from Huntsville, Ala., Dowd extended his point streak to five games with one goal and three assists. In addition to his points in the series, Dowd earned the No. 2 star of the game honor both nights and fired 10 shots on goal. A draftee of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, Dowd has 3 goals and 11 assists and has played in all 22 games.
Manchester Beats Binghamton – Sports News Story – WMUR Manchester
Goaltender Martin Jones halted 38 shots and the Manchester Monarchs came from behind to take a 4-3 victory over the Binghamton Senators[…] Center Andrei Loktionov picked up an unassisted goal at 11:36 of the second period as he skated coast-to-coast. Following a blocked shot by defenseman Patrick Mullen in the Monarchs zone, the puck popped free to Loktionov. The center bobbed and weaved through the neutral zone and crossed into Senators territory. After faking a slap shot, Loktionov carried the puck into the left face-off circle and snapped a wrist shot that Lehner got a piece of with his glove but the puck found the back of the net to tie the game at 2-2. […] Cliche is currently on a three game scoring streak with three tallies and has six points (3-3=6) in a four game point streak…Left wing David Meckler collected his third game-winning goal of the season…Goaltender Martin Jones has won his last three games.
Vey’s four points fuels Medicine Hat Tigers to 5-2 win against Rockets – Winnipeg Free Press
Linden Vey scored twice and added two assists as the Medicine Hat Tigers topped the Kelowna Rockets 5-2 in Western Hockey League play Saturday night.
QMJHL Network – Nicolas Deslauriers profile [VIDEO]
This week, QMJHL TV presents Nicolas Deslauriers via its Player Profile Video Series. #4 of the Gatineau Olympiques who’s NHL rights belong to the L.A. Kings shares his thougts on his progression as a player and talks about what he learned in his first two pro camps.
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Czarnik dominates in Plymouth Whalers 6-4 win over Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds – Winnipeg Free Press
Robbie Czarnik had a hat trick and added two assists as the Plymouth Whalers disposed of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6-4 in Ontario Hockey League action Sunday night.
Carrick the difference in Windsor Spitfires 6-3 win over Ottawa 67’s – Winnipeg Free Press
[…] Tyler Toffoli had two goals and an assist for the 67’s (28-12-2) and increased his league-leading point total over teammate Shane Prince to three points. Toffoli has 40 goals and 78 points while Prince is just three points back after recording one assist in Friday’s loss.