Former Tiger captain Nick Dineen assisted the opening goal and scored the other in a 3-2 shootout loss for KooKoo of the second-tier Mestis league of Finland against Tulospalvelu (Tuto) in the teams’ season-opener. He also recorded a score during the shootout. The only North American on the team’s roster started as the first-line center.
Here is the DU hockey home game broadcast schedule for ROOT Sports (Thanks to the Let’s Go DU! blog for the info).
2012-13 University of Denver Hockey Telecast Schedule
All times listed are Mountain and subject to change
Sat., Nov. 17 – Colorado College 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 29 – Boston University 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 4 – Cornell 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 12 – Nebraska Omaha 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 8 – Colorado College 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 23 – North Dakota 7 p.m.
Here is a longer piece on MSU-Mankato’s commitment to its hockey program.
College Hockey News debuts its recruiting section with a look at the WCHA.
Colorado Springs native and former Maine defenseman Jeff Dimmen has signed with ECHL Florida. The likely NHL lockout means a lot of ECHL players will stay in their league as opposed to trying to move up to the AHL.
This is old news (not sure how it slipped by me) but former Denver defenseman John Ryder, also a Colorado Springs native, signed a deal with AHL Texas.
Here is the press release confirming that former Tiger Tyler Johnson signed with the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays.
2012 ECHL Preseason Schedule
Wednesday, October 3
Stockton at San Francisco 7 p.m. PT
Thursday, October 4
Ontario at Las Vegas 7:05 p.m. PT
Friday, October 5
Reading at Trenton 7 p.m. ET (Flyers Skate Zone in Vorhees, N.J.)
Gwinnett at Greenville 7 p.m. ET
Toledo at Kalamazoo 7:30 p.m. ET
Orlando at Florida 7:30 p.m. ET
Wheeling at Cincinnati 7:35 p.m. ET
Idaho at Utah 7 p.m. MT (Eccles Ice Center in Logan, Utah)
San Francisco at Colorado 7:05 p.m. MT
Stockton at Bakersfield 7 p.m. PT
Las Vegas at Ontario 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, October 6
Orlando at Florida 7 p.m. ET
Trenton at Reading 7:05 p.m. ET
Evansville at Fort Wayne 7:30 p.m. ET
Kalamazoo at Toledo 9 p.m. ET
Utah at Idaho 7:10 p.m. MT
Bakersfield at Stockton 7:30 p.m. PT
Sunday, October 7
Cincinnati at Wheeling 2 p.m. ET
South Carolina at Gwinnett 4 p.m. ET (Duluth Ice Forum in Duluth, Ga.)
Evansville at Fort Wayne 5 p.m. ET
Monday, October 8
Greenville at South Carolina 6 p.m. ET (Carolina Ice Palace in Charleston, S.C.)
Las Vegas at Alaska 7:15 p.m. AKT
Tuesday, October 9
Las Vegas at Alaska 7:15 p.m. AKT