MVP: ‘Daddy’s boy’ proves he’s the man (Glen Ellyn News Leader) 12 Mar 2010
Everybody Glenbard East plays seems to know that Zach Miller’s dad is the coach. Opposing fans remind the junior point guard with chants like “Da-ddy’s boy.” Not long after tipoff, though, Miller reminds everyone in the gym who the man in charge is on the court. Also, meet the rest of the 2009-10 Winter Boys All-Area Team.
Bears Set to Face #6 and Top-Seeded Yale in ECAC Quarterfinals (Brown University Athletics) 12 Mar 2010
The 11th-seeded Bears, fresh off a first round series win over RPI (two-games-to-one) face #6 Yale, the #1 seed, in a best-of-three Quarterfinal series. It marks the second straight that year that Brown will play a Quarterfinal series, both of which have been at Yale. Brown will look to pick up its first victory in the Quarerfinals since the 2003 season when the Bears defeated Yale in three …
St Albans firefighter to take on Rwandan charity mission (St Albans & Harpenden Review) 12 Mar 2010
A FIREFIGHTER from St Albans will be joining his friends on a charity mission to work with children in one of the poorest areas of Africa.
Saints give a Zac for Bazza (Herald Sun) 12 Mar 2010
ZAC Dawson is expected to be St Kilda’s first option in curbing the influence of Bulldogs Barry Hall in the NAB Cup grand final.
Saints give a Zac for Bazza (Herald Sun) 12 Mar 2010
ZAC Dawson is expected to be St Kilda’s first option in curbing the influence of Bulldog Barry Hall in tonight’s NAB Cup grand final.
Pool play sunk Yale star Backman (New Haven Register) 12 Mar 2010
NEW HAVEN — The season-ending injury suffered by Yale senior forward Sean Backman, the Ivy League hockey player of the year, was not practice-related but the result of a dangerous fall at the school swimming pool.
Sources: Yale’s Backman injured at pool (New Haven Register) 12 Mar 2010
Chip Malafronte, Register Staff NEW HAVEN — The season-ending injury suffered by Yale senior forward Sean Backman, an All-ECAC Hockey selection and the Ivy League player of the year, was not hockey-related, the Register has learned.
Yale minus its star (The Providence Journal) 11 Mar 2010
The underdog Brown Bears won’t have to worry about Ivy League Player of the Year Sean Backman — out for the season with an injured foot — when they face Yale on Friday night in the opener of their best-of-three ECAC quarterfinal series in New Haven.
M. HOCKEY | Bulldogs prepare for Bears (Yale Daily News) 11 Mar 2010
One day before the start of the ECAC quarterfinals, men’s hockey coach Keith Allain ’80 continues to keeps his cards close to his chest. On Thursday after practice Allain revealed neither who will start as goaltender for the Elis nor how the team will try to replace injured right winger Sean Backman ’10 during this weekend’s series against Brown.
Backman out indefinitely (New Haven Register) 7 Mar 2010
Yale senior forward Sean Backman, who earlier this week was named first-team All-ECAC Hockey and the Ivy League player of the year, could be out for the rest of the season after suffering a foot injury on Sunday.