I’m incredibly honored and thankful. I truely did my best to try and help leave the program and school, a better place. I gave everything I had and will be forever grateful I got to represent @UVMmhockey. From the bottom of my heart thank you to UVM and the Burlington community.
Would be hard-pressed to come up with a more deserving candidate for the Semans Trophy. @MBeck29 has meant so much to this program, community & athletic department.
#GutHockey
“When we were first invited to Milan for the Olympics, we said no. It felt like more than we could handle. But we kept thinking about what John and Matty would say if they knew we turned it down. We knew the answer. John loved representing his country. From the time he was little, he dreamed of competing at the Olympics. In that final summer, he was working harder than ever, pushing himself with everything he had to earn a spot on that roster. He was going to be there. Sitting with that knowledge while watching these Games was not easy — but being present for them, surrounded by people who truly cared about John and Matty, made it something we will always treasure. Every person we encountered took the time to ask about the boys — who they were, what they meant to us, the kind of people they were away from the ice. What struck us most was realizing that John and Matty's impact reaches so much further than we sometimes see in our own grief. They are carried by so many people — in locker rooms, in conversations, in quiet moments we will never even know about. That means everything to us. And then Team USA won gold. When Zach, Auston, and Matthew carried John's jersey around that ice, we were overwhelmed — they made sure he was there. And then to see Noa and Johnny — on Johnny's second birthday — carried out onto the ice to be part of that gold medal photo — there are no words for what that felt like. John and Matty should have been there, and in that moment, they were. Thank you to every member of that team for loving John & Matty - and for making sure they were part of something historic. And thank you to everyone at @NBCOlympics and @usahockey for your kindness, your generosity, and for bringing our family to Milan to witness it. You gave us a gift we didn't know we needed.
With love and gratitude,
The Gaudreau Family"
For all the hockey parents out there:
A Division One Head Coach sent me this text today.
When we evaluate your kids, we’re not just evaluating them. We’re evaluating you too.
𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞
🏅 @OmahaHKY's @SLatkoczy
Latkoczy racked up 4⃣9⃣ saves Friday, the most by an NCHC goalie this season, and a .961 save % in a 3-2 win at CC, including 21 🛑 in the 3rd period! 😼
📰: https://t.co/VU1jw2ev1N
#theNational // #ForThe402
In an absolutely INSANE stat, Latkoczy has faced 57.6% of his shots from the high-danger area. I don't have national leaders on that but that HAS to be the highest in the country. Last season teams averaged about 30% of their SOG from high-danger areas.
National leaders in GSAx have been impressive.
Simon Latkoczy (Omaha) +9.5 (+1.9 per 60)
Lawton Zacher (NU) +8.9 (+1.5 per 60)
National leader last season was Jacob Fowler (BC), who was +0.9 per 60.
This kid is a finest example of doing the right things and treating people the right way. The path isn’t always straight but man it was an honor to coach this kid!