Colgate Announces Incoming Additions
HAMILTON, NY -- Colgate University head men's
hockey coach Don Vaughan has announced the addition of three more
student-athletes to his team as part of the Class of 2012. Alex
Evin (Castlegar, B.C.), Matt Firman (Fayetteville, N.Y.), and
Corbin McPherson (Folsom, Calif.) will all begin playing for the
Raiders starting in the fall of 2008.
Evin is a 6-foot-1, 170-pound goaltender who recently backstopped
the Penticton Valley First Vees to the British Columbia Hockey
League (BCHL) championship. During the regular season, Evin led the
league with a 2.20 goals against average and .921 save percentage
along with a 31-10-1 record and four shutouts in 43 games. The BCHL
Goaltender of the Year led his team to a sweep of the Nanaimo
Clippers in the finals of the BCHL playoffs to win the Fred Page
Cup on Wednesday, April 9. In the deciding game, Evin recorded a
shutout and future Raider teammate Austin Smith (Dallas, Texas)
netted two goals for the Vees in the 4-0 victory. It was Evin's
second consecutive shutout, and he had a 2.49 goals against average
and .912 save percentage in 15 playoff games. Penticton awaits the
winner of the AJHL championship, which they will face for the Doyle
Cup starting April 18.
"Alex is an experienced goaltender who knows how to win," said
Colgate assistant coach Andrew Dickson. "His good size and great
positioning allows him to play the angles, and he keeps the game
simple."
Firman is a 6-foot-3, 205-pound forward who recently finished his
prep career at the Northwood School. This season, Firman led the
Huskies to a 33-7-2 record with 56 points on 25 goals and 31
assists, and his team won both the Culver Invitational and
Northwood Invitational. Prior to attending Northwood, Firman played
for the Syracuse Stars AAA Midget team and the
Jamesville-DeWitt/Christian Brothers Academy High School team. He
attended nearby Jamesville-DeWitt High School before heading to
Northwood.
"Matt is a big kid with really good hands and a nice scoring
touch," said Colgate assistant coach Brad Dexter. "He is a player
with tremendous upside who will only get better as he gets used to
the speed of the college game. We are very excited to see Matt
develop at the college level."
McPherson is a 6-foot-4, 210-pound defenseman who played the
2007-08 season for the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the BCHL. He
finished the year with 17 points on three goals and 14 assists to
go with 84 penalty minutes in 55 games. Last season, he posted 14
points on four goals and 10 assists in 44 contests. McPherson was
selected by the New Jersey Devils in the third round of the 2007
NHL Entry Draft with the 87th overall pick, making him
the highest draft pick in Colgate history.
"Corbin is a smooth-skating defenseman who will add size and depth
to our blueline," Dickson said. "He has the ability to take care of
his own end, and also has offensive upside."
Evin, Firman, and McPherson join Smith and forward Nicholas Prockow
(Montreal, Que.) in the Raiders' Class of 2012. Along with transfer
student Adam Corrin (Winnipeg, Man.), they will all begin playing
for Colgate starting in the 2008-09 season.
