Double Trouble
The following article appeared December 16 on the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Web site.
By Brian Sullivan
ECAC Hockey Columnist
There are plenty of good combinations in the world; duos that, together, are so much better than the sum of their respective parts. Ivy Leaguers and Sperry Top-Siders. Ebony and ivory. Foie gras and Sauternes. (Who am I kidding? Sauternes would be great with Raisin Bran.)
And so it is in hockey, too. Gretzky and Kurri. Gretzky and Messier. Gretzky and just about anything with a pulse. Unfortunately, the Great One doesn’t play in ECAC Hockey, but nonetheless there are a few especially dynamic duos that have really paced their teams thus far: Chase Polacek and Tyler Helfrich at RPI, Jeremy Welsh and Daniel Carr at Union, and Yale’s Broc Little and Denny Kearney.
So what does it take to be a hot item on the rink? Surprisingly, perhaps, it’s less about camaraderie than it is about cohesion.
Complete article can be accessed via the USCHO Web site by clicking here.
