Dartmouth Announces Recruits and Schedule

HANOVER, N.H. -- Dartmouth men's hockey coach Bob Gaudet announced his team's recruits for the upcoming season as well as the schedule that will hopefully see the Big Green back in the hunt for an ECAC Hockey title.

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Dartmouth will welcome six newcomers into the fold next year with four forwards, one defenseman and one goalie on the list. With two of the additions the Big Green will also have three sets of brothers on the team.

Mark Goggin (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) and Dustin Walsh (Shannonville, Ont.) will join big brothers, Connor and Nick. Jim Gaudet (Etna, N.H.) joined the team last season and was welcomed by brother Joe.

The younger Goggin comes to Hanover with an impressive resume already. The 5-11 forward was drafted by Boston in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and spent last season with the Chicago Steel. Goggin graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall and was selected to play in the USA Hockey Select 15, 16 and 17 Festivals. He represented the U.S. on the Under-17 team that played in the Ivan Hlinka Tournament and the the Under-18 Vlad Dzurilla Tournament. He was recently named to the 2009 New England Prep School All-Star Team.

"Mark is a top-end recruit," Gaudet said. "He's a smooth, strong player with tremendous skills and scoring ability."

Walsh, a 6-2 forward spent last season with the Kingston Voyageurs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. He recorded 90 points last year and was selected to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League's 2008 Top Prospects Game. He was named to the 2008 NHL Central Scouting Report.

"Dustin is big and fluid. He has a terrific understanding of the game and with his tremendous passing ability and poise around the net he should make a big impact for us," Gaudet said.

The final two forwards are Alex Goodship (Blackfalds, Alta.) and Jason Bourgea (South Burlington, Vt.). Goodship played last season with three teams before landing with the Prince George Spruce Kings. He racked up 63 points in 60 games. Bourgea becomes Dartmouth's first recruit from Vermont since Will Boardman in 2004-05. Bourgea, a 5-8 forward spent last year with the Indiana Ice of the USHL. He played in the US Hockey Select 15, 16 and 17 Festivals and was a New England Prep School All Star selection in 2008. Bourgea was named the New England Prep School Player of the Year last season.

"Alex bring high-end speed and a tremendous work ethic to our team while Jason will be very potent for us around the net," Gaudet said. "Alex has a great understanding of the game. Jason plays the game at a high pace and is very energetic."

On the blueline Mike Keenan (Weymouth, Mass.) brings an impressive file. Keenan, a 6-0 defenseman played two seasons for the Sioux City Musketeers where he scored 43 points and had 230 penalty minutes. He finished fourth among defenseman in over points in the USHL and was eighth in penalty minutes.

"Mike is a strong kid who brings a real physical element to his game," Gaudet said. "He has a tremendous work ethic and passion and has a knack for blocking shots."

In goal Charles Corsi (Rosemere, Que.) will help shore up the net. Corsi played two years for Westminster School where he played in 112 games in two seasons and finished with a career .920 save percentage.

"Charles is positionally sound. He is quick and agile and has the ability to steal a game or two for us."

Along with the six recruits the Big Green also announced the 2009-10 schedule. As well as the always tough ECAC Hockey games, Dartmouth will also take on several Hockey East foes.

Dotting the schedule will be six teams that made it to the NCAA Tournament last season. The non-conference side of things will feature Providence traveling to Hanover to finish up a home-and-home series in November before Sacred Heart comes to Thompson in December while the Big Green closes out the month with a game at Vermont. Dartmouth will also host its Ledyard National Bank Tournament the first weekend of January with UMass Lowell, Holy Cross and Northeastern. Of course one of the biggest rivalries on the calendar will take place on Jan. 16 in Manchester, N.H. against the University of New Hampshire.

Up and down the schedule the Big Green will be challenged by league and non-league opponents as Dartmouth looks to take it's young squad and deep bench back to Albany and the ECAC Hockey Championship.