Preview: Unheralded Dartmouth has Talent at Each Position
The following article appeared October 6 on the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Web site.
By Brian Sullivan
ECAC Hockey Columnist
Dartmouth is like the Nashville Predators of ECAC Hockey: it doesn’t generate a whole lot of attention most of the time, yet every time you turn around, there it is, hanging around the top of the hill. It’s a credit to veteran coach Bob Gaudet and his staff that he can regularly draw the talent they do to a place that seems so similar to Cornell: a non-Princeton/Harvard/Yale Ivy in a small town in the middle of nowhere, in an older rink with a seasoned coach and Harvard as your rival.
The credit, of course, is for the fact that there’s already a Cornell in ECAC Hockey, and the original is pretty good in its own right. And yet, here we are: Dartmouth’s still a contender, too.
“We’ve got a very deep team in terms of numbers and ability,” said Gaudet. “I think Doug Jones is a very unheralded guy — a really, really outstanding player both offensively and defensively. Matty Lindblad is a guy that reminds me of one of our really good players from a few years back, Mike Ouellette. Lindblad is a skilled guy, has excellent offensive ability, and is a very reliable defensive player. He’s stronger this year. There’s another gear to him, and I think we’re going to see that this year. I think he’s an NHL-caliber player. He’s going to be a key player for us.”
Complete article can be accessed via the USCHO Web site by clicking here.
