February 11, 2010

Appert Deals with Lineup Decisions

The following article appeared in the February 11 issue of the Troy Record.

 

By Ed Weaver
The Record


TROY — The recent benching of Tyler Helfrich and Patrick Cullen, two mainstays in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s hockey lineup, has put a new wrinkle in the lineup-juggling head coach Seth Appert must do. Perhaps it puts wrinkles in the 35-year old Appert’s youthful face; or maybe not.

The Engineers have 16 forwards, with little-used junior Kevin Beauregard having recently practiced as a defenseman.

With freshman winger C.J. Lee nailing down a regular spot since he’s been healthy, nine of those forwards play pretty much every game. They are:

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