September 29, 2011

The Bryce is Right

The following article featuring Rensselaer goaltender Bryce Merriam appeared September 27 on the Troy Record Web site.

 

By Ed Weaver
The Record

TROY — Bryce Merriam knows exactly where he was when he heard Allen York, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s No. 1 goaltender, had decided to turn professional after his junior season last spring.

“I was pretty excited for him,” Merriam said. “It was a pretty great accomplishment for him (having the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets tell York he was ready for pro hockey), even considering the outstanding year he had.”

The Blue Jackets had selected York in the second round of the 2007 NHL draft and he won two games for their American Hockey League affiliate at Springfield after the RPI season ended last March.

 

Complete article can be accessed via the Record Web site by clicking here.