Regg Simon Departs and Some Other Stuff

I guess it's as good a time as any to make another summer post.  The only real news is (as you're probably already aware) that today Regg Simon has taken the head coaching spot at Des Moines in the USHL. A job which was recently vacated by Mike Guentzel who is off to Omaha to feed on Dean Blais' hind-teat while Dean awaits the demise of Don Lucia as his ticket out of Nebraska.

Best of luck to Regg.  Returning to the Jr. A head coaching ranks is probably a good career move for him.  If he can build success there over a few years then he could start to be considered for next level head coaching jobs at some point. 

Sunday Potpourri: Stupid "Kick-ins", Golf Whoring and a Panorama

My Dad was once a volunteer Soccer coach for the Midwestern University (now called Midwestern State University) in Wichita Falls.  At 10 and 11 years old, I got to tool around to places like Denton, Lubbock, Austin and Tyler on a bus full of college soccer players.  Pretty cool stuff back in 1971, to be kicking the ball around with 20 year old's while you're imagining that one day you'll be playing the World Cup.

Penticton's Pickering To Seawolves in 2010

BCHL veteran Andrew Pickering announces his commitment to the UAA Seawolves in this audio link on the Penticton Vees website blog.  The 20 year old forward played 133 games in the BCHL over the past 3 seasons scoring 36 goals and 61 assist with 5 different teams. 

Pickering is 5'11" and 185lbs and turn 21 at the beginning of June.  

It's hard to know exactly why Andrew ended up playing for so many different teams since he produced reasonably well no matter where he played.

Welcome to the incoming freshman list Andrew.  We look forward to seeing you play this fall.

It's shaping up to be a pretty interesting forward roster this fall.  There sure looks to be a lot of competition for playing time.

Larson and Scheid Commit To Seawolves

Forward Eric Scheid and defenseman Tony Larson from Blaine High School in Minnesota have verbally committed to play for the UAA Seawolves for the 2011-2012 season. 

Scheid (5'9" 155lbs, May 92) finished the 09/10 season as the 2nd leading scorer on the Blaine squad with 55 points (23g,32a) behind Nick Bjugstad.  Larson (5'10" 175lbs, Oct 91) was the leading scoring defenseman with 32 points (6g,26a) for 5th on the team.

Both are expected to play in the USHL next season.  I don't follow discussions about Minnesota-based players since UAA typically doesn't recruit heavily there; so I invite some kind reader to submit whatever scouting info/knowledge they possess about these latest UAA recruits.