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October 5th, 2009 
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Sophomore and USCHO All-Star Matt Morin (Brooklyn Park, MN) will be sidelined for the 2009-2010 season after learning he needs shoulder surgery. The injury was sustained last season when Morin dislocated his shoulder. He has been rehabbing all summer long and into this fall. After small improvements, Morin found out he actually tore a muscle when he dislocated his shoulder last season, requiring surgery.
Matt Morin was pivotal in the Blue Devils success last season. Morin racked up 10G and 17A for 27pts his freshmen season with the Blue Devils. He was especially valuable on special teams killing off penalties and getting significant time on the power play.
I would theorize that Morin would have been a 2nd line forward and also been placed on PP2 and PK1 this season.
Morin will likely spend time in the broadcast booth this season analyzing games with Matt Kaskavitch (play-by-play) and Dan Walenski (color)
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Joel Whited saw action in 21 games notching 6 goals and 6 assists. Whited is a big forward standing 6″2 and can throw his weight around down low, essential in a league as rough and physical as the NCHA. Whited had shining moments last season around the net scoring some beautiful goals while others games he passed under the radar as invisible. In his last season in the NAHL with the Bobcats, Whited put up nearly 40 points. There is no doubt Whited possess the raw talent to be near the top of the score sheet after every game. His summer training regime will tell the story early on this season. I’d expect him to see more ice time with at least a small improvement over last year on the stat sheet. While I expect a small improvement in points, he holds the potential to have a breakout season.
Robert Carr was quietly productive last season seeing action in 29 games ending with 2 goals and 14 assists. Carr looked strong in the NCHA playoffs last year and really started to catch his stride. Carr might find his way on to the 2nd line next season where he could turn some heads with more ice time. With that ice time, Carr should have steady improvement over last season and become a solid 2nd/3rd line forward.
Eric Scovill hasn’t seen much ice time in his first two years at UW-Stout. His freshmen year was nearly all observing from the stands as he was out most of the season with an injury. Last season he played in 22 games and tallied three goals before again sustaining an injury. Scovill was a solid blue-line recruit two seasons ago, he was the captain of Team Illinois in high school. Scovill is unproven so far and seems prone to injury. 2009-2010 will be a big season regardless for the junior as the Blue Devils need two or three defenseman to step-up and fill slots left by Nick Klaren and Jack Wolgemuth. Scovill will certainly want to be one of those defenseman stepping up if he can stay healthy. He will be receiving pressure from a strong incoming freshmen class looking to get ice time right away.
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