This from NHL.com
"Strange, but true -- Another chapter from the training-camp-can-make-strange-bedfellows department: Two of the first players sent down from Columbus to Syracuse were defenseman Kevin Roeder and forward Chris Higgins, both rookies. Roeder is out of Miami of Ohio, while Higgins played at Boston University.
Those two colleges played in the NCAA Division I title game last season. The Terriers pulled off one of the most improbable comebacks in tournament history by rallying for two extra-man goals in the final minute, then winning the game in overtime.
But wait, there's more.
The winning goal was a blast by Colby Cohen that deflected off a Miami defenseman and past goalie Cody Reichard. The unfortunate defenseman who went down in history for all the wrong reasons? Roeder.
Higgins and Roeder got to know each other during training camp, but the title game was not on the conversation topic list.
"He's a great kid. A great hockey player as well," Roeder said of Higgins. "We both know what happened. We don't have to talk about that situation."
Added Higgins: "Me and Kevin, we hung out a lot in camp. We didn't talk about the game at all. He was over it. I've moved on. We're both in the next step in our life. I'm glad I won. But at the same time, I definitely feel for them.''
Those two colleges played in the NCAA Division I title game last season. The Terriers pulled off one of the most improbable comebacks in tournament history by rallying for two extra-man goals in the final minute, then winning the game in overtime.
But wait, there's more.
The winning goal was a blast by Colby Cohen that deflected off a Miami defenseman and past goalie Cody Reichard. The unfortunate defenseman who went down in history for all the wrong reasons? Roeder.
Higgins and Roeder got to know each other during training camp, but the title game was not on the conversation topic list.
"He's a great kid. A great hockey player as well," Roeder said of Higgins. "We both know what happened. We don't have to talk about that situation."
Added Higgins: "Me and Kevin, we hung out a lot in camp. We didn't talk about the game at all. He was over it. I've moved on. We're both in the next step in our life. I'm glad I won. But at the same time, I definitely feel for them.''
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