Jason Zucker is dominating the NCAA. Does he sign after the season? (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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The Aeros went 2-2-0-0 last week, beating Rockford 8-1 on Wednesday and Syracuse 3-1 on Friday, and then falling 3-1 to Texas on Saturday and 5-4 to Abbotsford on Sunday. D Maxim Noreau (1-5=6), C Patrick O'Sullivan (2-4=6) and D Marco Scandella (2-4=6) co-led Houston with six points apiece while RW Jon DiSalvatore (5-0=5) and LW Robbie Earl (0-5=5) tallied five points each. G Matt Hackett and G Josh Tordjman each recorded one win. Overall, Disalvatore owns a team best 48 points (20-28=48) in 67 games. Hackett leads the team with 15 wins, a 2.27 GAA, and a .918 SV% (minimum 1260 minutes played). This week the Aeros will host Manitoba on Friday and Sunday.
| # | Player | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PP | SHG | SOG | SH% |
| 14 | Jon DiSalvatore | 67 | 20 | 28 | 48 | -9 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 163 | 12.3 |
| 26 | Maxim Noreau | 66 | 10 | 35 | 45 | -7 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5.4 |
| 17 | Robbie Earl | 56 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 167 | 9.6 |
| 16 | Patrick O'Sullivan | 23 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 16.3 |
| 12 | Cody Almond | 52 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -5 | 94 | 7 | 1 | 106 | 11.3 |
| 62 | Jean-Michel Daoust | 64 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 9.9 |
| 20 | Chad Rau | 47 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 10.5 |
| 19 | Jarod Palmer | 55 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 8.9 |
| 18 | Colton Gillies | 55 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -1 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 12.0 |
| 15 | Nate Prosser | 65 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 9.1 |
| 27 | Carson McMillan | 67 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -6 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 11.4 |
| 5 | Jeff Penner (total) | 57 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Marco Scandella | 33 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 4.8 |
| 39 | Brandon Buck | 52 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3.3 |
| 22 | Jed Ortmeyer (total) | 47 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 5.8 |
| 44 | Justin Falk | 44 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5.0 |
| 23 | Petr Kalus | 34 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 12.0 |
| 56 | Joel Broda | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 15.2 |
| 32 | Kris Fredheim | 53 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6.3 |
| 42 | Matt Kassian | 58 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7.7 |
| 16 | Brock McBride | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20.0 |
| 61 | Tyler Cuma | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 |
| 21 | Chris Lawrence (total) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Jamie Fraser | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Drew Bagnall | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Jamie Fritsch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Pascal Morency | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| # | Goalies | GP | Mins | W | L | SL | SO | GA | GAA | SVS | SV% |
| 41 | Josh Tordjman | 5 | 276 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.18 | 114 | 0.919 |
| 31 | Matt Hackett | 33 | 1878 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 2.27 | 791 |
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FUTURE MINNESOTA WILD STATISTICS – MARCH 8, 2011
CHL TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM NOTES LW Brett Bulmer Kelowna (WHL) 54 18 29 47 -11 103 Has missed 10 games since suffering a leg injury 2/13. He is now listed as week-to-week. Ranks T-4th in assists among Rockets skaters. D Josh Caron Kamloops (WHL) 22 1 0 1 -2 43 Skated in three games and picked up two PIM last week. Missed 41 games with a broken collar-bone (9/25-1/8). LW Kris Foucault Calgary (WHL) 58 23 22 45 -4 56 Scored Calgary’s lone goal in a 5-1 loss to Red Deer (3/4). Leads all Hitmen skaters in points while ranking 2nd in goals and 3rd in assists. D Colton Jobke Kelowna (WHL) 44 1 7 8 +4 77 Registered four PIM and a +1 rating in three games last week. Ranks 5th among Rockets defensemen in points. D Bjorn Krupp Belleville (OHL) 55 1 10 11 -31 54 Skated in three games this past week. Ranks 4th among Belleville blueliners in assists and points. RW Dylen McKinlay Chilliwack (WHL) 48 5 14 19 -13 55 Potted his fifth goal and racked up seven PIM in four games last week. Missed 16 games with a knee injury (10/16-11/26). COLLEGE/USHL TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM NOTES C Anthony Hamburg Colgate (ECAC) 7 0 3 3 -4 4 Snapped a six-game scoreless streak with an assist (3/5). Named the Lancers’ Old Chicago Player of the Month for January. Omaha (USHL) 18 4 7 11 -5 6 LW Erik Haula Minnesota (WCHA) 32 6 18 24 +10 20 Recorded eight shots and two PIM in a pair of games vs. Bemidji State. Co-leads the Gophers in assists and is T-3rd in points. Led all Finnish players with four goals and ranked 2nd with seven points in six games at the World Junior Championship. D Sean Lorenz Notre Dame (CCHA) 36 4 9 13 +25 32 Notre Dame was off this past week. Leads the team in plus/minus rating and ranks 3rd among defensemen in scoring. D Kyle Medvec Vermont (HE) 27 2 4 6 -8 28 Returned to the lineup after missing the past five games due to injury (3/5). Ranks 4th among Vermont defensemen in points. F Jason Zucker Denver (WCHA) 34 20 18 38 +20 51 Skated in two games last week and was named College Hockey Rookie of the Month for February. He ranks 2nd in WCHA play in goals and 3rd in points. Named WCHA Freshman of the Week 12/7 and 12/14. Claimed a bronze medal at the World Junior Championship, potting one goal in four games. INTL TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM NOTES F Mikael Granlund HIFK Helsinki (Finland - SM-liiga) 38 8 27 35 +7 14 Recorded three points (1-2=3) and a +3 rating in three games last week. He was sidelined 21 games with an injury (10/16-12/28). RW Johan Larsson Brynas (Sweden – J20 Super Elit) 10 6 9 15 +8 8 Skated in two games as Brynas finished the regular season in 7th place. Served as captain of Team Sweden and co-led the U19 5 Nations Tournament with 10 points (4-6=10) in four games. Posted four points (1-3=4) and four PIM in six games at the World Junior Championship. Brynas (Sweden – Elitserien) 43 4 4 8 +3 18 RW Mikko Lehtonen Skelleftea (Sweden – Elitserien) 55 30 28 58 +1 34 Finished the regular season as the league leader in goals and ranking 2nd in points. Acquired along with D Jeff Penner from Boston in exchange for G Anton Khudobin (2/28). F Jere Sallinen Blues Espoo (Finland - SM-liiga) 54 5 8 13 +4 28 Dished out an assist to end an eight game streak without a helper (3/8). GOALTENDERS TEAM GP MIN GAA W-L-OTL GA SV% NOTES Dennis Endras Augsburger (Germany -DEL) 45 2613 3.15 20-21-4 137 0.901 Saved 48 of 51 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss (3/6). Made 18 stops as Augsburger dropped a 4-3 decision to EHC Munchen (3/4). Johan Gustafsson VIK (Sweden - Hockey Allsvenskan) 26 1510 2.30 58 0.910 Owns a 1-1-0 record with a 2.94 GAA and a .867 SV% in two playoff games. VIK is currently playing for a spot in the Elite league next season. Darcy Kuemper Red Deer (WHL) 56 3320 1.90 40-12-4 105 0.932 Posted a 21-save victory (3/4) and stopped 28 shots in a 4-2 loss (3/1). He currently ranks 1st in the WHL in wins, GAA, SV% and shutouts. Named CHL Goalie of the Week for the period of 10/4-10/10, 11/29-12/5, and 1/10-1/16. Named WHL Player of the Week for the period of 1/10-1/16 and WHL Goalie of the Month for January.


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