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Six Falcons Take Part In NHL Development Camps
July 31, 2015 | Ice Hockey
Bowling Green, Ohio - Six members of the Bowling Green State University hockey team took part in NHL Development Camps this summer. Senior defenseman Dajon Mingo and sophomore defenseman Mark Friedman sat down with BGSUFalcons.com to talk about their experiences and their goals for the 2015-16 BGSU Hockey season. Those videos can be viewed above.
Friedman, who is a 2014 third round draft pick, took part in camp with his NHL team, the Philadelphia Flyers. Mingo, as well as sophomore goaltender Chris Nell, was in camp with the Washington Capitals. Sophomore forward Brandon Hawkins took part in camp with the Calgary Flames, while sophomore defenseman Nolan Valleau participated in two camps -- with the Winnipeg Jets and the Chicago Blackhawks. Finally, incoming freshman Stephen Baylis worked out at two camps as well -- the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Under sixth-year coach Chris Bergeron, who received a five-year contract extension earlier this month, BGSU Hockey has seen a revival, improving its win total in each of the past five years. Winners of the 1984 NCAA Division I National Championship, the program's 23-11-5 record a year ago was the best since the 1995-96 team won 26 contests. The team had three members of the WCHA's All-Rookie Team and returns 88 percent of its goal-scoring and its entire goalkeeping unit from a year ago. BGSU was ranked as high as No. 6 in the country and remained among the nation's top 20 for the entire season once entering the polls in November.
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