{"id":25983,"date":"2003-10-04T10:23:15","date_gmt":"2003-10-04T15:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2003\/10\/04\/200304-bemidji-state-season-preview\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:55:31","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:55:31","slug":"200304-bemidji-state-season-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2003\/10\/04\/200304-bemidji-state-season-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2003-04 Bemidji State Season Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a trip to the NCAA tournament on the line, Bemidji defenseman John Haider, killing a five-on-three disadvantage, stole the puck and raced in on Wayne State goaltender David Guerrera for a critical insurance goal in last year’s CHA finals. <\/p>\n

Veteran teams seize such moments. Unfortunately for the Beavers, Haider was only a sophomore and Guerrera a senior goaltender. Fifteen seconds later, the puck was in the opposite net.<\/p>\n

The rest, as they say, is history. Bemidji, now a year older and wiser, intends not to allow history to repeat itself. <\/p>\n

“We learned about the resiliency of Wayne State and how they found a way to win,” coach Tom Serratore said. “They had the best team in the league and they found a way to get it done.” <\/p>\n

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The Beavers will field virtually the same squad as last year, graduating just two players. They boast 16 juniors and seniors on the roster. Bemidji is blessed with a deep team, a balanced attack, and the best goaltender in the conference, junior Grady Hunt. <\/p>\n

Hunt had a breakthrough sophomore season, posting a 2.36 GAA and a .916 save percentage. His emergence is the reason that Bemidji is the clear preseason favorite for the CHA title. <\/p>\n

“Our goaltending is the key,” Serratore said. “Grady Hunt is one of the best goaltenders in the country. He does a great job in keeping us in every single game.” <\/p>\n

On offense, Bemidji lacked a 30-point scorer last season. However, that should change as Andrew Murray (9g, 18a), Riley Riddell (8g, 14a) and Myles Kuharski (9g, 12a) enter their junior seasons.<\/p>\n

The defense is anchored by two-year captain Bryce Methven (4g, 6a). A very capable group, they will make sure that Hunt is not overtaxed. <\/p>\n

The returning talent is so flush that the recruits received little attention from Serratore.<\/p>\n

“We feel that we did a good job recruiting, but college hockey is a men’s league,” he said. “You live or die with your veterans and if a freshman contributes, that will be a bonus.” <\/p>\n

The talent combined with hard-earned experience will make Bemidji very difficult to beat in league play. <\/p>\n

“Like anything, we know that we have a lot of veterans who gained a lot of experience last year,” said Serratore. “We hope that it piggybacks into our play this year.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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