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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Dynamic Duo

Hands up all of you who know what a "stay-at-home" defenseman is.

For those that don't, that's the type of blueliner that you rarely hear of, whether it's during a game or in the media.

Well, the Penn State Icers have a pair of solid defensive rearguards in sophomore Brian Dolan and senior Carey Bell.

Brian and Carey have become the shutdown duo since being paired early in the second semester. Brian has picked his spots in joining the offense from time to time, while Carey is the expert at using the glass to clear the puck out of the Icers zone .

Both scored this past weekend in the wins over Rutgers - Brian finishing off a sweet pass from Chris Pronchik on Friday night, while Carey scored on a wrist shot during Saturday's victory.

I caught up with both before Tuesday's practice and for the first time, I had to do a little editing. Some of the guys were giving it to Carey as they walked past during the interview -- at least they didn't give him the shaving cream in the towel treatment.

I also spoke with assistant coach Josh Hand about preparations for going against Rhode Island in the opening round of the tournament. In, addition Josh talked about the first two recruits who have verbally committed to Penn State for next season.

Rodney Martin has posted full details about Jake Friedman and Tim Carr on the Icers website.




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