Thursday, September 10, 2009

Bucks Sign Klaren

The Bucks just announced another signing, with Nick Klaren tilting the scales to 10-9 in favor of the rookies on this season's training camp roster.

Klaren, a 25-year-old defenseman, spent his last four seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, a Division III polytechnic school. You can see his school profile here.

His USCHO.com profile is a bit more helpful than Hockey DB, and it seems he's a bit of an offensive guy who definitely played a role on the Blue Devils' power play.

He also helped lead his team to the D-III Frozen Four last season and was an alternate nominee for a skills competition, resulting in this informative clip:



Nice Minnesotan accent; kinda reminds me of a kid who lived on my floor freshman year of college. Little Canadian touch in there, though.

He has played in Texas before (with the Wichita Falls Wildcats of the North American Hockey League), but Laredo is obviously hotter than that part of the state, so we'll see how he likes it down here.

He also has some experience helping out with youth programs, which I'm sure Coach Ruskowski will see as a plus.

I'll try to post more once I talk to Ruskowski later.

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