Monday, June 21, 2010

Vipers Grad Zurevinski Named Captain At Quinnipiac:

Vipers grad Zurevinski named captain at Quinnipiac

Sunday, June 20, 2010 - Submitted by Quinnipiac Athletics

Quinnipiac Men’s Ice Hockey Head Coach Rand Pecknold has announced that Vernon Vipers graduate Scott Zurevinski will serve as the Bobcats' captain for the 2010/11 NCAA Division I season.

The 22-year old spent two seasons with the Vipers, totalling 47 goals and 94 points in 96 career BCHL games. He becomes the seventh junior in Quinnipiac’s 35-year history to earn the “C” for his game sweater, and the first since Ty Deinema was named a captain in his third year in 2004-05.

Zurevinski was named the team’s Rookie of the Year in 2008/09 after totaling 11 goals and seven assists for 18 points. Last season, Zurevinski improved on all offensive numbers, tallying 16 goals and 14 assists for 30 points. He became the first Bobcat sophomore to reach the 30-point mark since Brandon Wong in 2007-08.

This season, Zurevinski tied for a team-high with three assists against Niagara on Jan. 23, 2010. He scored in seven of Quinnipiac’s first eight games, including multiple-point efforts in half of them, capped off by a two-goal, one-assist showing against Dartmouth on Nov. 14. He also scored twice against Rensselaer on Feb. 19.

Pecknold also announced that former Salmon Arm SilverBacks' defenceman Michael Glaicar has been named as one of two assistant captains. The 21-year old completed his second year on the blue line for the Bobcats during the 2009/10 season, passing out six assists in 39 games played. Glaicar is a characterized as a big, physical defenseman and a natural leader.

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