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From SBN's Western College Hockey: (Sam) Brittain injured himself towards the end of last season, but Brittain and Denver's staff decided to treat the injury with rest, rather than surgery. But Brittain was participating in Hockey Canada's Goaltending Camp this past weekend, and while there, tests on his knee showed that he needed the surgery. Brittain was a 4th-round selection of the Panthers in June, 2010; he succeeded fellow prospect Marc Cheverie in the University of Denver nets. Godspeed in your recovery, sir.

From the Denver Post's Mike Chambers: In 19 years of the Denver Cup, (Panthers '09 2nd round selection) Drew Shore was perhaps the easiest choice as the tournament MVP. The University of Denver sophomore had a hand in six of nine goals for the Pioneers, including a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-1 victory against Air Force in the championship game. Shore, the first Denver native to win the award, scored the game-winning goal at 15:05 of the second period. His slap shot from the point came on the power play and gave DU a 2-0 lead en route to its sixth consecutive victory and 15th Denver Cup crown. Congrats to Drew, and you'll likely find another member of the DU squad vaguely familiar.

From The Goalie Guild, via DobberHockey: Throughout his entire tenure as a (Denver) Pioneers goalie, even as a freshman, Cheverie had a certain elusive level of confidence that I don’t find in many goalies. It’s not that "cocky" confidence, either. It’s more of an intelligence and understanding. He has a keen sense of awareness and focus that can only come from an elite student-athlete that has the mental toughness to graduate in three years. A quick but most impressive recent audio interview with Cheverie can be found at the main link above as well; must-listen stuff. Wanna know why Alex Salak is in Europe? Here's your answer.

From the official site: Cheverie, 23, was recently selected as one of the top ten candidates for the 2010 Hockey Baker Award, honoring college hockey’s top player, after finishing the season as the national leader in wins (24), save percentage (.937) and shutouts (6). The Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia native posted a 24-4-3 overall mark while playing for the University of Denver this season, helping his team earn the No. 1 ranking in the Division I standings. An expected but pleasant bit of news.

A big week for future Panthers in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, as Denver goaltender Marc Cheverie (7th round, 2006) has been named defensive player of the week, while North Dakota forward Corban Knight (5th round, 2009) takes home rookie honors for the same period.