AHL clash of titans could feature ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ grads
MONTREAL -- Two former captains of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ men's
hockey team could make history Wednesday, when the Portland
Pirates travel to Hartford for a game against the Wolf Pack.
Should Mathieu Darche and David Urquhart both dress for their
respective American Hockey League teams, it will mark the first
time that two grads from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ will cross paths in an AHL game.
Both earned commerce degrees from the University.
Darche, a native of St. Laurent, Que., who turns 32 on Nov. 26 and
played left wing for the Redmen from 1996 to 2000, is red hot and
has scored six points -- including five goals -- in his last three
games with Portland, the top farm team of the Buffalo Sabres.
Urquhart of Thorold, Ont., who patrolled the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ blueline from
2004 to 2008, has one goal and an assist in three AHL contests with
Hartford, the top affiliate of the New York Rangers.
Urquhart, a 24-year-old rookie, scored on his first shift in the
AHL on Nov. 3, sparking Hartford to a 3-1 victory over
Albany.
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ has produced 44 players for the pro hockey ranks over the
last 25 years, including five who have skated in the AHL and one
(Darche) in the NHL.
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