Tryouts

Hey everyone!

The season is almost here and the team is starting to come together. Last night, Coach Wilbur ran the second night of tryouts out in Anaheim Ice.

Here are some news and notes:
- This is a stacked team offensively. Besides Michael Joyce and Tyler McLinn, everyone is back and then some. Ryder Fyrwald, USC's 2007 offensive star, has rejoined the team after a year off. Some new potential stars entering the mix should also improve the Trojans' goalscoring.
- One new star is a transfer from Arizona's ACHA Division 1 program. The last name is escaping me, but the first name is Zach (I was too busy filming...). He scored the goal of the night on a breakaway. He toe dragged right, before clanging the puck off of the joint between crossbar and post and into the net. Wilbur's jaw dropped.
- Captain Michael Gawlik made his presence felt. He smashed two of his teammates into the boards. This should be a much more physical team with Gawlik at the helm, something that was sorely missing a season ago.
- The biggest question remains the goaltending. Netminders Phil Adams and Zach Keith are battling for the starting slot, but both looked fairly rusty. We'll see who gets the ultimate call to replace Buttweiller and how they'll handle it.
- Some injury news. Josh Cerrasuolo fractured his arm on Monday and will be out 8-12 weeks. Jay Roth did not practice due to a foot injury. Nate Neroni may have also tweaked his wrist during the night's tryouts.

Video from tryouts was posted to ATVN (the student news network here) and can be seen at this link.

Below is the full-length audio interview with Coach Wilbur from after Tryouts.


Listen below for a full interview with Dante Caravaggio and Clark McClanathan.

The Trojans head to San Diego this weekend for Training Camp (which I unfortunately can't attend). The season kicks off at home against Cal State Fullerton next week. Get excited!