Zajac had shoulder surgery

Word from the end of the year banquet is that sophomore forward Kelly Zajac had shoulder surgery after the season. I remember that he was having shoulder problems during the playoffs, and it was even unsure if he would play in the ECAC semifinals. Hopefully Kelly gets better soon and is ready to go next season. He is one of the players that needs to step up for the Dutchmen and fill the shoes of the departed Mario Valery-Trabucco and Jason Walters. It is very possible that he will be moved up to center the first line with Adam Presizniuk.

Also, I ran across this cool picture of the team at the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. You can see Presizniuk on the right side of the picture with a camera, and former team manager Jeremy Apple in the left side of the picture. The team went since they played in the Shillelagh Tournament at the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois hosted by Notre Dame. The Dutchmen lost to the Fighting Irish 3-1 in the first game, but beat UMass-Lowell in the consolation game 2-1.