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NCAA Tournament: West Regional Preview
Kyle Rau (WCHA.com), Rocco Grimaldi (UNDSports.com), Kenny Agostino (Yale Daily Sports), Casen Chubak (Buffalo News)
By Andrew Weiss (@WeissFC)
While the West Regional features four teams who received at large bids to this year’s tournament, there is no shortage of high end talent. Traditional hockey powers Minnesota and North Dakota combine for 29 NHL Draft picks and have the...
USA Captures Gold at the World Junior Hockey Championships
The USA won the World Junior Hockey Championship in Ufa, Russia on Jan. 5 with an impressive and well-earned 3-1 win over reigning champions Sweden. The Americans were led by Rocco Grimaldi, who scored two goals and Vince Trocheck, who scored the insurance marker into the empty net after Sweden had pulled their goalie in an attempt to tie the game.
The Americans found themselves...
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January 06, 2013
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US skates past Sweden for gold medal
The United States won the junior ice hockey championships on Saturday after Rocco Grimaldi scored twice and Vince Trocheck added an empty-net goal for a 3-1 win over Sweden in the final.
Filip Sandberg put defending champion Sweden ahead on power play early in the second period, but Grimaldi then scored twice in a three-minute span to swing the game in the Americans' favor....
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January 05, 2013
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UND’s Rocco Grimaldi leads Team USA to gold over Sweden
Rocco Grimaldi (UND/FLA) in Team USA doghouse big time. Hasn't played a shift today. Sounds as if it's performance/attitude related.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) December 31, 2012
After being in the doghouse for what was characterized as an attitude problem, it’s nice to see USA forward Rocco Grimaldi get some sweet vindication after being the 13th forward on Monday...
USA wins 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship
On the strength of two second-period goals from forward Rocco Grimaldi and 26 saves from goaltender John Gibson, USA beat defending champion Sweden 3-1 at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia to win the gold medal. It was Team USA’s first gold medal at the World Juniors since 2010.
After a scoreless first period, Sweden got on the board first with a power-play...
Was USA Rocco Grimaldi sent a message?
Rocco Grimaldi (UND/FLA) in Team USA doghouse big time. Hasn't played a shift today. Sounds as if it's performance/attitude related.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) December 31, 2012
You kind of have to wonder if USA Forward Rocco Grimaldi was being sent a message by USA coach Phil Housley? To be honest with you, I haven't been impressed with very many of the...
Grimaldi named to U.S. National Junior Team preliminary roster
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – University of North Dakota freshman forward Rocco Grimaldi is among 27 players named to the 2013 U.S. National Junior Team preliminary roster today by USA Hockey. The 27 players will attend training camp Dec. 16-18 at the New York Rangers' Madison Square Garden Training Center in Tarrytown, N.Y. An additional camp will follow in Helsinki, Finland, with the...
Rocco Grimaldi on the Pipeline show
This past Tuesday, UND forward freshman forward Rocco Grimaldi was on the Pipeline show with Guy Flaming. [Click to listen]
For those that are wondering about Rocco's recovery from the knee surgery. There is some good news. Last week, Rocco said that he has been skating for 45 minutes three times a week.
Rocco was asked if he was disappointed for not getting drafted in...
Here’s Rocco Grimaldi Tebowing after 1st NCAA goal
Honestly: Did you expect North Dakota freshman and Twitter preacher Rocco Grimaldi to celebrate his first NCAA goal with anything other than Tebowing?
It was an emotional moment for Grimaldi, getting his first career goal after missing six games this season with a lower-body injury, and on a nifty play: He "entered the zone one-on-two, zipped across the slot to cross-up the...
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November 06, 2011
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