(above) CC Goaltender Hudson Stremmel has left school



Goaltender Hudson Stremmel, Colorado College's backup goaltender, has left the team according to the Coming Down The Pipe Blog.

This is yet another sign of the times in college hockey. A highly recruited player doesn't like his playing time, role on the team or his development and he is out the door in less than a semester.

Stremmel lost the starting goaltender job to Freshman Joe Howe and CC coach Scotty Owens elected not to go with a rotation. Junior Tyler O’Brien will backup Howe in the nets for the remainder of the season

Stremmel’s future, like Colorado College’s, is rife with questions. Answers may not be known immediately, but expect him to reappear in the WHL soon.

According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, "The freshman from Reno, Nev., was undecided about his future his junior year of high school.

Unlike most teenagers, Stremmel, now 18, had the option of choosing between golf and hockey to pay for college.

So, instead of heading off to junior hockey like other prospects, Stremmel focused on golf for a year. It was a decision that would have dumbfounded most hockey parents after years of traveling to rinks 152 miles away (Vacaville, Calif.) to play for the California North Stars and trips to goalie schools in Minnesota. But when his team moved to Las Vegas, Stremmel, who first played inline at age 7 and then switched to ice hockey a year later, had to make a decision.

“He loves hockey, but if it didn’t work out, he didn’t want to look back and wonder what would have happened with golf,” his father Steve said.

The scratch golfer was fortunate to find a Junior A team willing to take a chance. The USHL’s Chicago Steel drafted him his sophomore year and stuck with him despite the year off.

“It did take time for him to adjust to our league but he was one of the hardest-working kids on our team,” Steel coach Steve Poapst said.

Hudson Stremmel to Prince George

Press Release

Prince George, BC – Prince George Cougars General Manager Dallas Thompson announced Tuesday the Cougars have added 18-year old goaltender Hudson Stremmel to the roster.

Stremmel, who hails from Reno, Nevada, comes to the Cougars after starting the 2009-10 season with the NCAA Division 1 Colorado College Tigers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Last year, Stremmel played for the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League, going 18-14-1-2 with a goals against average of 3.19 and an .895 save percentage.

“It’s really exciting and is a great opportunity for me. The people in the organization seem really great. It’s just really exciting.” Said Stremmel, a 2006 Bantam Draft pick of the Chilliwack Bruins. “I’m looking forward to getting some playing time and it just seems like a great fit for me."