by Joe Paisley/CHN Reporter
Junior Gleb Veremyev is one of several reasons why Colorado College should contend for the NCHC title this season.
The power forward from New Jersey recovered quickly from knee surgery that cut short his freshman season and enjoyed a breakout sophomore campaign that had pro scouts discerning his post-college plans.
The good news for Tiger fans is falling just short of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament last spring still gets on the 6-foot-4, 206-pounder’s nerves.
That extra motivation convinced the Tigers’ second-leading scorer (28 points, 15 goals) to put off his professional future even after a good showing in this summer’s Boston Bruins developmental camp.
“I made it clear early that I was planning to complete my junior year and win a national championship,” he said. “The end wasn’t what we wanted so this summer was about working to reach the NCAAs and exacting some vengeance.”
Veremyev learned a lot in the past couple years, using the time spent in the stands recovering from his injury to better understand the nuances of the Tigers’ system. The Bruins camp taught him more about preparing himself off the ice.
“I learned a lot about what it takes to make the next step and learned a lot about the (Bruins) organization,” he said. “It’s about taking care of the little details and playing with better consistency. You cannot have a good game on Friday and not follow that up with another good one on Saturday.”
His most noticeable improvements are his attention to details and his shot.
“He’s a good power forward who has a good scoring touch and is willing to go to the net and into the dirty areas,” fourth-year head coach Kris Mayotte said. “Once he’s there, he has the skill to execute. (To start last season) we were considering easing him in after eight months away from playing hockey but he was more than ready. Defensively, well at CC if you are on our top line we match you up with their top lines so you have to have the little details defensively.”
Mayotte and associate head coach Peter Mannino have known the son of Russian immigrants for about six years when he shined on the New Jersey Rockets and now on CC’ top line.
“At age 15, he was the biggest and most talented guy at the rink most…
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