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| | Boston.com / Sports / College / Men's hockey / Schmidt has been quick to improve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | Three years ago, when college coaches visited Kearney, Neb., to scout the United States Hockey League's Tri-City Storm, they quickly dismissed Bryan Schmidt as a slow-skating defenseman who, if he were to play Division 1 hockey, would become a turnstile. |
 | | Schmidt, who is paired with sophomore Jeff Caron (the league's second-most-prolific defenseman with four goals and 17 assists), was unanimously selected by his teammates to serve as one of Merrimack's two captains (senior forward Steve Crusco is the other). |
 | | The United States, which won last year's World Junior Championships, finished fourth in the 10-team tournament, losing, 3-2, in overtime to the Czech Republic in Tuesday's bronze-medal game. |
| www.boston.com /sports/colleges/mens_hockey/articles/2005/01/06/schmidt_has_been_quick_to_improve?mode=PF (1051 words) |
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