Duncan wins 2007 Hobey Baker Award

Chockey Betting Lines

04/07/2007 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Executive Committee announced Friday that North Dakota forward Ryan Duncan was named the 27th winner of college hockey's most prestigious individual honor.

Named after a legendary Princeton hockey player who died in World War I, the award recognizes strength of character in players both on and off the ice.

Duncan, a sophomore, is the first Fighting Sioux player to earn the honor since former NHL player Tony Hrkac in 1987. He is the sixth consecutive Hobey winner to come out of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

The last non-WCHA player to win the award was Ryan Miller of Michigan State -- also a sophomore -- in 2001.

The Calgary, Alberta native registered 31 goals and 57 points in 43 games in 2006-2007, ranking fourth in the nation. His 17 power-play goals placed him second among all players.

Duncan had previously earned WCHA player of the year honors for a squad which made its third consecutive Frozen Four appearance before falling to Boston College in a semifinal matchup on Thursday.

Matt Carle, who currently plays for the San Jose Sharks, took home the honor in 2006 out of the University of Denver.

Sport-lines Chockey Betting News

<< Everton jumps into fifth spot with trouncing of Fulham
Merseyside, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Everton moved into the top five of the Premiership standings on Friday with a comfortable 4-1 win over Fulham at Goodison Park. Carlos Bocanegra put the visitors ahead after 22 minutes, but i

<< Wetterich and Clark on top; Woods hanging around at Augusta
Augusta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Overnight co-leader Brett Wetterich and last year's runner-up Tim Clark are tied atop the leaderboard Friday after the second round of The Masters. Tiger Woods, who won the last two major championsh

<< Chicago 'Fire'd up for Revs
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New England Revolution and the Chicago Fire have a bit of a history, especially recent history. Last season, the Revolution knocked the Fire out of the playoffs in a penalty kick shootout in the

<< Toronto FC opens inaugural season at Chivas
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto FC will officially enter the league on Saturday night as the 13th Major League Soccer team when they travel to The Home Depot Center in a battle with CD Chivas USA in the season opener. It will

<< Venus, Jankovic, Hantuchova bow out in Amelia Island QFs
Amelia Island, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1 Venus Williams, second-seeded Serbian Jelena Jankovic and third-seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova were a trio of quarterfinal upset victims Friday at the $600,000 Bausch & Lomb Champio

Roddick, Blake give U.S. commanding 2-0 lead over Spain >>
Winston-Salem, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-10 American stars Andy Roddick and James Blake posted a pair of straight-set opening singles victories Friday, as the United States leads visiting Spain 2-0 in their best-of-five 2007 Davis Cup Wor

Chicago Fired up to face Revs >>
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New England Revolution and the Chicago Fire have a bit of a history, especially recent history. Last season, the Revolution knocked the Fire out of the playoffs in a penalty kick shootout in the

K-State replaces Huggins with Martin >>
Manhattan, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kansas State named Frank Martin its new men's basketball coach on Friday, one day after Bob Huggins announced his resignation to take the job at West Virginia. A veteran coach with over 22 years of

Tracy on provisional pole in Las Vegas >>
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Veteran Paul Tracy grabbed the provisional pole for Sunday's Vegas Grand Prix on the streets of Las Vegas, Nevada. The No.3 Forsythe Championship Racing driver circled the 2.44-mile, 12-turn tempora

Galaxy will try to take advantage of tired Dynamo >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Dynamo will begin their Major League Soccer title defense on Sunday when they welcome Landon Donovan and the Los Angeles Galaxy at 7 p.m. at Robertson Stadium, here. The last time that the

Marlins could start season without No. 2 starter Johnson

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.

Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.

MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .

''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''

Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.

He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.

''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''

Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.

Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.

With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.

Additional basbeall odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.