Inside College Hockey | 2004 INCH Wish List Draft

March 23, 2004
NCAA Tournament
INCH Wish List Draft | Round 2

NCAA Team	Who They Picked
Holy Cross	Lee Stempniak, F, Dartmouth
The Reasoning: Paul Pearl saw Stempniak score the game-winner against the Crusaders in October. They're thrilled to get him in the second round.
Niagara	Hugh Jessiman, F, Dartmouth
The Reasoning: It's a run on Big Green. The Purple Eagles don't have all that much size up front. At 6-5, 200 pounds, Jessiman helps in that regard.
Harvard	Elias Godoy, F, UMass Lowell
The Reasoning: Harvard has balance, so they go the best-available-player route. Godoy, who had a breakthrough sophomore season for the River Hawks, fits the bill.
Notre Dame	Dana Lattery, F, Western Michigan
The Reasoning: The Irish add another scorer to the roster, but Lattery is a fine two-way player as well.
Michigan State	Mac Faulkner, F, Clarkson
The Reasoning: The Spartans, like the Irish, add another scorer to the mix. He and David Booth would form a potent duo on the second line.
Wisconsin	Matt Moulson, F, Cornell
The Reasoning: Bucky probably doesn't need more help up front, but first-round pick Ryan Vesce badgers Mike Eaves into selecting his Big Red teammate.
New Hampshire	Stephen Werner, F, Massachusetts
The Reasoning: The Wildcats have lots of talent up front, but they can't pass on the skating and poise of Werner. He's good in big games, too, if you remember his World Junior Championship performance.
Miami	Sean Fields, G, Boston University
The Reasoning: The RedHawks are thrilled to get Fields this late. There are goalies with better numbers, but few play bigger in big games than this guy. Could you imagine him between the pipes in a title game at the Fleet against BC?
Denver	Matt Nickerson, D, Clarkson
The Reasoning: The Pioneers add the bruising Nickerson to the talented defensive trio of Ryan Caldwell, Matt Carle and Brett Skinner to form a terrific top four on the blue line.
Ohio State	Grant Lewis, D, Dartmouth
The Reasoning: The Bucks are a little banged up on defense as Nate Guenin -- OSU's second-best offensive threat from the blue line -- didn't play at all last weekend. They add Lewis to take some of the load off Doug Andress's shoulders.
Michigan	Bobby Gopefert, G, Providence
The Reasoning: Al Montoya is a workhorse, but should he re-aggravate the hamstring he injured in a loss to Notre Dame last month, Goepfert is a viable second option.
Minnesota Duluth	Nathan Marsters, G, Rensselaer
The Reasoning: With Isaac Reichmuth running hot and cold this season and untested Josh Johnson as his backup, Marsters does for the Bulldogs what Goepfert does for the Wolverines.
Minnesota	Jared Ross, F, Alabama-Huntsville
The Reasoning: They'd probably be better off taking a stay-at-home defenseman here, but the thought of the nation's leader in assists per game setting up the likes of Vanek and Riddle is too enticing.
Maine	T.J. Kemp, Mercyhurst
The Reasoning: The Black Bears leave no stone unturned in recruiting, and the same holds true in the INCH Wish List Draft. After tabbing a CHA scorer in the first round, they get Atlantic Hockey's best puck-moving defenseman here.
Boston College	Rich Peverley, F, St. Lawrence
The Reasoning: That scream you heard was from Chestnut Hill when Minnesota took Ross, since the Eagles collect small, skilled forwards like they are Star Wars action figures. Instead, they turn to Peverley, a first-line center if Ben Eaves can't go.
North Dakota	Tim Olsen, F, Connecticut
The Reasoning: The Sioux subscribe to the BPA (Best Player Available) philosophy with this pick. Olsen gets the edge over MSU-Mankato's David Backes because the Sioux fans can identify with a hearty Midwesterner of Norwegian heritage. Plus, he's been red-hot in the second half of the year.