NCAA PRO-file with Kevin Bieksa (and Dan Bylsma)

[Falcon Fanatic]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=617128
Includes Kevin Bieksa's feelings about playing college hockey and a side bar with Dan Bylsma.

Favorite quote from Kevin:
"At the time, the players and coaching staff and city and geographical location and academics, BG was the right place for me. They were known at the time for putting defensemen in the NHL. They showed a lot of interest and were actually the first team to offer me a scholarship. I was loyal to that, and it was close enough that my family could come down and visit."

Second favorite quote from Kevin:
"I ran into Dan [Bylsma] at the alumni golf tournament a couple of summers ago just after [Pittsburgh] won the Cup. It would have been special to go back there with a patch of green next time I see him, but still got some time; still some years left. Five more on this contract to make it, so …"

Favorite quote from Dan:
"I keep telling people 'Falcons affect the world.' The alums are out there affecting the world; it's not just in hockey. There's been a ton of success coming out of BG in the hockey world; a number of big names that are on the Cup."

Second favorte quote from Dan:
"I think the experience I had at Bowling Green both as a player and a student and committing to the school is a big part of my success as a player and person and to where I am now," Bylsma told NHL.com recently."

FALCON HOCKEY FOREVER!!!