Pretty sure he was recognized when the rest of the players are there this past season. He regularly wears a Nike BG hoodie when doing interviews, and was in Slater's suite with Spezia, Craggs, and Kruse (maybe others) during one of the Tech playoff games. Pretty sure he knows he welcomed back anytime.mbenecke wrote: ↑Mon Jun 02, 2025 5:49 pm
Hawkins appropriately above AND separate from the other three.
Jokes aside, I really hope BG welcomes him back when the time comes. One of the bigger what ifs in my time as a BG fan - he could have been a senior on that 2019 team if the injury he had when he left had forced him out all year (he missed all year, but that was a rule for transfer at the time). Even if he couldn't have been on the 2019 team, the 2017 team was an overtime goal in Houghton away from breaking through. And the 2018 team won 23 games without him - imagining would they would've been with him is another big what if. He's a 2x ECHL MVP in our backyard and he WANTS to be in Northwest Ohio. I sincerely hope he is recognized as a Falcon when the time comes, even if he was only here for 2 years.
Wish they would have included Nodler on that graphic even though he didn't make the playoff roster. He was pushed out by the return of an AHL player or two.
