January 9, 2008
Radja Returning for UNH
CHN Staff Report
New Hampshire senior forward Mike Radja, who had recently been suspended indefinitely by the team, has had the suspension lifted and will play this weekend against Massachusetts.
Radja was suspended after getting arrested for disorderly conduct in the apartment building of North Dakota forward T.J. Oshie following a weekend series of games between the two teams. Details about the arrests have not been disclosed.
"We've put that behind us," said UNH coach Dick Umile. He's practicing with us and he'll be in the lineup this weekend."
Radja leads the Wildcats (11-6-1, 7-4-1 HEA) in goals with 10.
Also back in the lineup is freshman James van Riemsdyk, who led all scorers at the recent World Junior Championships, where the U.S. finished fourth.
The returns should help a UNH team that has been inconsistent since a hot start, and is coming off a 6-5 loss to St. Lawrence.
"There are no guarantees just because James is back and Michael Radja is back," Umile said. "They'll help us. They'll give us a little more depth. We've got a little bit of inexperience. We've made some mistakes and found ways to lose games. We played pretty well against St. Lawrence until the last six minutes when they scored three goals. We haven't played consistently for 60 minutes. Hopefully, we'll put that together for the second half."
UNH faces UMass in a home-and-home, starting with Friday's game in Amherst, where the Minutemen are unbeaten in their last 13 games (9-0-4).
Is the "A" still on his jersey? Should it be removed?
Jan 11 2008, 5:27 pm by Steve, N.H..
'A' is still there. And not really being privy to what took place it is pointless and disingenuous of us to presume his guilt, innocence or the severity of his transgression.
Everyone does something wrong from time to time, even our leaders and role models. It is how they act and respond that is important in determining a person's character. The fact that Mike took responsibility for his actions and did not hesitate to personally inform Coach speaks volumes of his character. I would certainly look up to and follow someone who conducts themselves as such especially since this certainly does not seem to be a habit.
Jan 12 2008, 10:14 am by TUMHBG, Concord, NH
I see your point but doesn't the team have curfew? I would say getting arrested at 2:45 in the morning is breaking team rules..so with that in mind maybe the "A" should have been removed. Team rules are team rules it goes for everybody including captains....
Jan 12 2008, 2:01 pm by Steve, N.H..
Steve -- if you don't know the facts you should reserve condemning someone. Your "rules are rules" comment is idiotic ... you certainly are the first one to cast a stone huh?
Jan 12 2008, 3:53 pm by Tucker, N.H.
Tucker...it has been reported that the 2 players involve were arrested around 2:45 AM...
Jan 15 2008, 9:42 pm by Steve, N.H..
They WERE stuck in an elevator. By secondhand accounts for quite a while. It seem clear to me that they broke a law but under extremely extenuating circumstances.
I don't happen to know the Satuday night curfew with no more games on the slate for the weekend - I'm guessing there really isn't one in this scenario but that is pure speculation.
Hopefully this will all be resolved soon (he plead Not Guilty) and will most like have a bench trial in late February. All that is left to do is to conduct ourselves in an upstanding manner and move forward.
Jan 20 2008, 11:30 am by TUMHBG, Concord, NH
What were they doing in the elevator to get a disorderly charge/ 2 guys in a stuck elevator, arrested at one of their houses, no other players around smells a little fruitty in there
Jan 23 2008, 2:11 pm by Dick, Boystown, S.F., CA
This suggestion is hardly the upstanding conduct that I was talking about. Again facts are sparse and second-hand and the most reasonable of which I've posted on the blog. The accounts available note that there were 8 people in the elevator. Lets keep our minds out of the gutter and conduct ourselves in a respectable manner.
Jan 24 2008, 2:38 pm by TUMHBG, Concord, NH
