Ninja Goalie Commits

Dusan Sidor aka "the Ninja Goalie" has commited to play at Wisconsin-Stevens Point next year.

Congrats!!

Good for Dusan, he's a nice young man. Had a good couple of visits with him while Alaska was here for a week. Another Slovak success.
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Re: Ninja Goalie Commits

zamalaska wrote:

Dusan Sidor aka "the Ninja Goalie" has commited to play at Wisconsin-Stevens Point next year.

Where'd he get that stupid name? I crack myself up...

Anyway, good for him. Good goalie and lots of fun to watch.

The Ninja Goalie

FYI - Snipe gave him that name. Yeah, he's proud of himself
Congratulations to Dusan. He's a sweet young man. We will surely keep up with his hockey career.

Congratulations Dusan , Job Well Done .

Lloyd4 wrote:

Congratulations Dusan , Job Well Done .

liar

Pucked Up Fan wrote:

Lloyd4 wrote: Congratulations Dusan , Job Well Done . liar

let it go!!!

Congrats to Dusan...was able to talk with him after the games here in WF. Great young man!!!

Sidor goes D1 instead!

Dusan Sidor has opted out of Wisc. - Stevens Point and is headed to Alaska-Anchorage!


Avalanche goalie opts for UAA
By Jeremiah Bartz
Frontiersman
Published on Monday, May 5, 2008 10:20 PM AKDT

WASILLA — Just a week ago, Dusan Sidor was ready to make the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point the next stop in his hockey career.

But last week Sidor was presented with an unexpected opportunity. In need of depth for the 2008-09 season, the University of Alaska Anchorage coaching staff offered the Alaska Avalanche goaltender a spot on the Seawolf roster, Sidor said on Monday.

At a virtual crossroads, Sidor had to follow his heart.

“I thought I was going to Stevens Point and a week after I committed they decided they want me at UAA,” Sidor said. “That was my dream. My goal was to get in that league.”

A native of Slovakia, Sidor came to the United States last year in search of not just an opportunity to play junior hockey, but the chance to earn a spot on a Division I hockey team.

“It’s kind of my dream come true,” Sidor said. “I’m really excited. It’s been a good year for me. Last year I decided to leave Italy. My biggest goal was to come to play juniors in America. The Avalanche made it possible for me. My next goal was to get in a good college in the (Western Collegiate Hockey Association).”

Sidor spent the 2007-08 season with the Avalanche after playing junior hockey in Caldaro, Italy.

In his first and only season in the North American Hockey League, Sidor led the Avs in virtually every goaltending category.

He was also third in the NAHL with 1,303 saves and stopped a league-best 35 shots per game.

Sidor, who had been courted by the Stevens Point coaching staff since the first week of the regular season, said early in the season he asked Avalanche general manager Jamie Smith to talk to UAA on his behalf.

“Back then, (UAA) was not looking for goalies,” Sidor said. “They had everything set.”

But last week Sidor said the UAA coaching staff expressed a need for goaltending depth and offered Sidor a spot on the roster.

Four different goalies saw action for UAA during a 2007-08 season in which the Seawolves posted a 7-21-8 record.

Jon Olthuis started 31 of UAA’s 36 games. Freshman Matthew Gordon, whose season was cut short by a potentially career-ending eye injury in December, started one game. Former Fairbanks Ice Dog netminder Bryce Christianson, who was added to the UAA roster in January, started four games. Aaron Mayo, a walk-on and South Anchorage High School alum, appeared in two games.

Smith said he spoke with UAA assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Damon Whitten, and UAA has Sidor penciled into the third spot.

Sidor said he’s excited, regardless of where he currently sits on the UAA depth chart.

“Right now, I’m going to have the chance to work,” Sidor said. “If I’m not good enough to play, I’ll have to get better. That’s how it is.”

Sidor is also thrilled about the chance to play in Alaska, a state in which the Slovakian has really grown to love.

“I’m really excited. I love the people. I love the area,” Sidor said.

After officially committing to Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Sidor said it was difficult to tell the coaches of the Division III program that he’s decided to make the jump to the Division I level.

“It’s tough, but I think Stevens Point wants the best for me,” Sidor said. “This is a chance to play in the WCHA, the best Division I hockey league. It’s a really great opportunity.”

Sidor is the second Avalanche player to join UAA in as many years. Former Alaska forward Brad McCabe skated in 29 games for UAA during his freshman season, recording seven goals and three assists.

Sidor is also the third starting goaltender to move on to the Division I level in the three-year history of the local junior hockey franchise.

Former Alaska goalie Adam Kraus is a freshman at Boston University, while Andrew Volkening is an Air Force Academy sophomore.
e next year.