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Gilroy is one heck of a story. Undrafted out of high school / prep, he went to BU as a non-scholarship walk on. In fact, BU Coach (and resident @#$@#$) Jack Parker told him not to come to BU as he didn't have the skills to play high level division 1 hockey. Well, four years later, not only did he have the skills, he led the Terriers to a National Championship and won the Hobey Baker. Gilroy wears #97 not because of some sort of ego trip, but because of his humility.

Either way, Gilroy will probably start next season in Hartford, but could be up on the big club before season's end.

First of all, Siena doesn't have college hockey. If you want to find college hockey in the Albany area, go to RPI or Union.

Also, it's yet to be seen if Gilroy is the "real thing". I don't think in the slightest that he's great. However, he's proven to be a smart offensive defenseman, something you don't see much at the college level. Most NCAA defensemen, even the high scoring ones, become more solid blueliners but don't do much on the scoresheet. He has a sneaky shot from the blueline, not particularly hard, but sneaky. The other thing you'll notice is that Gilroy is already 25, a solid 2 years older than a lot of his competition ... a big BIG factor for a defenseman.

Sorry, didn't know they had club hockey.