DU Pioneers’ Zeev Buium headed to Minnesota Wild
ST LOUIS Zeev Buium has apparently skated his last shift with the DU Pioneers The Pios sophomore defenseman established to The Denver Post early Friday evening that he plans on joining the Minnesota Wild soon I think I m ready to take that next step and play in the NHL and try to make that jump Buium advised The Post after the Hobey Baker award ceremony I think I m ready for it I think I m going to do my best I can to make an impact and do whatever I can to help my company win At the end of the day that s reliably what I want to do It doesn t matter what level I m at I want to win It doesn t matter where I m playing or what level I just want to win and want to help in any way I can The -foot -pound Buium was selected by the Minnesota Wild th overall in the NHL draft He collected points on goals and assists for the - - Pios whose season ended Thursday night at the Enterprise Center with a - loss in double overtime to Western Michigan Buium played in the defeat finishing with two blocks and a shot The defenseman appeared to suffer a slew foot during a collision along the boards late in the second period but returned to finish the contest Demanded about a specific timeline to analysis to Minnesota Buium revealed I don t know I think it s more so between us me and the crew and I m going to keep that between us for now Buium the Pios venerated young defenseman was a finalist for the Hobey Baker presented annually to the top NCAA Division I hockey participant in the country but lost out to Michigan State s Isaac Howard Related Articles Keeler DU Pioneers goalie Matt Davis saved best for last in Frozen Four finale DU Pioneers-Western Michigan Frozen Four Quick Hits Pios flip script suffer same heartbreak DU Pioneers hockey embracing underdog role at Frozen Four No one wants us to win Renck DU hockey captain Carter King proof hard work makes dreams come true DU defenseman Zeev Buium named Hobey Baker Award Hat Trick Finalist The Hobey Baker Award named for the late Princeton hockey member Hobey Baker has been presented to collegians since The honor is given to the athlete who exhibits strength of character both on and off the ice and contributes to the integrity of the organization and displays outstanding skills in all phases of the match according to the award s website Earlier this month Buium a San Diego native was named one of three Hobey Hat Trick finalists along with Howard and Boston College forward Ryan Leonard The final round of voting was conducted by a nationwide panel of media NHL scouts college hockey coaches and collegiate executives Previous winners include Avalanche star Cale Makar who won it with UMass in Vegas Jack Eichel Boston University Chris Drury Boston University and Paul Kariya Maine Macklin Celebrini the No overall pick of the San Jose Sharks in won the award last spring DU senior forward Jack Devine was also named one of the top finalists for the Hobey Baker last month Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams
