Sooner Donovan's a boon to DU Hockey

Matt Donovan hears it every day. 

You're from WHERE?

Yes, the University of Denver freshman defenseman is from Oklahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plain;  where football is king;  and where - at least according to perception - hockey is to his native state what bobsledding is to Jamaica.

"I get it from everyone," Donovan said recently at Magness Arena.  "Then it's something like, "We didn't know Oklahoma had hockey." Or, "We didn't know Oklahoma had ice."

That makes his role in what happened Jan. 6 even more unlikely.  After the U.S. knocked off Canada 6-5 in overtime in the title game of the World Junior (Under-20) Championships in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

To read more about former RoughRider Matt Donovan click here.