Doug Rogers

Taylor finished off a string of passes with a back-door goal for a 1-0 lead at 5:07 of the first. Freshman Chad Morin slid the puck from the center point to Rogers at the top of the left circle. Rogers faked a one-time shot and found Taylor streaking to the far post to slam it in.

The Bears could not hold off Harvard on another 5-on-3, as Biega tied things up by fluttering a one-timer past Rosen with Rogers and Meintel assisting at 18:39 of the second. The freshman put Harvard ahead halfway through the third period, scoring from the right circle after passes from Rogers and Taylor.

Crimson Takes Over in Second Period to Beat Tigers
gocrimson.com, Feb. 9, 2007

PRINCETON , N.J. —Freshman Doug Rogers scored two goals as Harvard notched three unanswered in the second period to rally to a 4-2 win against Princeton Friday night at Baker Rink.

Rogers added an assist for the first three-point game of his career. Linemate Ryan Maki registered a goal and an assist. Freshman Kyle Richter made 22 saves. Harvard won 43 faceoffs and lost only 22.

Harvard took control with three second-period goals, including a pair by Rogers to bookend the period. He scored his fifth of the season in the period’s opening minute. Rogers got the puck from Taylor and Maki battling on the left side, skated around the back of the net and backhanded a shot behind Kalemba.

Rogers tallied his second goal with just 12 seconds left in the period. He buried the rebound from the left side after Taylor took an Alex Biega pass and shot from the right.

“That’s just a reward to hard work,” Rogers said. “Our team worked really hard, and when that happens, you seem to get the bounces.”

Taylor Powers Harvard Past No. 19 Dartmouth
gocrimson.com, Dec. 17, 2006

CAMBRIDGE , Mass. —Junior Mike Taylor scored two of the Crimson’s three power-play goals and freshman Kyle Richter came off the bench to hold No. 19 Dartmouth scoreless for the final 26 minutes as the Harvard men’s hockey team recorded a 3-2 win in front of a sellout crowd of more than 3,000 at Bright Hockey Center and a national audience on College Sports Television.

Rogers scored on a nifty move to hit double digits in points (3-7-10) and improve his ECACHL leading total of power-play points in league games to eight (3-5). After Pelle passed the puck to Du and the senior found Rogers at the top of the left circle, the rookie toe-dragged the puck past a defender to open a shooting lane. With Pelle crashing the net, Rogers put a wrist shot past Dartmouth goalie Mike Devine. 

The game was Harvard’s sixth with two or more power-play goals and the team’s highest man-advantage output since racking up five goals on the power play in last season’s ECACHL Championship win against Cornell. Pelle has five points in the last four games, while Du and Rogers now share the team scoring lead with 10 points apiece.

No. 14 Clarkson Scores Four Straight, Downs No. 16 Harvard
gocrimson.com, Nov. 3, 2006

The Crimson (0-2-0, 0-2-0 ECAC Hockey league) led 2-1 on goals by freshman Doug Rogers and sophomore Steve Rolecek, but Shawn Weller scored the tying goal midway through the game, and Nick Dodge put the Golden Knights (5-1-1, 1-0-0) up for good on a shorthanded tally with six minutes left in the second period. Clarkson added two goals in the third period.

Harvard struggled on the power play in its season opener at Dartmouth, but needed just 22 seconds of its first man advantage of the night to even the score. Rogers took a pass from Dylan Reese on the rush after Reese got it from Brian McCafferty. The freshman center skated up the right side and wristed a shot over Leggio’s glove for his first career score.

Harvard Bio

Before Harvard
Four-year hockey letterman at St. Sebastian's School ... Captained team during senior season ... Flood Shield Award winner and All-New England Prep selection as a senior ... All-Independent School League pick in sophomore, junior and senior years ... Team was ISL champion and a New England finalist in 2002-2003 ... National Honor Society member in grades 11 and 12.

Personal
Sisters, Bethany (Northeastern), Jane (Boston University) and Catherine (Maryland), played Division I field hockey in college, with Bethany and Jane earning All-America honors ... Sister, Mary, is a two-time Division II field hockey All-American at Bentley, where she is a senior....16-year-old brother Steve, is a member of the US Under-17 team, and is honing his game in the National Training Development Program while attending high school in Michigan.

	Isles Select C Doug Rogers 119th Overall
	C Doug Rogers Born: January 20, 1988, Watertown, Ma. 2005-06: St. Sebastian's (USHS) Shoots: Right CSB: 110th overall

CSB: A good skater with fine acceleration and balance....a big two-way center with a high over-all skill level....a good skater for his size....has a very good understanding of the game....fair puck control, makes the right decisions at the right time....smart, cool and clever in both ends of the ice....smooth hands....effective on face-offs....works hard all over the ice but could be more aggressive....knows his defensive duties very well. 

Islanders Scouts: "Doug has good hockey sense and vision," said Islanders scout Jim Madigan. "He has good passing and shooting skills. We look forward to him further developing into a promising prospect."

- Rogers was the captain of St. Sebastian's in his senior year 2005-06. Wore #15.
- Rogers was a teammate of Kyle Okposo's on the 2004 Team USA Under-17 Selects
- Rogers will attend Harvard University in 2006-07
- was ranked 93rd on CSB's mid-term rankings
- played for the U.S. Under-17 Select Team that placed 2nd at the Five Nations Tournament in Germany(2004); was a teammate of Kyle Okposo and Brian Day.
- played junior/midget hockey with the Boston Junior Eagles

Like any other 18-year-old recent high school graduate, Doug Rogers isn't really sure what lies ahead in life, other than playing Division I hockey at Harvard and skating for the New York Islanders, that is.

The St. Sebastian's graduate was recently selected by the New York Islanders in the fourth round of the National Hockey League's annual draft, but will first play under ex-Bruin Ted Donato, head coach for the Harvard Crimson.

Rogers said Donato was his "most favorite" coach during the college recruiting process that started with pamphlets and fliers sent to his door step early in high school.

Rogers, who plays center, said he's hoping to get a starting job but will "see what happens."

Having not skated since the end of his senior season four months ago, Rogers will soon be skating twice a week with other college freshman hotshots at Boston University.

The high school sensation is also enduring a pretty hefty weightlifting schedule sent to him by the Harvard training staff.

Statistically speaking, Rogers nailed 25 goals and 37 assists in 28 games during his senior campaign at Saint Seb's, and hopes to do the same at Harvard while en route to a Beanpot title and national championship.

Those two goals seem a far cry from his favorite moments of winning championships while playing peewee hockey in the sixth and seventh grade.

But peewee hockey was a farther cry compared to the draft process, which started this year with teams including the St. Louis Blues, the Los Angeles Kings and Montreal Canadiens all calling for interviews.

"Those were nerve-racking, cause you want to say what they want to hear," Rogers said.

When the call from the Islanders finally came, Rogers was just getting in from a party.

"It's just really exciting," Rogers said of being drafted. "It's really fulfilling. It feels good to know all that hard work paid off."

"It's cool," said Steve, Rogers' younger brother and fellow St. Seb's hockey teammate, of Doug being drafted. "I've heard of other families where the fathers played in the NHL, but this is my brother. It's awesome."

Of playing for the Islanders, though, Rogers said, having never been a fan before, he is now.

Fellow St. Seb's alum Rick DiPietro minds the net for the Islanders and played for the United States Olympic team in February.

"It gives you hope," Rogers said of DiPietro. "It shows that if you put in the work, it doesn't matter where you have played. It shows there's always the possibility."

Rogers loves hockey because it's fast paced and requires "precision."

The difficulty level, Rogers said, has always intrigued him as well.

"In other sports you're holding the ball," Rogers said. "In hockey you have to handle the puck with the stick. You're always on your toes."

Fantasy Isles
Watertown, Mass. native Doug Rogers’ dreams came true when the New York Islanders drafted him Saturday night.

By Jon Pelland - hockeyjournal.com - June 25, 2006

The night started out just like any other for Doug Rogers.

He went out with some friends to a graduation party and returned home around 11 o’clock Saturday.

Rogers' night took a turn for the better as he walked in the door and received a call from the New York Islanders. That’s when the Watertown, Mass. native was given the news that he’d been drafted 119th overall in the fourth round of the NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver.

“It’s a fulfilling feeling and felt pretty good,” Rogers said. “They just congratulated me on being drafted and being part of the organization.”

The 6-foot, 175-pound Rogers may be a little undersized, but he packed a scoring punch this past season at St. Sebastian’s. There he scored 24 goals and 38 assists for a total of 62 points.

This past winter, St. Sebastian’s had a roller coaster season. The Arrows started off strong as one of the best teams in the New England Prep School League. But the team went into a second-half slump and ended up finishing the year with a .500 record.

“It didn’t end the way we wanted, but it was still a pretty successful season,” Rogers said.

The Islanders could use the scoring touch Rogers possesses – last season they finished 12th in the Eastern Conference. They were outscored by a margin of 278-230. An Islanders scout commented on the skills that made Rogers such an attractive selection.

“He has good passing and shooting skills,” Jim Madigan said on the team’s Web site. “We look forward to him further developing into a promising prospect.”

“Hopefully I can help them bring in some more wins down the road if I ever get a chance to play for them,” said the prospect of playing for New York. “[I’ll] use the gifts I have to help them become a better organization.”

Also an above adequate student, this coming fall Rogers will be enrolled in Harvard and will join the Crimson for the 2006-2007 season.

There he’ll add to an already strong hockey team. Last season the Crimson captured the ECACHL crown and advanced to the national tournament. There they lost in the first-round to Hockey East powerhouse Maine.

Rogers Wins Flood Shield
Event Date: March 16, 2006 - stsebs.org

Senior Captain Doug Rogers was recently named the 2006 recipient of the Flood Shield at the year end ISL Keller League coaches meeting. The award is given to the player "whose enthusiasm for hockey and true devotion to the game is marked by his playing ability and physical toughness, and yet whose competitive spirit is balanced by emotional control and a real desire to play within the rules of the game." Rogers, bound for Harvard in September 2006, led the Arrows with 24 goals and 36 assists in 28 games. The Watertown, MA native is a four year letter winner and finished his career with 72 goals and 99 assists. The three time All League performer was also named to the New England Prep Schools All New England team for his play this season. He is the first All New England honoree since the 2002 –2003 season when Brian Boyle (BC), Kenny Roche (BU) and Sean Sullivan (BU) were selected. Those three, along with Rogers and his future Crimson teammate Nick Coskren, formed one of the most potent power plays in recent memory in that ISL Keller Championship and New England Prep runner-up season. In the approximately 30 years that the Flood Shield has been presented, this is the 7th time a St. Sebastian’s player has been recognized with this distinction. The other recipients were: Sean Sullivan (2003), Carl Corazzini (1997), Chris Kelleher (1994), John Fletcher (1986), Mike Mullowney (1984), and Chris McGowan (1976).

Hockey Loses Late
Event Date: February 25, 2006 - stsebs.org

The 9th Annual Valicenti Cup between Thayer and St. Sebastian's provided another entertaining game between these two long time rivals on Saturday, February 25. A late goal by Boston College recruit Brian Gibbons with 1:36 left was the difference in this back and forth contest as the Tigers outlasted the Arrows 5-4. The loss could not overshadow the outstanding performance by Harvard recruit Doug Rogers in his last game for the Arrows. Rogers, soon to be very familiar with the Bright Arena ice that he skated on today, had three goals in a losing cause, with two of them coming in the decisive third period.

In the opening period the Tigers struck first as Greg Malley scored at 3:49, but the Arrows answered back minutes later when Matt Reddish knocked in a rebound to knot the score at one at 6:53. Despite a 10 - 6 shot advantage for Thayer, it was an evenly played period with both teams enjoying quality scoring chances. The second period was much the same as each team scored, with the Arrows striking first and the Tigers evening it up. Doug Rogers got his first of the day when his rebound chance of a Stevie Rogers shot seemed to go up and over the Thayer goalie. At 12:12 Ryan Urso tied it for the Tigers and the middle stanza would end with the score 2 - 2. Thayer outshot the Arrows 14 - 7. Jay McNamara made several difficult saves to keep the game tight as Thayer had a slight edge in play. In the third period the game opened up as five goals were scored. Thayer took the lead three minutes into the period only to have Doug Rogers tie it up thirty four seconds later. Andrew Maxwell took a hard shot from the point that deflected off of Rogers and into the net to make the score 3 - 3. Then at 9:48, with the teams skating four aside, Rogers took the puck at the bottom of the circle to the left of McNamara and accelerated through neutral ice. He proceeded to carry the puck down the left side of the Thayer zone and as a right shot was able to give himself enough room by the net to make a beautiful move on the Tiger goalie to make the score 4 - 3. Moments later, however, Thayer would score again to make it 4 - 4. That would set the stage for the winning goal with 1:30 left as pressure in the Arrows zone led to Gibbons skating free below the goal line and tucking in the decidng goal just inside the left post. The Arrows had their goalie pulled and a faceoff in the Thayer end with under a minute left, but they were unable to get shots through to the net and Thayer escaped with the 5 - 4 win.

While the result was disappointing for the Arrow players, coaches, and fans, it could not mar the efforts of everyone on the team to try to pull out a victory in the last game for seniors Doug Rogers, Todd Davis, Jordan Lalor, Andrew Maxwell, Steven Byrne and Jay McNamara. Each of these seniors had a major impact in their last games in a St. Sebastian's hockey uniform. Rogers showed all in attendance why he is considered one of the top prep players in the country and he got plenty of help from his classmates.

High School Hockey

February 28, 2004: Doug Rogers scores a goal against Thayer Academy, cutting Thayer's lead to 3-1, but St. Sebastian's loses the game 7-3. Thayer wins the annual Arthur Valicenti Cup at BC’s Conte Forum.

February 14, 2004: The Tabor Seawolves topped St. Sebastian’s 5-3 in the eighth annual Travis Roy Cup. Doug Rogers recorded a goal and an assist in the loss. The goal by Rogers came in the first period and put St. Sebastian's up 1-0. He also assisted on a third period goal that tied the score 3-3. Later in the third, Rogers, with the two teams playing 4-on-4, hit Nick Coskren with a pass, sending him in all alone. Coskren couldn’t convert, however, and, less than a minute later, Tabor scored the game winning goal.

Team USA dominated play against Russia from early in the first period. At 2:13 Tony Romano (Smithtown, N.Y./Suffolk PAL) scored on the power play, as James Marcou (Kings Park, N.Y./Suffolk PAL) and Patrick Kane (Buffalo, N.Y./Detroit Honeybaked) assisted on the play. Joe Whitney (Reading, Mass./Belmont Hill School) converted at 11:21 from Kyle Okposo (St. Paul, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary’s) and Kevin McNamara (Chestnut, Mass./St. John’s Prep) to make the score 2-0. At 12:25 Doug Rogers (Watertown, Mass./St. Sebastian’s) increased the U.S. lead to 3-0. Tyler Ruegsegger (Lakewood, Colo./Shattuck-St. Mary’s) and Tysen Dowzak (Fergus Falls, Minn./Shattuck St. Mary’s) were credited with assists.

At just :56 of the third period, Cory Callen (Annadale, N.J./Salisbury School) notched another U.S. goal, with an assist from Brian Day (Danvers, Mass./Governor Drummer Academy). Kane netted Team USA’s seventh goal at 6:07 from Arne Krogh (Anchorage, Alaska/Alaska All-Stars) and Marcou. Germany got on the board at 13:29 to bring the score to 7-1. Less than a minute later, at 14:10, Callen scored his second goal of the contest, with Rogers getting the assist. Germany closed out scoring, adding a power-play goal at 16:44 to make the final tally 8-2.