After a couple recent wins over Western Michigan, University of Nebraska Omaha coach Mike Gabinet put together clips he wanted to show the team the following Monday.



He was looking for examples of his players initiating the play. He wanted clips of players getting to the puck first. He wanted to show his guys getting inside body position on the Broncos. And he noticed when he was done, he was featuring more than a few of these examples from his senior winger, David Pope.



The Red Wings prospect, a fourth-round pick in 2013, has always had a heavy shot, with a great release. He’s always been dangerous on the power play. But he didn’t always use his 6-foot-3 frame on both ends of the ice; he wasn’t always the big and heavy player who is constantly tough to play against.



More and more, Gabinet is seeing that from Pope, and it’s funny how often the offense follows when a player becomes engaged the way Pope has this...