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Chris Perry
8/28/2006, 01:37 PM
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SOONERS NAME 31 PLAYERS TO 2006-2007 ROSTER
BERGE ADDED AS ASSISTANT COACH

DATE: August 28, 2006

(NORMAN, OK) – The University of Oklahoma® Hockey club’s roster for the 2006-2007 season is set, Sooners’ Head Coach Larry Donovan announced today.

The 2006-2007 OU Hockey roster is comprised of thirty-one young student-athletes from twelve different states and Canada. Twenty-two student-athletes have returned from last season’s No. 11-ranked club. Those players are joined by nine incoming student-athletes who chose to wear crimson and cream for OU this season. The 2006-2007 University of Oklahoma® Hockey roster is as follows:

# First Name Last Name Pos Yr Hgt Wgt Hometown
1 Aaron Schmeilski G SR 5’10” 190 Brimfield, IL
2 Philip Ritter F JR 6’0” 175 Pottstown, PA
4 Greg Smith D SO 6’4” 220 Irvine, CA
5 Gregg Curtiss D FR 5’11” 190 Flint, MI
6 Trevor Hallberg D SO 6’0” 180 Flagstaff, AZ
7 Justin Hall F SR 5’10” 190 North Pole, AK
8 Robert Hetrick D FR 6’3” 200 Tulsa, OK
9 Luke Rose F FR 5’11” 185 Norman, OK
10 Kevin Kennedy F SR 5’11” 200 Leduc, AB, CA
11 Keith Denton F FR 5’10” 155 Vail, CO
12 Mark Tylka D JR 5’10” 195 Wisconsin Dells, WI
14 Doug Gebbie F SO 5’11” 175 Frisco, TX
15 Owen Brewer F SO 5’8” 175 Kenai, AK
16 Laddy Tresl F JR 6’2” 182 West, TX
17 Danny Force D SR 6’1” 215 Southlake, TX
18 Trey Snow D JR 5’11” 185 Coppell, TX
19 Wil Petty F JR 5’9” 185 Arlington, TX
21 Kenny Deines F/D FR 6’3” 195 Flower Mound, TX
22 Ryan Kenney F SO 5’6” 160 Scottsdale, AZ
23 Michael Gray F SR 6’0” 175 Norman, OK
25 Adrian Borchgrevink F SO 5’11” 200 Kenai, AK
26 John Leighty F SR 5’10” 170 Tulsa, OK
27 Kyle Allan F SO 5’11” 175 Flagstaff, AZ
28 Derek Pimm F/D JR 6’4” 185 Tulsa, OK
29 Sean Castle F SO 5’11” 160 Midwest City, OK
30 Ryan Anderson G FR 5’11” 182 Phoenix, AZ
31 Chad Helgason G FR 6’0” 148 Woodbury, MN
33 Tom Schaul G SR 6’1” 200 Mt. Prospect, IL
44 Jordan Novak F FR 6’2” 202 Plano, TX
71 Matt Pangrac F JR 6’0” 170 Decatur, IL
77 Michael Gavranovic D JR 6’1” 190 Indianapolis, IN

“The student-athletes on our roster have the potential to have tremendous success on and off the ice this season at the University of Oklahoma®,” said Donovan. “These young men are very smart and have shown that they can excel in the classroom. At the same time, they are very talented on the ice as well. We’re extremely grateful that these student-athletes have chosen to come to Norman to be a part of the university family and the OU Hockey program.”

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The University of Oklahoma® hockey club is also proud to announce the addition of Mark Berge to the OU Hockey family as an assistant coach. Coach Berge, a native of Grand Forks, ND, played three and a half seasons of NCAA Division 1 hockey for the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1978 NHL Draft before relocating to Oklahoma City. Coach Berge was an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League from 1992 through 1997. He also played for the CHL Blazers late in the 1993-1994 season and has coached youth hockey in Oklahoma City for over 14 years.

“Mark is a tremendous asset to the OU Hockey program,” said Donovan. “Not only is he a great personal friend, Mark brings a wealth of hockey knowledge and coaching experience to our club. He has played at an elite collegiate level and has coached at the youth and pro levels. Mark has the same competitive fire as the rest of my coaching staff so he’ll be a great fit as we work with the young men in our club to build them into a championship squad.”

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Chris Perry, General Manager
University of Oklahoma® Hockey
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