Chris Perry
10/13/2006, 10:41 AM
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SOONERS SLAPSHOT
WHAT: Oklahoma Sooners® @ Weber State Wildcats
WHEN: Friday, October 13, 2006, 8:30 P.M. MDT
WHERE: Weber County Ice Sheet, Ogden, Utah
BROADCAST: None
2006-07 RECORDS:
Oklahoma: 4-0-0 ACHA Division I
Weber State: 1-2-0 ACHA Division I
COACHES: Oklahoma – Larry Donovan; Weber State – Joe Pfleegor
SETTING THE STAGE: The Sooners and Weber State meet for the first of four games this season between the two clubs…OU has an all-time record of 2-2-2 against Weber State…The Sooners are 0-1-1 against Weber State in Ogden…Last year, the Sooners and Wildcats played to a 2-2 tie in the first game in Utah…OU lost a heartbreaker the following night, giving up two Weber State goals in the final minute of play in a 5-4 loss…Oklahoma is ranked 9th in the most recent ACHA D1 coaches poll…Weber State is currently ranked 13th in the same poll…The Weber County Ice Sheet is an Olympic-sized rink, meaning that the ice rink is 200 feet x 100 feet, as opposed to an NHL-sized rink which is 200 feet x 85 feet.
OKLAHOMA NOTES: Sooners forward Adrian Borchgrevink leads the Sooners in goals with 9, followed by forward Kevin Kennedy and defenseman Danny Force who have 5 goals each…Borchgrevink also leads the Sooners in points with 13, followed by defenseman Trey Snow with 10 points and D-man Robert Hetrick and forward Owen Brewer who each have 9 points on the season so far…Sooners forward Jordan Novak will not be playing for OU this weekend due to illness…Tonight’s game marks the beginning of a seven-game stretch against ACHA D1 opponents for the Sooners…Oklahoma has a 31-12-3 all-time record in games played on Friday night and a 6-6-2 all-time record when those games are on the road.
WEBER STATE NOTES: The Wildcats lost nine seniors from last season’s squad that finished 10th in the nation…Weber State played at Arizona State last weekend, winning the first game 3-1 but losing 8-3 in the second game…Kyle Gover returns this season as the mainstay in net for Weber State and currently has a 3.97 goals against average…Returning forwards Nick Micek and Michael Spawton, along with newcomer Anton Volkov, lead Weber State in scoring with 4 points each…Micek and defenseman Aaron Dufford lead the Wildcats in penalty minutes with 12 each so far this season.
NEXT UP FOR THE SOONERS: The Sooners stay in Ogden for another game against Weber State tomorrow night at 8:00 P.M. at the Weber County Ice Sheet…For more information, please call the OU Hockey Office at (405) 631-2709.
### BOOMER SOONER! ###
MEDIA CONTACT:
Chris Perry, General Manager
University of Oklahoma® Hockey
Phone: (405) 631-2709 / Cell: (405) 488-4048
Email: [email protected] / Fax: (405) 631-3303
www.icehockey.ou.edu / www.ouhockey.com
SOONERS SLAPSHOT
WHAT: Oklahoma Sooners® @ Weber State Wildcats
WHEN: Friday, October 13, 2006, 8:30 P.M. MDT
WHERE: Weber County Ice Sheet, Ogden, Utah
BROADCAST: None
2006-07 RECORDS:
Oklahoma: 4-0-0 ACHA Division I
Weber State: 1-2-0 ACHA Division I
COACHES: Oklahoma – Larry Donovan; Weber State – Joe Pfleegor
SETTING THE STAGE: The Sooners and Weber State meet for the first of four games this season between the two clubs…OU has an all-time record of 2-2-2 against Weber State…The Sooners are 0-1-1 against Weber State in Ogden…Last year, the Sooners and Wildcats played to a 2-2 tie in the first game in Utah…OU lost a heartbreaker the following night, giving up two Weber State goals in the final minute of play in a 5-4 loss…Oklahoma is ranked 9th in the most recent ACHA D1 coaches poll…Weber State is currently ranked 13th in the same poll…The Weber County Ice Sheet is an Olympic-sized rink, meaning that the ice rink is 200 feet x 100 feet, as opposed to an NHL-sized rink which is 200 feet x 85 feet.
OKLAHOMA NOTES: Sooners forward Adrian Borchgrevink leads the Sooners in goals with 9, followed by forward Kevin Kennedy and defenseman Danny Force who have 5 goals each…Borchgrevink also leads the Sooners in points with 13, followed by defenseman Trey Snow with 10 points and D-man Robert Hetrick and forward Owen Brewer who each have 9 points on the season so far…Sooners forward Jordan Novak will not be playing for OU this weekend due to illness…Tonight’s game marks the beginning of a seven-game stretch against ACHA D1 opponents for the Sooners…Oklahoma has a 31-12-3 all-time record in games played on Friday night and a 6-6-2 all-time record when those games are on the road.
WEBER STATE NOTES: The Wildcats lost nine seniors from last season’s squad that finished 10th in the nation…Weber State played at Arizona State last weekend, winning the first game 3-1 but losing 8-3 in the second game…Kyle Gover returns this season as the mainstay in net for Weber State and currently has a 3.97 goals against average…Returning forwards Nick Micek and Michael Spawton, along with newcomer Anton Volkov, lead Weber State in scoring with 4 points each…Micek and defenseman Aaron Dufford lead the Wildcats in penalty minutes with 12 each so far this season.
NEXT UP FOR THE SOONERS: The Sooners stay in Ogden for another game against Weber State tomorrow night at 8:00 P.M. at the Weber County Ice Sheet…For more information, please call the OU Hockey Office at (405) 631-2709.
### BOOMER SOONER! ###
MEDIA CONTACT:
Chris Perry, General Manager
University of Oklahoma® Hockey
Phone: (405) 631-2709 / Cell: (405) 488-4048
Email: [email protected] / Fax: (405) 631-3303
www.icehockey.ou.edu / www.ouhockey.com