Chris Perry
10/21/2006, 07:48 AM
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SOONERS SLAPSHOT
WHAT: Oklahoma Sooners® vs. Lindenwood Lions
WHEN: Saturday, October 21, 2006, 12:00 P.M. EDT
WHERE: ACHA D1 Showcase @ The Ice Zone, Youngstown, Ohio
BROADCAST: None
2006-07 RECORDS:
Oklahoma: 7-0-0 ACHA Division I
Lindenwood: 5-2-0 ACHA Division I
COACHES: Oklahoma – Larry Donovan; Lindenwood – Derek Schaub
SETTING THE STAGE: The Sooners and Lions meet for the only time this season in today’s game at the ACHA D1 Showcase…Oklahoma beat No. 3 Penn State yesterday at the Showcase 5-3…Lindenwood beat No. 13 West Virginia at the Showcase by a score of 5-2…Oklahoma is ranked 7th in the most recent ACHA D1 coaches poll…Lindenwood is currently ranked 8th in the same poll…Like yesterday’s game, today’s game will be on the NHL rink at the Ice Zone.
OKLAHOMA NOTES: Doug Gebbie scored two goals in yesterday’s game against Penn State…Kevin Kennedy, Justin Hall and Luke Rose scored for the Sooners as well…Seven different Sooners added assists…Sooners goaltender Aaron Schmeilski stopped 39 of 42 shots in yesterday’s contest…Loads of penalties were called in yesterday’s game and the Sooners power play did not disappoint, scoring twice in 11 opportunities…OU was whistled for 18 minor penalties yesterday against Penn State…Oklahoma has a 34-12-1 all-time record in games played on Saturdays...Today’s game will be the first Saturday game at a neutral location in OU Hockey history.
LINDENWOOD NOTES: Lindenwood is a very familiar opponent to Oklahoma hockey fans as the two teams have played home-and-home series during the previous two seasons…This season, Lindenwood joined the Central States Collegiate Hockey League and CSCHL scheduling commitments prevented a continuation of the home-and-home series with the Sooners…The Sooners are 4-4-0 all-time against the Lions…On the road, OU is 3-1-0 all-time against Lindenwood while going 1-3-0 when hosting the Lions…Prior to the Showcase, Lindenwood split home series this season with Missouri State (ACHA D2) and Davenport (ACHA D2) and swept a home series against Missouri (ACHA D2)…Lions captain Dan McNabb returns for his senior season along with senior David Easterbrook, junior Quinn Henry and sophomore Henri St. Arnault…Junior Grahame Lippert remains the mainstay in the Lindenwood net for another season as well…After OU, Lindenwood will finish their stay at the Showcase with a Sunday game against No. 18 Duquesne.
NEXT UP FOR THE SOONERS: The Sooners play Scranton at 9:00 A.M. Sunday morning at the ACHA D1 Showcase at the Ice Zone in Youngstown, Ohio…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® vs. Lindenwood Lions
WHEN: Saturday, October 21, 2006, 12:00 P.M. EDT
WHERE: ACHA D1 Showcase @ The Ice Zone, Youngstown, Ohio
BROADCAST: None
2006-07 RECORDS:
Oklahoma: 7-0-0 ACHA Division I
Lindenwood: 5-2-0 ACHA Division I
COACHES: Oklahoma – Larry Donovan; Lindenwood – Derek Schaub
SETTING THE STAGE: The Sooners and Lions meet for the only time this season in today’s game at the ACHA D1 Showcase…Oklahoma beat No. 3 Penn State yesterday at the Showcase 5-3…Lindenwood beat No. 13 West Virginia at the Showcase by a score of 5-2…Oklahoma is ranked 7th in the most recent ACHA D1 coaches poll…Lindenwood is currently ranked 8th in the same poll…Like yesterday’s game, today’s game will be on the NHL rink at the Ice Zone.
OKLAHOMA NOTES: Doug Gebbie scored two goals in yesterday’s game against Penn State…Kevin Kennedy, Justin Hall and Luke Rose scored for the Sooners as well…Seven different Sooners added assists…Sooners goaltender Aaron Schmeilski stopped 39 of 42 shots in yesterday’s contest…Loads of penalties were called in yesterday’s game and the Sooners power play did not disappoint, scoring twice in 11 opportunities…OU was whistled for 18 minor penalties yesterday against Penn State…Oklahoma has a 34-12-1 all-time record in games played on Saturdays...Today’s game will be the first Saturday game at a neutral location in OU Hockey history.
LINDENWOOD NOTES: Lindenwood is a very familiar opponent to Oklahoma hockey fans as the two teams have played home-and-home series during the previous two seasons…This season, Lindenwood joined the Central States Collegiate Hockey League and CSCHL scheduling commitments prevented a continuation of the home-and-home series with the Sooners…The Sooners are 4-4-0 all-time against the Lions…On the road, OU is 3-1-0 all-time against Lindenwood while going 1-3-0 when hosting the Lions…Prior to the Showcase, Lindenwood split home series this season with Missouri State (ACHA D2) and Davenport (ACHA D2) and swept a home series against Missouri (ACHA D2)…Lions captain Dan McNabb returns for his senior season along with senior David Easterbrook, junior Quinn Henry and sophomore Henri St. Arnault…Junior Grahame Lippert remains the mainstay in the Lindenwood net for another season as well…After OU, Lindenwood will finish their stay at the Showcase with a Sunday game against No. 18 Duquesne.
NEXT UP FOR THE SOONERS: The Sooners play Scranton at 9:00 A.M. Sunday morning at the ACHA D1 Showcase at the Ice Zone in Youngstown, Ohio…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