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Chris Perry
1/7/2007, 11:10 AM
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SOONERS SLAPSHOT

WHAT: Oklahoma Sooners® vs. Arizona State Sun Devils @ 2nd Annual ASU Desert Classic
WHEN: Sunday, January 7, 2007, 2:00 PM MST (3:00 PM CST)
WHERE: Alltel Ice Den, Scottsdale, Arizona
BROADCAST: None

2006-07 RECORDS:
Oklahoma: 21-2-0 ACHA Division I
Arizona State: 9-11-0 ACHA Division I

COACHES: Oklahoma – Larry Donovan; Arizona State – Mike De Angelis

SETTING THE STAGE: Oklahoma plays Arizona State this afternoon in OU’s third and last game at ASU’s 2nd Annual Desert Classic tournament…The Sooners beat Arizona State 5-4 in a shootout this past Friday evening…Today’s game is also the last of four regular season meetings between the two teams…Oklahoma has won the three previous games against the Sun Devils this season…OU’s all-time record against ASU is now 3-4-0.

OKLAHOMA NOTES: OU forwards Justin Hall, Luke Rose, Matt Pangrac and Michael Gray scored goals in regulation against ASU on Friday…In the shootout, Rose, Pangrac and Kevin Kennedy were successful in their shot attempts…The Sooners were 1 for 8 on the power play Friday…OU was only whistled for two penalties in Friday’s contest against ASU…Forward Kenny Deines will sit out today’s game as a result of a knee injury…Forward Jordan Novak returns to the lineup after sitting out two games due to game disqualification penalties…The Sooners had never been in a shootout until Friday’s game…Today’s game is the first Sunday road game in the OU Hockey program’s four-year history.

ARIZONA STATE NOTES: ASU leading scorer, senior forward Ray Corey, had two goals against the Sooners on Friday…Sun Devils goaltender Tyler Gallant stopped 32 of 36 shots in 65 minutes of play Friday and 2 of the 5 OU shooters he faced in the shootout…Only one of the four ASU shooters scored against OU goalie Aaron Schmeilski in the Friday shootout…In contrast to the two penalties called against OU Friday, ASU had nine penalties levied against them during the contest.

NEXT UP FOR THE SOONERS: The Sooners return home to Oklahoma City to host the Wildcats of Weber State University next Friday…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

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1/7/2007, 06:38 PM
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