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WWU takes both games of two game series versus UW in front of a packed house
(11/17/09)
The Vikings continued their excellent play on Friday night versus the rival University of Washington Huskies. After a bit of a delay to start the game, the puck finally dropped at 10:45pm. Viking fans surrounded the ice surface multiple times around. You could hear the roar of the projected 600 to 700 fans from the moment the puck hit the ice. The first period was full of chance with both goaltenders making some huge saves. The teams went to the locker room knotted up at 0-0. Both goalies continued their stellar performances in the second period. With 15 minutes left on the clock Kevin Arsenault moved the puck to Nick Love who fired a tough angled shot from around the goal line that somehow found it's way to the back of the net. The entire arena erupted with cheers as well as the Western bench. "You could tell some of the boys were gettin' a little down on the bench. We just couldn't seem to bury one. That goal was huge for the team," said Western captain Jeff Bulger. After that Western went on a tear scoring three more unanswered goals. "It was so much fun playing in front of all of those people. That's the first time I've played in front of a crowd like that," said Western freshman Paul Kim. UW wrapped up the scoring with a late third period goal to make it 4-1. That would prove to not be enough with your Vikings defeating the Huskies 4 to 1.
Saturday was a whole new game. WWU had to travel down to Mount Lake Terrace to play UW on their Olympic sized home rink. WWU has struggled adapting to the big ice surface over the last few years, but not this year. UW came out with a vengeance from the previous night with your Vikings turning away everything UW sent their way with Freshman goalie Daniel Senner making a few crucial saves early in the first period. After a Husky penalty, WWU sent out their Power Play unit. Western made quick use of the man-advantage, after a Jeff Bulger shot hit the post and rolled down the back of the UW goaltender. After the first goal, the Vikings started rollin'. Paul Kim scored what would end up being the game winner just minutes later. The Vikings continued the pressure and continued to capitalize on mistakes scoring a total of seven unanswered goals. The Huskies finally found their way onto the scoreboard halfway through the third period, but it was too little too late. Western's defense didn't allow another the goal the rest of the game and your Vikings skated to their second win of the weekend against a very solid Husky team at home. Highlights from Saturday nights game were 1 goal and 2 assists by Western defenseman Trevor Owen and 3 goals and 1 assist by Western forward Jeff Bulger.
Western Hockey would like to thank all of their fans for coming out and supporting the team on Friday night. Due to a couple of last minute cancellations the Vikings may be done until January now. Keep checking back frequently as things may change. As of right now there are no games this weekend in Tri-Cities vs. Walla Walla, nor are there games vs. UPS at home on December 4th and 5th. We apologize for the inconvenience and will be looking to make them up once Winter quarter rolls around. Thanks again for all the continued support.
Dragon Gets his own fan page
(11/12/09)
Breaking news: You can now follow Kevin "The Dragon" Arsenault on facebook. Click Here to follow Dragon and the rest of the WWU Hockey team throughout the season.
Don't forget:Your 9-1-1 Vikings take the ice vs. the University of Washington tomorrow (Friday) night. Game time is 10:15pm. It is also a promotional night. See below for all the details on how you can get 2 for 1 admission for the always intense game against UW. Also if you are in the Seattle area, your Vikings take on the Huskies Saturday night. Game time is 9:45pm at Olympic View Ice Arena.We hope to see a huge crowd out tomorrow night to pound the glass and cheer on your Western Vikings. Season passes will be available for purchase at the door.
Vikings have a monster weekend against WSU
(11/09/09)
Another successful weekend for you Vikings as they headed east of the mountains once again, this time to face the cougars of WSU. The first period was full of scoring with your Vikings scoring first on a blast from the point three minutes into the game. Western moved the puck very well and was able to take advantage of scoring chances. With four minutes to in the first period Western forward Jeff Bulger stole the puck from the opposing defenseman in the offensive zone turning it into a short ice 2 on 1; Bulger skated towards the goal and slid the puck past the remaining defenseman to Alex "Sandy" Bommarito who rifled a shot past the WSU netminder for his first career goal in a Western uniform. At the periods end, Western headed into the locker room up 7 to 1. "Every shot we took seemed to keep finding the back of the net," said one Western player. The Vikings continued to move the puck well, finishing off the Cougars by a final score of 12-2. Highlights from Friday nights game were a nine point performance by Western forward Jeff Bulger and two goal, four assist night for Greg "The Future" Parsons. Sandy and T.O. scored their firsts on the season as well in the big win against Washington State.
Saturday night's game was played in the new Eastern facility in Cheney. Again Western started shooting early and often. The Washington State goalie turned away the first few shots with the help of his posts and crossbar. It was only a matter of time before WWU would put one home. The scoring started with a blast from the point by defenseman James Walker. Walker's goal was quickly followed by nicely designed power play goal by Matt Parson's. After that the flood gates opened up and your Vikings put in four more by the end of the 1st. Up 6 to 1, the Vikings went into a little more passive scheme; the Cougars didn't score again! Western controlled most of the game outscoring WSU 5-0 in the remaining two periods and skated to to their second win of the weekend defeating WSU by a final score of 11-1. "They were getting a little chippy out there, but we did a good job of skating away from the BS and just kept playing our game," said one Western player. Highlights from Saturday's game were a playmakers (3 assists) by Nate Havko, 1 goal and 3 assists by Matt Parsons, 2 goals, and 1 assist by Aaron Voth and a hat trick (3 goals) and 1 assist by Western forward Jeff Bulger.
The Vikings play at home Friday November 13th when the UW Huskies come to town. Game time is 10:15 at the Bellingham Sportsplex. Season passes are also still available. If you are in the Seattle area, the Vikings head down to play UW Saturday November 14th at Olympic View Ice Arena in Mount Lake Terrace. Hope to see everyone out at the games on Friday and Saturday.
Also Friday night's game against UW is a promotional night... It is buy one get one FREE** if you and a friend come dressed in a WWU Hockey shirt. These can be purchased through the team or you can make one yourself. We will do a homemade shirt judging contest between periods and the winner will receive a season pass for the rest of the Western Hockey home games plus their very own Western Hockey shirt. So come with a friend in a WWU Hockey shirt either from the team or homemade and you get 2 for 1 admission. See you all Friday!
**Note: Only serious homemade shirts will be accepted for the two for one admission deal, so put some thought and effort into making your shirts. Taking a sharpie and quickly scribbling WWU Hockey does not count as a homemade WWU Hockey shirt. It is up to the admission table's discretion to accept or deny your shirt.
(10/27/09)
Your Vikings returned home following a very successful weekend. Western traveled down to Portland State to take on the PSU Vikings with only half of their roster. Despite being short on guys and the long car ride, Western came out ready to play. Four minutes in Jeff Bulger tallied the first goal of the game and there was no stopping WWU after that. The Western offense dialed it in, while the Western defense and goaltender Daniel Senner turned away the PSU offense. Western ended the period up 4-1 thanks to a natural hat trick from Freshman JC Smith. The two Vikings teams continued to pound away. After all was said and done, you Western Vikings came away with a big win by the score of 9-2. The second night was a hard fought battle. WWU led the through the first 55 minutes of the game. After a couple of missed calls Western's ten skaters just seemed to run out of gas in the last five minutes and PSU took advantage of it. PSU tied the game up with three minutes to go. After the five minute overtime period and a shootout, it was Portland State who barely squeaked by. Western forward Jeff Bulger had this to say about the weekend: "You know, we came away with three of the four points and that's not a bad weekend at all on the road with only 11 guys all banged up." Western centerman Kevin "Dragon" Arsenault added "Overall everyone played real hard, we got great commitment from everyone who was there. It's just tough to play two games when you've only got half the team there."
The Vikings have this weekend off to rest up and head east of the mountains to take on the Washington State Cougars. Remember to mark your calendars for Friday November 13th when the UW Huskies come to town. Game time is 10:15 at the Bellingham Sportsplex. Season passes are also still available.
(10/19/09)
We appreciate everyone's cooperation through all the technical difficulties we have been having with the website. From here on out, everything should run smoothly allowing us to provide all our friends and family with up-to-date information on the team. On to what you're really here for.
This weekend your Vikings headed over to Spokane for a couple of always hard fought games against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Despite the six hour car ride, the Vikings came out flying Friday night. The Vikings scored first followed by a Bulldog goal knotting the score up at 1-1. After that it was all Vikings, scoring five unanswered goals. Gonzaga was able to sneak one more in, but that was all they could get. Western put up six more en route to a 12-2 victory Friday night. Highlights from the evening was a 5 point night for Aaron Voth and 4 point nights from JC Smith and Jeff Bulger.
Rolling from the previous nights win, Western came out Saturday not missing a beat. Building an early two goal lead, Western was able to keep up the pressure forcing turnover after turnover. Gonzaga couldn't seem to muster up any offense against the strong Western D. The Vikings headed into the locker room up 3-0 after one. After another three goal second, Western hit the fresh sheet of ice flying to get the third period started scoring three goals in the first two shifts of the period. With about ten minutes to the first big controversy ensued. Western goaltender, Max Janicek covered to puck only to be slashed and then jumped on by an opposing player; the contact forced the puck to squirt out onto a Gonzaga players stick who shot the puck past a helmetless sprawling WWU goaltender. After further conversation, neither the ref nor the linesman saw anything and the goal counted. After the final ten minutes ticked off the clock Western skated away to their second win of the weekend by a score of 8-1.
Your Western Vikings head down to Portland, OR to take on the Portland State Vikings this weekend. If you are in the area, come one out to support your Western Vikings. Gametimes are 7:00pm Friday and 7:00pm Saturday at Valley Ice Arena.
(09/19/09)
GET YOUR WWU HOCKEY SEASON PASS TODAY!!
We are currently taking pre-orders for WWU Hockey Season Passes. The season pass will get you into every Western home game including UW and WSU. Contact us today at wwuicehockey@gmail.com to get yours while you still can. The cost is $25 for just the season pass, or while supplies last $35 gets you the season pass and a Western Hockey t-shirt. Contact us today.
(09/15/09)
Due to some technical difficulties, the WWU Hockey website has not been updating over the summer. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused anyone.
On to business: The Vikings have just finished day two of their four day training camp. Anyone interested in playing this season who has not been at the first few days of camp is encouraged to call Coach Dougan at (360) 920-7118 as soon as possible to let him know your interest in trying out. For those interested in coming out for the last two days of camp, it will resume Thursday September 17th at 12:00pm at the Bellingham Sportsplex. Bring off-ice workout gear, running shoes, and your hockey gear.
The tentative 2009-2010 WWU Vikings game schedule has been released. Click Here to see the schedule and mark your calendars.
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