Monday, November 15, 2010

Colorado Vs. Northern Colorado Club Hockey Preview

By: Ryan Severance


Following a tough loss to Colorado State last Friday the CU Men’s Hockey team looks to rebound with a better performance against Northern Colorado on Friday night at the Colorado Recreation Center.

In its last game CU lost 5-2 to what many consider the best club hockey team in the state, CSU. The score wasn’t indicative of how close the game actually was. The game was within one goal much of the time and CSU scored on an empty net in the game’s waning minutes to make the score look worse than it was. CU lost to CSU in another previous match up 6-3.

CU’s leader in points – which combines the number of goals and assists a player accumulates – is Conor Williams with 15. CU has also been getting stellar goalie play from Kevin Litinsky. He has saved 263 of the 292 shots he has faced this season.

The Buffs are 5-4-1 on the season with its biggest win being a 12-1 shellacking of California State University. CU has scored an impressive 50 goals this season against only 31 goals allowed. The Buffs are led by head coach Ken Fikis.

Northern Colorado comes into the game Friday night sporting a 4-5 record and lost to Colorado State on Oct. 16 7-0.

The game gets under way at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, November 12 and is free to the public.

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