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This Week:
With first place in the league still up for grabs, the Lions face an important CSCHL battle with rival Illinois.
Scouting the Lions:
The Lions split their weekend series against Kent State last weekend. After an impressive 10-3 win last Friday, Lindenwood followed that with a less than stellar 4-5 loss on Saturday. The Lions remained ranked #1 in the country after the seventh ranking period…. Lindenwood is averaging 6.3 goals per game offensively, while only surrendering 2.1 goals per game…. Sophomore Chad Boeckman continues to lead the team in points with 60. He has 26 goals and 34 assists on the season…. Junior Cory Spradling continues to lead the team with his 29 goals…. Sophomore captain Colin Long regained the lead in assists with 36…. Sophomore Adam Krefski, junior Jake Ebner and Boeckman share the team lead with 9 power play goals…. Spradling leads the team with his 5 short handed goals…. Krefski leads the team in game winning goals with 6…. Long leads the team with a +/- rating of +55…. Junior Robi Cavallari continues to lead all goaltenders with his 17 wins, a 1.76 GAA, .934 SV% and 2 shutouts…. The Lions have converted on 62 of 182 (34.1%) of power play chances and have killed of 171 of 199 (85.9%) of power play chances against this season…. Lindenwood centers have won 1207 of 1890 (63.9%) of face-offs this season.
Scouting the Illini:
Junior Tom Connell leads the way in points for the Illini with 42 on 14 goals and 28 assists…. Senior forward JJ Heredia leads the team with 20 goals…. Senior Brad Hoelzer leads all d-men in scoring with 28 points…. Senior goaltenders Mike Burda and DJ Kohler make up one of the best 1-2 combos in the ACHA.
Lindenwood and Illinois Series:
Illinois leads the all-time series 12-8-0 over the Lions.
Last Time vs. Illinois:
The Lions completed a sweep at Illinois with a 3-2 victory. Chris Abbott stopped 21 of 23 shots in the victory and Colin Long’s power play goal proved to be the game winner.
British Columbia Connection:
The Lions have five players from the province of British Columbia in Canada. Chris Abbott, Carson Hamill, Jake Ebner, Russell LaForest, and Robi Cavallari all hail from the BC area.
Homegrown Talent:
Lindenwood is proud to have 9 players from the local St. Louis area. The list includes: Alex Roth, Lucas Scherer, Cory Spradling, Tim Gardner, Ian Coppersmith, Steve Kowalczyk, Zach Glazer, Grant Gorczyca, and Chad Boeckman.
Lindenwood in National Rankings:
Lindenwood is again ranked #1 overall in the country for the 7th ranking period. The Lions received 31 of 40 first place votes.
Special Teams:
Lindenwood are 62 of 182 on the power play which is a 34.1% success rate. The penalty killing unit killed of 171 of 199 power play chances against. They killed off 85.9% of power play chances against.
ACHA First:
Last season marked the first time that the same school produced the men’s and women’s DI national champions. The men’s program won their first national title, while the women’s team racked up their third title and became the first team ever to win back to back in the women’s division.
50th win:
Junior goaltender Robi Cavallari notched his 50th win between the pipes in last Friday’s win over Kent State. He sits 19 wins behind all-time leader Grahame Lippert’s total of 69 wins.
PP Goals:
Junior Jake Ebner tallied his 34th career power play goal last weekend which tied him with former Lion Dan McNabb for the all-time lead in power play goals.
All-Time Goals List:
Junior Cory Spradling scored his 82nd career goal last weekend which tied him with Larry Kopecky for 2nd all-time in LU history.
All-Time Points List:
Sophomore Chad Boeckman moved into the top ten scoring of all-time for the Lions after his 3 goal performance last weekend. He currently sits in 9th place with 132 career points.
St. Louis Jr. Blues Alumni:
Bret Morrell, Ryan Divito, Tim Gardner, Grant Gorczyca and Cory Spradling all are alumni of the Tier3 Junior A powerhouse.
St. Louis Bandits Alumni:
Mike Leone, Ryan Divito, Tyler Bowman, and Grant Gorczyca all are alumni of the back to back to back NAHL champions.
Absent “A”:
Junior Cory Spradling is wearing the alternate captains “A” while Carson Hamill is out of the line-up.
Lindenwood Milestones:
Steve Balint is 25 points away from 200…. Neeco Belanger is 15 goals away from 50 and 138 points away from 100…. Jake Ebner is 4 goals away from 100, 4 assists away from 100 and 8 points away from 200…. Carson Hamill is 12 games away from 100 games played and 22 assists away from 100…. Adam Krefski is 5 goals away from 50 and 2 points away from 100…. Colin Long is 10 points away from 100…. Cory Spradling is 18 goals away from 100.
Blogging:
Lindenwood junior Steve Balint is a featured blogger on the college hockey info website. His blog can be read at www.collegehockey.info.
Number Change:
Sophomore Ian Coppersmith has changed from #4 to #28.
New Face:
Sophomore transfer Jake Coyle joins Lindenwood after playing last year for NCAA DIII Utica College. He recorded 13 points in 24 games for Utica.
Twitter:
Follow the Lion’s ice hockey team on Twitter all season at http://twitter.com/LULionsHockey. We will have live updates during games.
St. Louis Hockey on the Radio:
Lindenwood assistant coach Rick Zombo hosts a weekly radio show on Team 1380 ESPN Radio on the AM dial or on the web at www.team1380.net. The show highlights the local hockey scene and can be heard every Tuesday night at 6 pm.
Injury Update:
Freshman Alex Roth had surgery on his quad muscle after taking a hit at Arizona State. He will be out 2-3 weeks…. Junior Ryan Divito was out of the line-up last weekend with a shoulder injury and should be back this weekend.
Oh Captain, My Captain:
Sophomore defenseman Colin Long has been named captain of the 2009-10 Lions. Senior defenseman Tim Gardner and Junior forward Carson Hamill will serve as alternate captains. Junior forward Cory Spradling is serving as an alternate captain for the injured Carson Hamill.
Up Next:
The Lions finish up the regular season with a pair of CSCHL games against Robert Morris.