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Archives 2006 - 07 Season
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Congratulations go to Andy Pate for being selected to the second All Tournament Team. The tournament coaches selected two teams of six players based on their play at the National Tournament. Andy was selected as the goaltender for the second team. The goaltender that was selected to the first team, was the winning tender for the Championship team, Michigan State.
Eagles lose in National Semi-Finals The day started early for the team with breakfast at 5:30 a.m. and then to the rink to get ready for the game. Their opponent for the game was Davenport University. They were ranked #1 in the Central Division. Davenport had won all three of their round-robin games, out scoring their opponents 25 goals for / 4 goals against. The game was fast and hard-hitting. Davenport scored once in the 1st period and once in the 2nd period. With a few minutes left in the game, the Eagles pulled the goalie for an extra attacker but Davenport managed to hit the open net. The final score of the game was 3 - 0. In the other semi-final game, Michigan State University beat Colorado State University by a score of 7 - 4. The final game will be played Saturday evening between Davenport University and Michigan State University. EWU players chosen to play in the All-Star game were:
Eagles to play in Semi-Final game. The Eagles played Ohio State University in their first game of the tournament on Wednesday. The Eagles out shot the Ohio team to win 6 - 1. Ohio was ranked #4 in the South East Division. The second game of the tournament was against the University of Michigan. They were ranked #3 in the Central division. The game was filled with penalties and it was impossible to get any flow to the game. There was even a rarely granted penalty shot given to Michigan which was successfully stopped by the Eagles goaltender, Brent Siedel. EWU lost by a score of 3 - 1. Friday's game was against Penn State, who had already won their first 2 games of the tournament. Losing the Michigan game put the Eagles in a must win situation on Friday. To advance to the semi-final game on Saturday, the Eagles had to beat Penn State AND not allow more than 4 goals against them. The team came out to play with determination and had Penn State down 2 - 1 at the end of the 1st period. By the end of the 2nd period it was 4 - 2, EWU. Senior Travis Popp scored goal #5 and put the game away for EWU, with a final score of 5 - 2. Four teams have made it to the semi-finals. EWU will play Davenport University and Michigan State will play Colorado State University. The winners of these two games will play Saturday night for the ACHA championship.
The schedule is set for the National Championship. There are 4 pools of 4 teams. Each team will play the other teams in their pool with the winner of the pool advancing to the semi-finals. The Eagles leave Tuesday for Colorado and will play their first game on Wednesday against Ohio State University. On Thursday they meet the University of Michigan and on Friday they will play Pensylvannia University. The semi-finals will be played on Saturday morning with the winners of that game playing in the Championship game on Saturday night. To see the tournament scores, you can go here www.achahockey.org
Preparations are underway for the National Championships in Ft. Collins. The link below will send you to the ACHA website that has some preliminary information such as hotel and ticket information and the list of teams attending the tournament. It will have the game schedules and scores as the site is developed over the next few weeks.
The four regional tournaments were held this weekend which determined the teams that will compete at the National tournament. The final standings for the western division are #1 Eastern Washington, #2 Colorado State, #3 University of Colorado, #4 San Jose State.
EAGLES ARE #1 IN FINAL RANKING
The final season rankings are out and the Eagles are #1! The University of Colorado was ranked #1 for most of the year and dropped to # 3. Colorado State University is listed as #2.
The Eagles receive an automatic slot at the National Tournament in early March. The tournament is hosted by Colorado State University in Ft. Collins. The top 4 teams from each of the 4 divisions will play to determine the final national rankings. GO EAGLES!!
The Eagles completed their regular season play this weekend in Montana. They won both games with scores of 5-4 and 8-2. With only one loss on the season, they are currently in second place in the western division. The final rankings for the season will be out on Feb. 9 and with the strong showing in Colorado last weekend, they hope to move into first place.The ranking will determine where and when they play next-Regionals or Nationals.
In addition to playing hockey, the players are expected to maintain good grades as well. The team had 9 players on the Deans list for fall quarter. To be on the Deans list, you must have a 3.5 grade point or better.The overall grade point for the team was 3.23. Maintaining a good grade point can be especially challenging when you miss class to travel to out of state games and have to study on the bus or in a hotel room.
EAGLES WIN 2 OF 3 ON ROADTRIP
The Eagles traveled to Colorado over the weekend to play #1 ranked University of Colorado and #3 ranked Colorado State University. The last time that EWU played these 2 teams, both games ended in a tie which the Eagles won in a shootout.
Thursday night in Boulder, EWU beat U of C by a score of 4-3. Friday night they traveled to Ft. Collins to play the CSU Rams. After a very long, penalty filled game, the Eagles lost 4-3. There were a total of 25 penalties handed down resulting in most of the game being played short-handed by one of the teams. EWU killed off 3 consecutive 5 on 3 situations successfully.
Saturday was back to Boulder and in contrast to the CSU game, this one was fast with few penalties. It was a much more enjoyable game to watch. The Eagles won this game handily by a score of 4-1.
Winning 2 games against the #1 ranked team should put the Eagles in a favorable position for the final rankings due out of Feb. 9.
EAGLES ARE #1 IN FINAL RANKING
The final season rankings are out and the Eagles are #1! The University of Colorado was ranked #1 for most of the year and dropped to # 3. Colorado State University is listed as #2.
The Eagles receive an automatic slot at the National Tournament in early March. The tournament is hosted by Colorado State University in Ft. Collins. The top 4 teams from each of the 4 divisions will play to determine the final national rankings. GO EAGLES!!
The Eagles completed their regular season play this weekend in Montana. They won both games with scores of 5-4 and 8-2. With only one loss on the season, they are currently in second place in the western division. The final rankings for the season will be out on Feb. 9 and with the strong showing in Colorado last weekend, they hope to move into first place.The ranking will determine where and when they play next-Regionals or Nationals.
In addition to playing hockey, the players are expected to maintain good grades as well. The team had 9 players on the Deans list for fall quarter. To be on the Deans list, you must have a 3.5 grade point or better.The overall grade point for the team was 3.23. Maintaining a good grade point can be especially challenging when you miss class to travel to out of state games and have to study on the bus or in a hotel room.
EAGLES WIN 2 OF 3 ON ROADTRIP
The Eagles traveled to Colorado over the weekend to play #1 ranked University of Colorado and #3 ranked Colorado State University. The last time that EWU played these 2 teams, both games ended in a tie which the Eagles won in a shootout.
Thursday night in Boulder, EWU beat U of C by a score of 4-3. Friday night they traveled to Ft. Collins to play the CSU Rams. After a very long, penalty filled game, the Eagles lost 4-3. There were a total of 25 penalties handed down resulting in most of the game being played short-handed by one of the teams. EWU killed off 3 consecutive 5 on 3 situations successfully. Saturday was back to Boulder and in contrast to the CSU game, this one was fast with few penalties. It was a much more enjoyable game to watch. The Eagles won this game handily by a score of 4-1. Winning 2 games against the #1 ranked team should put the Eagles in a favorable position for the final rankings due out of Feb. 9.
The Eagles won all three of their games this weekend to remain undefeated. They played the University of Idaho twice with final scores of 7-0 and 6-0. On Sunday, the Eagles played the Spokane Grinders with a final score of 4-2. This was the first weekend of games for new team member, Kris Boyce. Kris is from Fruitvale, British Columbia and transferred from St. Scholastica University this quarter.
The drawing for the raffle was held during the game on Sunday. Thanks to everyone that bought raffle tickets to help the team raise money. Congratulations to the following winners:
$500 cash - Vicki Popp Basketball Season Tickets - DeAnne VictoRino Football Season Tickets - Debbie Pehan Football Helmet - Dick Ponte EWU fleece blanket - Dana Myers, Fonda Wegleither, Marie Heaney
The schedule has been changed for this weekend. The game on Friday is still at 10:30 pm against the University of Idaho at the Eagles arena in Spokane. On Saturday night the Eagles will play Idaho once again but this game will be at the Kyro Arena in Post Falls at 8:30 pm. On Sunday, the Eagles will play the Spokane Grinders at Eagles Arena at 1:30. The Eagles want to thank the Grinders organization for their support this year. The raffle will be held and the winners announced at the game on Sunday.
The team is back at practice after the Christmas break in preparation for their games next weekend. They will play the University of Idaho at Eagles Arena at 10:30 on Friday night, Jan. 19. On Sunday, Jan 21, they will play Washington State University at 1:30 p.m. also at Eagles Arena.
Due to a change in schedule, the raffle tickets will be drawn at the Sunday afternoon game. They were originally scheduled to be drawn on Jan. 20, but the game date was changed. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, you can buy them from any team member. You don't have to be present at the game to win.
The team is back at practice after the Christmas break in preparation for their games next weekend. They will play the University of Idaho at Eagles Arena at 10:30 on Friday night, Jan. 19. On Sunday, Jan 21, they will play Washington State University at 1:30 p.m. also at Eagles Arena.
Due to a change in schedule, the raffle tickets will be drawn at the Sunday afternoon game. They were originally scheduled to be drawn on Jan. 20, but the game date was changed. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, you can buy them from any team member. You don't have to be present at the game to win.
THE EAGLES REMAIN UNDEFEATED GOING INTO CHRISTMAS BREAK
The team traveled to Utah this weekend to play #12 ranked Weber State, #6 ranked Utah State and #11 ranked BYU. All 3 teams play in beautiful ice rinks, constructed to support the Salt Lake City Olympics a couple years ago. It gave the Eagles a taste of what it will be like to have their own rink on campus so the student body will have easier access to the rink and will allow more students to attend.
The Eagles beat Weber State by a score of 4-0 on Thursday night. The Friday night game was against Utah State University in Logan and was played in front of 1000 plus fans. It was an exciting game for the fans who provided lots of additonal excitement to pump their team up. This game went to overtime and ended in a 3-3 tie. Saturday night found the team in Provo to play the BYU Icecats. The final score of this game was 5-0. This marks the 4th straight shut out by goaltender Brent Seidel.
The next scheduled games are Jan. 19 and 20 at Eagles Ice Arena in Spokane. The visiting teams will be WSU and Idaho. Please come to the game and support your undefeated Eastern Eagles. We have had excellent support from our die hard fans so come to the game and bring a friend. The drawing will be held for the raffle items this weekend so be sure to purchase your tickets for your chance to win. You do not have to be at the game to win. The tickets cost $2 each and can be purchased from any one of the team members. The items to be raffled are: 1) EWU football season tickets 2) EWU basketball season tickets 3) football memorabilia 4) $ 500 cash
The Eagles defeated the Brigham Young University Icecats on Saturday night at Eagles Arena in Spokane by a score of 6-1. BYU is currently ranked #11 in the western division of the ACHA. Once again, the EWU students turned out to support their team despite the cold temperatures and the late game time. The Eagles head to Utah later this week to play 3 games before they go home for Christmas break.
The team will be selling $2 raffle tickets until mid January. Tickets will be drawn during the next home weekend of Jan. 19-20 for the following items: EWU football season tickets, EWU basketball season tickets, football memorabilia and $500 cash. Tickets can be purchased from any player.
An article about the hockey team appeared recently in the EWU Easterner. Click here to read it
EAGLES WIN THANKSGIVING WESTERN CLASSIC IN FT. COLLINS The Eagles had an outstanding weekend of hockey. After an all night, 18 hour bus ride to Ft.Collins, CO. they played their first game of the tournament against #2 ranked Colorado State University. After 3 periods of a hard fought game, the game was tied at 3-3. The game was still tied after the 5 minute overtime period so it went to a shootout.The Eagles scored 2 goals to Colorado's' one and won the the game.
The next morning, they met the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Cornhuskers play in the Central division so this was a rare opportunity to play them. The final score was EWU, 7 and U of N, 0.
Winning both their games placed EWU into the championship game on Sunday afternoon. Their opponent, University of Colorado Buffaloes, had also won both of their games against the University of New Mexico Ice Wolves and the University of Idaho Vandals. The Buffaloes are currently ranked #1 in the Western division. At one point in the game the Eagles found themselves down by a score of 5-3, but came back to tie the game at 5-5. The Colorado spectators that began the game somewhat loudly were now extremely quiet. The game went to a 5 minute overtime, the Eagles took a two minute penalty, but managed to kill it off to keep the score tied at the end of overtime. For the second time in the tournament, the Eagles found themselves in a shootout. The Eagles scored 2 goals to the Buffaloes 0 goals and won the tournament.
The first ranking of the season is out and the EWU Eagles are ranked #3 in the Western division of the ACHA. This is the first time that the Eagles have been ranked this high. The rankings are based on things such as the overall win/loss record, the strength of the teams that they have played and head to head competitions among other things. The Eagles will have a chance to play both the #1 and #2 ranked teams when they travel to Colorado the weekend of Nov. 17.
This coming weekend, the Eagles play host to WSU at 10:30 Friday night at Eagles Ice Arena. On Saturday they play the University of Idaho.
The team traveled to Utah this weekend for a pair of games. After a 12 hour bus ride, the Eagles arrived at Utah Valley State University ready to play. They won the game by a score of 8-4. On Saturday night, they met the Weber State University Wildcats, ranked #6 for the 2005-2006 season. The Eagles won the contest by a score of 6-2. The Eagles are 7-0 for the season.
The team has next weekend off, but will play 2 games in Spokane on Nov. 10 and 11. They will meet the WSU Cougars on Friday night and on Saturday they will play the University of Idaho. Both games will be at the Eagles Ice Arena. Game times will be announced. Come out and cheer your team on.
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2006 - 2007 Season Highlights