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University of Wyoming Men’s Hockey

2012 - 2013 Headlines

UW Hockey Club Comes home with Two Wins

October 22, 2012 -- The University of Wyoming hockey club came home with two wins over the past weekend.

The Cowboys travelled down to Colorado to play University of Colorado - Colorado Springs on Friday and Saturday night.

Levi Wood (Cheyenne) scored two goals Friday night against UCCS, along with Jake Bates (Jackson), and Colton Westby (Cheyenne). Sam Dielwart (Alberta, Canada) and Mitch Nelson (Sheridan) also scored a goal against the Mountain Lions to come home with a 8 - 4 victory. Saturday night was a hard fought game for the Pokes but eventually coming to a 6 - 5 win in overtime. Colton Westby (Cheyenne), a rookie for the Cowboys, marked a hat trick in the game with the overtime goal. Beau Jackson (Alberta, Canada), Ethan Crockett (Cheyenne) and Sam Dielwart (Alberta, Canada) also netted goals against UCCS.

UW (5-1) will have a weekend away from the action after Colorado Mesa University had to cancel the two games in Eagle, Colo. due to some scheduling conflicts. The Cowboys return to the ice Nov. 2 -3 with two games against the University of Colorado - Denver club squad in a home and home weekend. Friday night's game will be held in Denver, Colo. and Saturday night in Laramie, Wyo at 7:00pm.

UW Hockey Club Captures Two Wins

November 12, 2012 -- The University of Wyoming hockey club can add two more wins to their record making it 9-1 after this past weekend.

The Cowboys hosted the Colorado School of Mines here in Laramie after having no action the last two weekends due to cancelations.

Beau Jackson (Alberta, Canada) and Cody Quintal (Cheyenne) both scored two goals Friday night against School of Mines. Jake Bates (Jackson), Levi Wood (Cheyenne), Mitch Nelson (Sheridan), Patrick Ramsey (Houston, Texas), Jim Fried (Kirkwood, Mo.), and Zach Roszel (Casper, Wyo.) also scored a goal for the Pokes Friday night to come out with a 10 - 4 victory. Saturday night was another high scoring game for the Cowboys ending 9 - 1. Luke McConville (Casper), and Ben Squires (littleton, Colo.) both scored two goals during Saturday night's game. Sam Dielwart (Alberta, Canada), Cody Quintal (Cheyenne), Tyler Young (Douglas, Wyo.), Zach Rosezel (Casper), Levi Wood (Cheyenne), and Beau Jackson (Alberta, Canada) also netted goals against Colorado School of Mines.

The Cowboys (9-1) return to the ice Nov. 16 - 17 with two games against the Colorado State hockey club in a home and home weekend. Friday night's game will be held in Laramie, Wyo. at 8:00pm and Saturday night in Ft. Collins, Colo. at 7:15pm.

UW Hockey Club Suffers Two Losses

November 19, 2012 -- The University of Wyoming hockey club suffered two losses over the weekend to the No. 1 team in the Pacific Regeion.

The Cowboys shared a home and home series with Colorado State University this past weekend. Friday night's game was held in Laramie ending in a 4 - 0 loss to the Pokes. The Cowboys brought the fight down to CSU for Saturday night's game losing only by one goal which ended 4 - 3.

The Cowboys goaltender, Jordan Grove (Pinedale, Wyo.) for Friday night's game took on 37 shots, only allowing 4 goals. The Cowboys came out to play Saturday night, wanting to add another win to their record. The CSU Rams had the lead 3 - 0 at the end of the 1st period, but the Cowboys answered with two quick goals in the 2nd period to make it a one goal game. Andrew Monette (Aurora, Colo.) had the first goal for the Cowboys, assisted by Tyler Young (Douglas, Wyo.) and not even a minute later, Patrick Ramsey (Houston, Texas) had the second goal for the Pokes, assisted by Ethan Crockett (Cheyenne, Wyo.). The Rams managed to put in another goal making it 4 - 2 early in the 3rd period, Cody Quintal (Cheyenne, Wyo.) gave the Cowboys another chance by scoring to make it a one goal game yet again. The Cowboys fought hard and all the way to the final buzzer, ending in a 4 - 3 loss.

The Cowboys (9-3) return to the ice Nov. 30 & Dec. 1 with two games against the Metro State hockey club in a home and home weekend. Friday night's game will be held in Superior, Colo. at 9:00pm and Saturday night in Laramie, Wyo. at 7:00pm.

UW Hockey Club Splits the Weekend

December 11, 2012 -- The University of Wyoming hockey club split the weekend to the No. 4 team in the Pacific Regeion.

The Cowboys shared a home and home series with the University of Northern Colorado this past weekend. Friday night's game was held in Greeley, Colo. ending in a 3-2 loss to the Pokes. The Cowboys brought the fight back to Laramie for Saturday night's game winning in a 3-0 shut-out.

Cowboys goaltender, Jordan Grove (Pinedale, Wyo.) for Friday night's game took on 33 shots, only allowing 3 goals. The UNC Bears had a 2-0 lead early in the 1st period, but Cowboys forward Cody Quintal (Cheyenne, Wyo.) answered with 8 seconds left in the period to make it 2-1 going into the 2nd period. The Cowboys held the Bears to only one goal in the 2nd period now making it a two goal game. Ethan Crockett (Cheyenne, Wyo.) provided the Pokes with a spark by scoring in the first minutes of the 3rd period, which led to an exciting, action-filled period. The Cowboys outworked the Bears the entire period but failed to put another puck in the net ending in the loss. The Cowboys came back to Laramie for Saturday night's game, seeking a victory in their own barn. The 1st period was a hard fought defensive battle which ended scoreless, but 30 seconds into the 2nd period defenseman Patrick Ramsey (Houston, Texas) gave the Pokes a 1-0 lead. Noah Crank (Cheyenne, Wyo.) netted a pair of goals for UW, one in the 2nd and one in the 3rd period which ended the game 3-0. Goaltender Jordan Grove had a phenomenal game once again facing 30 shots and having a perfect save percentage to seal the shutout.

The Cowboys (10-6) return to the ice Dec. 14 & Dec. 15 with two exhibition games against the Cheyenne Stampede, part of the Western States Hockey League, in a home and home weekend. Friday night's game will be held in Laramie, Wyo. at 8:00pm and Saturday night in Cheyenne, Wyo. at 7:35pm.

UW HOCKEY GIVES UP TWO GAMES

January 28, 2013 -- The University of Wyoming hockey club dropped a pair of games last weekend against Border War rival Colorado State University.

The Cowboys yielded only one Power Play goal in a 3-1 setback Friday night at the Laramie Ice & Events Center, then fell short in a 6-3 loss Saturday night at EPIC in Ft. Collins, Colo.

Beau Jackson (Sundre, Alberta) netted the first goal of the game Friday night, in the 13 minute of the 2nd period. The Rams would answer back, sneaking in a Power Play goal with only 8 seconds left in the period, heading into the 3rd period tied 1-1. Colorado State quickly took the momentum in the 3rd period putting in two goals in 10 minutes taking the win 3-1. Wyoming out-shot the Rams 47 to 34 but struggled to find the back of the net ending in the Cowboys’ 7th loss of the season. T.J. Hill (Colorado Springs, Colo.) stood strong between the pipes for the Cowboys, making 31 saves.

Jake Bates (Jackson, Wyo.) ended the shutout the Rams were headed for Saturday night scoring the Cowboys first goal of the night in the later half of the 3rd period. Alan Morton (Casper, Wyo.) contributed two goals for the Pokes.

Wyoming (10-8) will have only one game remaining in their season after Colorado College cancels the pair of games scheduled for the Feb 1 & 2. The Cowboys will host University of Colorado - Boulder on Saturday, Feb 9 @ 7:00 p.m. for the last game of the season, so Cowboy fans don’t miss out on the last chance to watch UW Hockey for the year.

UW HOCKEY ENDS SEASON WITH A VICTORY

February 11, 2013 -- The University of Wyoming hockey club ended the season on a good note, capturing the win against University of Colorado - Boulder.

For the second time this season, the Cowboys (11-8) fought hard all game against the Buffaloes (6-17) to come out with a victory. Wyoming, now No. 13 in the Pacific Region rankings, beat Colorado 7-4 Saturday night to cap off their season.

Levi Wood (Cheyenne, Wyo.) and Noah Crank (Cheyenne, Wyo.) both netted two goals and each getting an assist for the Cowboys Saturday night. Beau Jackson (Sundre, Alberta) also recorded two goals for the Pokes and Alan Morton (Casper, Wyo.) received two assists.

Ethan Crockett (Cheyenne, Wyo.), Mitchell Nelson (Sheridan, Wyo.), Dustin Snare (Dillsburg, Pa.), And Tyson Hertz (Duchess, Alberta) all contributed a point towards the victory.

Wyoming (11-8) has reached the end of their season falling just three spots short in the rankings from advancing to the Regional Tournament. This year’s tournament is being held in Springfield, Illinois and the National Tournament is in Springfield, Missouri.