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Lumberjacks Defeat Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep OT
(11-21-08) The MSU-B Lumberjacks (3-3) defeated the Shattuck-St.
Mary's Sabres Prep (13-6-5) hockey squad 3-2 in overtime action at the Lumberdome
Friday evening.
The two teams square off again at 3:00 pm Sat.
Why are the
Lumberjacks playing a prep team, you ask? Well, this is no ordinary prep
team. Last year they defeated the Lumberjacks 7-3, 7-2 and 9-2. They are
the 2007 and 2008 defending national champions and have had hockey greats
such as Sidney Crosby, Patrick Eaves and Zach Parise playing on their team,
pus lots of other great UND alumni.
Check
out their 2008-09 schedule: They've already won the Nike-Bauer
National Invitational Tournament.
Here's the Shattuck-St.
Mary's Wiki page. Scroll down to see
the hockey greats that have played there.
Here's link to the Western
College Hockey Blog (presumably
for recruiting purposes) showing the team roster including where the players
are from and comments on the team's potential.
Watch the YouTube 13-second countdown as they win the 2008
Hockey USA 18U National Championship vs. Team Illinois:
Want more? Try the Shattuck
St. Mary's Google Search page.
Jacks Downed Again 8-5 (11-16-08)
The Jacks put up a better fight Sunday afternoon, but the Steinbach North Stars proved too much once again, defeating the MSU-B Lumberjacks 8-5 at the Lumberdome. The game was tied 5-5 with as little as 7 minutes to go in the game.
Jacks Defeated by Steinbach 11-2 Saturday Night. (11-16-08)
The MSU-B Lumberjacks were defeated by the Steinbach North Stars 11-2 Saturday night at the Lumberdome. The second game in the series is scheduled for Sunday at 1:00 pm.
Steinbach is about 70 mi. northeast of Pembina or 64 Km southeast of Winnipeg. Steinbach, a city with a population of 11,000 residents will be hosting the Alan Cup in April of 2009.
Click here for Live updates of National Championship Game
NJCAA Nat'l
Championship Webcast Link: http://www.northcountrysports.net/
2008
NJCAA National Championship Website
Lumberjacks Win Semifinals 8-1 over NCCC (3-01-08)
Will Meet Monroe CC Tribunes For Nat'l Championship Sun. at
1:00 Central Time
Click
here for official press release
Brad Benke (75) of MSU-Bottineau looks for a shot against North Country
Sunday's Championship Game will be webcast again at the above
link and will be carried live by Bottineau's own Sunny 101.9
Sunny 101.9 has been announcing they will re-broadcast the
archive of Saturday's game tonight after the State Girls Championship game
(about 10:00 pm).
Game Notes from Saturday's game vs. North Country CC Saints:
Period 1: 5:30 Lumberjacks 1-0 Brennen Holloway. Asst: Eric
Schultz
Period 1: 7:44 Lumberjacks 2-0 Isaac Friesen from Brad Benke (Shorthanded)
Period 1: 13:05 Lumberjacks 3-0 Isaac Friesen Asst: Eric Schultz & Jamie
Schultz
Period 1: 17:39 Lumberjacks 4-0 Steven Burdick Asst: Jamie Schultz (Power Play)
End Period 1: Lumberjacks 4, North Country 0
Period 2: Bottineau goalie Didychuck threatened a few times
early in period 2, but he's having a good game and no goal for North Country.
Shots are in favor of Bottineau 20-17 midway through the 2nd.
North Country seems more focused in the 2nd period and has had better chances
on the net.
Period 2: 14:38 Lumberjacks 5-0 Justin Blue.
Asst. Steve Burdick.
Period 2: 17:00 Lumberjacks 6-0 Steven Burdick Asst: Derek
Behrman, Justin Blue.
Period 2: Goal by North Country waived off after puck kicked in. Still 6-0
MSU-B.
End Period 2: Lumberjacks 6, North Country Saints 0
Period 3 is underway.
Period 3: North Country scores early 33 seconds into
game: 6-1 Lumberjacks.
Announcers say North Country looked better in the first 5 minutes
than the Lumberjacks who are now mostly protecting their lead. North Country
has to be desperate and making lots of shots.
Shots: Lumberjacks 37, Saints 29 with 8 minutes left in the
game.
Frustration setting in for North Country. A couple of slashing
penalties by the Saints gives MSU-B a 5 on 3 powerplay. See goal below.
Period 3: 13:28 Lumberjacks 7-1 on powerplay. Tyson Friesen
on rebound into empty net. Asst. by Derek Behrman and Quinn McIntosh.
Period 3: 17:33 Lumberjacks 8-1. Brennen Holloway. Asst: Tyson
Friesen.
Game Ends. MSU-B Lumberjacks 8, North Country CC Saints 1.
Lumberjacks advance to National Championship game Sunday at
1:00 pm Central Time. The game will be webcast at the link above and will
be broadcast live on Sunny 101.9 locally.
Interesting note: North Country defeated Monroe Community College
4-1 on Feb. 16; Jan. 12: Monroe 5, North Country 2; Nov. 18: Monroe 3, North
Country 1. Monroe CC has already earned a spot in the National Championship
game Sunday.
Monroe Tribunes Win 1st Semi-Final (3-01-08)
Click
here for official press release
Pat Otwell (21) makes a rush up the ice for SUNY Canton against
Monroe
The Monroe Community College Tribunes won the first of two
semi-final matchups today, defeating the host team SUNY-Canton Roos 3-2 in
OT.
The Tribunes enter the championship game for the second year in a row.
The second matchup will be between the MSU-B Lumberjacks and
the Saints of North Country Community College. If the Lumberjacks win this
game it will set up a rematch of last years National Championship Series
won by the Lumberjacks.
Lumberjack Broadcast Options at Nat'l (3-01-08)
Webcast
Link: http://www.northcountrysports.net/
There will be an audio webcast of all of the games at the NJCAA
National Hockey Finals this weekend in Canton, NJ. The MSU-B Lumberjacks
first game vs. North
Country Community College will be 5:30 pm Central Time on Saturday, March
1. If the Lumberjacks are successful in Saturday's game they will advance
to the National Championship Game on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 pm Central
Time. In addition to the webcasts, if the Lumberjacks are in the National
Championship game Sunday afternoon, KBTO-FM (Sunny 101.9) plans to pick up
the webcast feed for local broadcast.
Pairings Set For NJCAA Semi-Finals Sat (3-01-08)
The opening round of the NJCAA National Hockey Finals are history
as #4 SUNY Canton Defeated #5 Mohawk Valley Community College 3-2 and #3
North Country Community College rolled over #6 County College of Morris (NJ)
13-1 on Saturday at Canton, NJ.
Links to Game Stories:
SUNY-Canton
3, Mohawk Valley Community College 2
North
Country Community College 13, County College of Morris (NJ) 1
NCCC
Story
2008
NJCAA National Championship Website
Lumberjacks Seeded 2nd in National Championships (2-25-08)
The MSU-Bottineau Lumberjacks are seeded 2nd and as high as
possible for the NJCAA National Championship to be played later this week
at Canton, NY. Monroe Community College, runners-up to the 2007 National
Champion Lumberjacks, is the number one seed in the tournament by virtue
of winning the Region III Championship.
The Lumberjacks begin action in the Championship series on
Saturday, March 1 at 6:30 pm (Eastern) by meeting the winner of the game
between #3 North Country Community College and #6 County College of Morris,
NJ. The number one and two seeds in the tourney get a first round bye. If
the Lumberjacks are victorious they will play for the National Championship
on Sunday afternoon March 2 at 2:00 pm (Eastern).
2008
NJCAA National Championship Website
Tournament
Pairings
Lumberjacks 2nd Bison Series Cancelled (1-07-08)
The MSU-Bottineau Lumberjacks will not be hosting the NDSU Club hockey team this weekend as previously announced. Instead, the Lumberjacks will be playing Minot State again on Saturday Jan 12 at 7:30 PM.
Lumberjacks Drop Second Game (11-18-07)
The MSU-Bottineau Lumberjacks lost to the Shattuck-St. Mary's team for the second night in a row and by nearly identical score. Saturday night the Jacks lost 7-2. Friday night's score was 7-3. The Jacks drop to 4-2 and look forward to playing the Minnesota Flying Aces Tuesday, Nov. 20 at Jamestown. Faceoff is at 7:00 pm.
Where Are They Now? (11-17-07)
Alumni Watch: Here is a list of current players still playing University or Professional Hockey. Dustin Penner – University of Maine – Edmonton Oilers NHL
Travis Martell – Castleton State College (VT.) NCAA III
Marlin Froese – Castleton State College (VT.) NCAA III
Kirby Markowsky – Concordia College – Minnesota NCAA III
Dustin Holland – Concordia College – Minnesota NCAA III
Kyle Sponholtz – U of Minnesota Crookston NCAA II
Eric Everson – U of Minnesota Crookston NCAA II
Martin Bilodeau – U of Minnesota Crookston NCAA II
Jared Kopp – U of Minnesota Crookston NCAA II
Kirk Graham – U of Minnesota Crookston NCAA II
Sam Aide – Concordia Wisconsin NCAA III
Alec Kautzman – Concordia Wisconsin NCAA III
Ryan Bartle – Twin City Cyclones – SPHL (Professional)
More About Shattuck St. Mary's (11-17-07)
The Lumberjacks host powerhouse Shattuck St. Mary’s Sabres out of Faribault, Minnesota this weekend. (Friday November 16 and Saturday November 17 both nights at 7:30 PM.) Shattuck brings in a 18-4 record so far this year and have many NHL prospects on the roster. Davis Toews is there captain who has committed to UND next year and is a potential first round NHL pick next spring. Others who have committed to NCAA Division I schools are Jordy Murray (U of Wisconsin), Derek Stepan (U of Wisconsin), and Stepan Novotny (Denver University). Players rated on the NHL Central Scouting List players to watch: David Carle, Derek Stepan, and David Toews are on the A list, Alexander Fallstrom, and Jordy Murray are on the B watch list. Shattuck is a prep school that has a long history of hockey. NHL players who played at Shattuck include Sidney Crosby, Jonathon Toews, Zach Parise, Drew Stafford, Brady Murray, Ty Conklin, Ryan Malone, Jack Johnson and Matt Smaby to name a few. The Lumberjacks will make a return trip to Shattuck in February.
Shattuck St. Mary's Website
Lumberjacks Suffer First Loss (11-16-07)
The MSU-Bottineau Lumberjacks suffered their first loss of the season, falling 7-3 to the Shattuck St. Mary's team. The second game in the series takes place Saturday night at the Lumberdome at 7:30 pm.
Lumberjacks Easily Handle Capitals (11-10-07)
The MSU-Bottineau Lumberjacks bested the Regina Capitals 12-2 (unsubstantiated score) in hockey action Saturday evening at the Lumberdome. The two teams meet again Sunday at 1:00 at the Bottineau arena.
Lumberjacks Open Season In Big Way (11-08-07)
The defending national champion MSU-Bottineau Lumberjacks opened their 2007-08 season with convincing wins over the NDSU Club hockey team at the Lumberdome this past weekend. The scores included a 14-0 throttling of the Fargo team Saturday night followed by a 15-2 romp Sunday afternoon.
The Lumberjacks are at home once again this weekend as they face the Regina Capitals Saturday night at 7:30 and once again Sunday afternoon at 1:00. The Capitals are members of the Prairie Junior Hockey League which bills itself as "Saskatchewan's Provincial 'B' Hockey League." The Capitals are 3-8 on the season thus far, while the Lumberjacks are 2-0.
Regina Capitals Website
Lumberjacks Start At Home Tonight (11-03-07)
Hockey season must be officially underway when the Lumberjacks take to the ice with their first home series of the season. That will happen tonight when MSU-B takes on the NDSU Bison Club Hockey Team. Little is known about the NDSU club team. Even their website has been abandoned.
Game times this weekend are:
Sat., Nov. 3: 7:30 pm
Sun., Nov. 4: 1:00 pm
Check out MSU-B Lumberjacks complete 2007-08 schedule here.
Dustin Penner Scores Winning Goal (6-05-07)
Dustin Penner, alumnus of the MSU-Bottineau hockey program, scored the winning goal in period 3 of the 4th game of the Stanley Cup Finals in Ottawa Monday night.
The Anaheim Ducks are within a win of their first Stanley Cup championship.
Andy McDonald scored two goals in the second period, then shook free of hard-hitting Chris Neil and assisted on Dustin Penner's game-winner in the third, giving Anaheim a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.
Penner’s goal with 16 minutes left came on a 2-on-1 rush just as he had jumped on the ice for a line change.
Andy McDonald started the play when he avoided Chris Neil’s check and chipped it up the right boards to Selanne. After Selanne and Penner nearly collided at the Ottawa blue line, Selanne took the puck wide to the right of the net, drawing defender Anton Volchenkov and goalie Ray Emery with him.
Selanne then threaded a pass through the crease, which Penner easily tipped in.
For Penner, it was his third goal this postseason and second game-winner. Not bad for a player who made his mark during last year’s playoffs and translated that into a regular season in which he finished with 29 goals — second among NHL rookies — and 45 points. It was the first goal for Penner since Game Three of the Western Conference semifinals against Vancouver, a span of 12 games.
AnaheimDucks.com
Story with picture of Penner scoring winning goal
Story with excellent picture of Penner celebrating
LA Times Article credits MSU-Bottineau
"Going undrafted out of tiny Minot State University Bottineau in North Dakota, Penner signed as a free agent in 2004."
Excellent Editorial on Penner's Game winner
by Mark Whicker, Orange Co. Record
"Monday night was "Hockey Night In Winkler," in which the population of 9,108 was invited, on the town website, to bring "your lawn chairs and noisemakers" to the Winkler Arena and watch local boy Penner get the game-winner."
City of Winkler, MB website (Dustin's Hometown)
More About Winkler (Wikipedia.com)
Where is Winkler anyway?
Penner family shares how Dustin came to Bottineau
What it means to Penner to be in Stanley Cup Finals
"It's been exciting. A lifelong dream. And it's not yet complete."
Minot State University - Bottineau
Lumberjacks
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2007!
Final Score: MSU-B 2, Monroe CC 1
North Stars Shut Out Lumberjacks 3-0 (2-12-06)
The MSU-B Lumberjacks just couldn't quite find the net despite
31 shots on goal and 12 power play opportunities against the tough, league-leading
Fort William North Stars Saturday in Bottineau.
Game
Details
Lumberjacks Defeated 5-1 by North Stars (2-11-06)
Fort William brought their show on the road and silenced the
Lumberjacks crowd with a 5-1 win. Pruden scored for the 'Jacks. The Lumberjacks'
Homan had 37 saves for the 'Jacks.
The weekend series continues Saturday (2-11-06) at 2:30 at
the Lumberdome.
Lumberjacks Welcome Best Team in Years (2-10-06)
The Lumberjacks face 14th ranked (out of 140) Fort William
North Stars out of Ontario. This will be one of the best teams to visit the
Lumberdome in
years. Come out and support the 'Jacks. -- Coach Rybchinski
Friday at 7:30 and Saturday at 2:30 PM at the Lumberdome.
MSU-B Hangs on for 3-2 Win over Augsburg JV
(2-04-06) After annihilating Augsburg JV in an 11-3 rout on
Friday evening, the Lumberjacks found themselves needing a third goal with
three minutes to go in the game in order to slip past augsburg 3-2 Saturday
afternoon at the Lumberdome.
Augsburg used tighter defense and harder hitting to stick close
the whole game. Augsburg scored first with 12:27 left in the first to take
a 1-0 lead. MSU-B didn't tie it up until 5 minutes into the second period,
then scored again a minute later to move ahead 2-1.
Augsburg tied the game again with 11:57 left in the third period.
Jerrod Kopp, with an assist from Troy Miller, scored the winning goal with
three minutes remaining.
MSU-B Splits at Dryden (1-30-06)
MSU-B Lumberjacks won Saturday's game 5-2, but lost in overtime
on Sunday, 6-5.
Saturday
box score | Sunday box score not yet available
Lumberjacks Stumble vs. K & A Golden Hawks
(1-28-06) The MSU-B Lumberjacks lost their game 8-5 with the
K & A Golden Hawks at Thunder Bay, Ontario Friday evening, Jan. 27. No other
information regarding the game is available at this time.
Next the Jacks take on the Dryden Ice Dawgs for a pair of games
Sat. evening and Sunday afternoon.
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