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Tennessee
Downs Georgia for SCHC Title March 1st, 2009 – The
Tennessee Ice Vols upended the Georgia Bulldogs 13-6 on Sunday to claim the
hardware in the inaugural Southeastern Hockey Conference Championship (SHCC)
tournament. After blowing a three goal
lead in the third and needing extra time to get past the pesky Florida Gators
the night before, the Vols kept the Bulldogs from ever drawing close. In the bronze medal game, the South
Carolina Gamecocks came out on top and finished the tournament with a 2-1
record by defeating Florida. The
Gators were able to play spoilers to host Alabama, after upsetting the
Crimson Tide on Friday night, but could not manage another victory on the
weekend, despite taking Tennessee to overtime. The Big Orange will head to Rochester, NY
on Tuesday in hopes for a National Title bid as they will take on perennial
contender, Hope College. The Flying
Dutchmen will play host to the Vols at 7:00 PM EST on Wednesday night. TEnnessee
sneaks past Florida in Semis February 28th, 2009 –
Tennessee looked to their star players for some help as they blew a three
goal lead and fell behind Florida late in the third period, and that is
exactly what they got. Kevin Jones
tied the game with less than thirty seconds left, and Captain Joe Williams
proved his worth as the South Region Player of the Year by notching the
winner in the fourth period as Tennessee squeaked by Florida 8-7 in Overtime
to clinch a spot in the SHCC title game.
Tennessee, whom held a 5-2 lead at one
point in the game, received a mighty scare from the Gators as Florida
completed the comeback and then took the lead late in the third frame before
Jones tied the game up at 7 with Vols netminder Joe Gauvin on the bench for
the extra attacker. The win secures Tennessee a spot in the
finals, and they will face Georgia for the trophy as the Bulldogs secured
their spot with a victory over South Carolina. Vols
Storm past Bulldogs in SCHC opener February 27th, 2009 – The
Tennessee Ice Vols blew past the Mississippi State Bulldogs 24-1 in the
opening game of the Inaugural Southeast Hockey Conference Championship (SCHC)
featuring eight of the ten schools in the SEC. Freshman Kyle Sullivan and Jack Bradshaw
both scored their first career collegiate goals, and Senior Mike Barlow picked
up his first career victory in his first start in goal by turning aside 15 of
16 Mississippi State shots. Despite the lopsided score, the majority
of the Ice Vols offence came from the team’s younger less experienced players
who made use of extended playing time usually seen by Tennessee’s big
guns. Bradshaw, who had yet to score a
goal this season, potted a hat trick while Sr. defenseman Ray Herndon had
five helpers. Having only played in
only three previous games this season, Herndon had yet to notch a point. Tennessee will take on the Florida Gators
tomorrow evening at 7:00 PM CST in the semi-final game. Florida advanced to the semi-finals after
they upset host Alabama 8-3. This will
be the second meeting between UT and UF this season as Tennessee swamped
Florida 15-4 in October in Jacksonville.
The winner of the game will play Sunday afternoon for the
Championship. NOTES: Several Vols were acknowledged during the
opening ceremonies of the tournament at 6:30 PM. Team Captain Joe Williams was acknowledged
for two accolades. He was voted ACHA
South Region Player of the year for the second time in his four years and was
also nominated as an All-Star being named to the 1st Team South Region. Junior forward Kevin Jones was also
nominated for his play on the ice as he was named an All-Star to the 2nd
Team South Region. Four Vols were also
acknowledged for their excellence in the classroom, as Daniel Grapski, Kelsey
McLean, Tommy Morgan and Charles Teixeira were all named to the Academic
All-American Team. Tennessee
gets set for Conference Championship February 25th, 2009 – The
Tennessee Hockey Club will travel to Pelham, AL as one of 8 SEC schools
partaking in the inaugural Southeast Hockey Conference Championship, hosted
by the Alabama Frozen Tide. In eight
games this season, Tennessee supports a 6-1-0-1 record against teams of the
SEC. Their only loss in regulation
came to D2 Kentucky, at the hostile Lexington Ice Center. The Ice Vols will open up the tournament
as the high favorite to win. The game
will be at 12 noon CST on Friday against Mississippi St. University. It will
mark the first time the two teams have ever played, as MSU is still building
up their fairly new program. Absent from the Championship will be D2
Kentucky, who chose not to partake in the event, and annual cellar-dweller
Vanderbilt who do not have a coaching staff.
Auburn and Ole Miss will also not partake in the event as they are the
only two schools in the SEC who do not support club hockey programs. All games will be played at the Pelham
Civic Complex in Pelham, AL. For a list of all game times and the tournament
bracket please visit the Frozen Tide online. Big
Orange headed to Nationals!!! February 15th, 2009 – After a
successful weekend in Duluth, GA the Tennessee Hockey Club earned their third
consecutive bid to the ACHA Div III National Championship with two victories
against #9 CNU and #5 ECU respectively.
The Vols will play the Flying Dutchmen from Hope College in the
opening round of the tournament at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, March 4th,
2009. Game Footage – By
Ben Dishong
Then on Saturday night, with #3 Central
Florida – who narrowly escaped past George Washington University in the final
minute – securing the third seed from the South Region, Tennessee was able to
secure the fourth and final seed after defeating #5 Eastern Carolina
University. Tennessee’s offence got
off to a quick start scoring two goals in the first minute, and proved to be
too strong for the pesky Pirates as they exploded for nine goals in the final
two periods on way to a 13-7 victory. With Tennessee up 5-2 early in the
second, the Pirates fought their way back into the game with three unanswered
goals to give the Vols a slight scare.
However, again Tennessee’s offense proved too strong, as the Big
Orange sunk the Pirates for good with five goals to finish out the middle
frame and three more in the third to secure their trip to Rochester, NY.
Rochester
Bound Tennessee will head to Rochester, NY to
compete in their third consecutive National Tournament with a record of
19-6-0-1. Last season Tennessee
finished in 9th place with a 3-1 record, improving on their 2-2
record and 12th place finish in 2006-2007. This is Tennessee’s fifth appearance in the
past eight years at the tournament.
The Vols will play the Hope College Flying Dutchmen in the first round
of the tournament on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at 7:00 PM. For more info on the tournament or to
view the tournament
bracket please log onto www.ACHAChampionships.com. Note: After a quick
start to the season, the Vols lost a lot of momentum and went seven games
without consecutive wins. But after
losing to #2 Georgia Tech on November 14th, Tennessee has been on
a roll going 11-2 and only suffering losses to #3 Central Florida and DII
Kentucky. In that span of 13 games
they have managed to score 103 goals and reached double figures in five of
them. Perhaps most impressively the
Vols have overcome a 3 goal-deficit for a victory in three of those games,
against #4 College of the Canyons (Pacific), DII Toledo, and DII Kentucky.
Late
rally Falls short for Vols February 7th, 2009 – A 4-0
deficit proved to be too much for another Tennessee comeback as the Kentucky
Cool Cats avoided a sweep on Saturday night in Lexington with a 5-3 victory
over the Big Orange. A
Senior Night to Remember! February 6th, 2009 –The Ice
Vols battled back from a three goal deficit to beat SEC Rival Kentucky 6-4 on
Friday night for their seventh in-a-row. Tennessee
Finishes Fourth as Final Rankings Released February 6th, 2009 – After a
questionable sixth seed in the fourth rankings, the Big Orange were seeded #4
after the fifth and final rankings. Offense
shines - vols extend streak to six February 1st, 2009 – With
their last three games before final rankings the Tennessee Ice Vols scored 33
goals to power their way past Eastern Kentucky and Toledo over the weekend. Ice
Vols get set for four game home stand January 30th, 2009 – The
Tennessee Hockey Club will get set for a four game home stand tonight as they
welcome they Eastern Kentucky University Colonels at 10:15 PM. Durrigan
gets 73rd in 9-0 Thumping January 24th, 2009 – With a
packed house at Southern Ice Arena in Franklin, TN, the Vols were able to
shut-out cross state rival MTSU, as Tennessee defeated the Blue raiders 9-0
on their 2nd Annual Alumni Night. Vols score
five in third to double up UGA Game Footage – By Ben Dishong
January 23rd, 2009 – Despite
defeating #3 Central Florida two out of three games this season, and
outscoring them 16-11 in doing so the #5 Tennessee Ice Vols fell to fifth
spot in the South Region, after the fourth rankings. teixeira completes comeback as vols beat legends in
shootout January 18th, 2009 – Charles
Teixeira’s two third period goals completed the Vols’ comeback from a three
goal deficit as the Tennessee Ice Vols upperclassmen defeated the Legends of
Knoxville Hockey 5-4 in a shootout in front of nearly 800 fans Friday night
at the Knoxville Coliseum.
January 10th, 2009 – Tennessee
showed their depth on Saturday night as all four lines were able to chip-in
for at least a goal as #4 Tennessee handed #3 Central Florida a 6-3 loss on
Saturday night at the Knoxville Coliseum.
MCginniss
Returns but vols fall to UCF January 9th, 2009 – After a
four semester hiatus, forward Mike McGinnis made his presence visible scoring
on his first shift of the night, but the #4 Vols still came up short dropping
a 5-4 decision to #3 Central Florida. Tennessee
Gets set for Central Florida January 8th, 2009 – The #4
Tennessee Ice Vols resumed practice this week after a month long hiatus for
Christmas Holidays and are looking forward to hosting #3 Central Florida for
a pair of games. Ice
Vols to take on ice Bears legends!!! January 7th, 2009 – Tennessee
Hockey is very excited to announce that they have been invited to play
against the Legends of Knoxville Hockey on Saturday, January 17th,
2009 at the Knoxville Coliseum. Tennessee
Adds two more home games! January 6th, 2009 – The Hockey
Club at Tennessee is proud to announce that they will be hosting the
University of Toledo Rockets for a pair of matinee games on Saturday, January
31st and Sunday, February 1st, 2009. Vols
remain #4 after third rankings December 21st, 2008 – The ACHA
released the third round of rankings on Friday afternoon, and the #4
Tennessee Ice Vols (10-4-0-1, 4-0-0-1 SEC) remained with the fourth
seed. But
Eagles soar past Vols in third period HOCKEY
TOP CORNER!!! In addition to our new segment on the
website, we have finally added a photo gallery!!! Any time you want to check
out your favorite Ice Vol in action you can log onto our Fanzone
Page and check them out! team white
takes Alumni game with a 10-8 victory Team White skated to a 10-8 victory with
both teams giving fans a first look of the jerseys that will be worn by the
team for the upcoming season. Recent
graduates and former line mates Scotty Holtzman and Jon Benner lead the way
with four points each for Team White.
Reed Claiborne and Tim Flynn both finished with 3 points. Claiborne would tally his lone goal into
the empty cage in the dying seconds.
Team Orange was lead by Tag McCown with 2 goals and a helper. Montreal native Chris Baril tallied a pair
of goals and Chris Bouchard also chipped in for two assists. Goaltenders Jarrett Degesu (Team Orange)
and Jordan Fife (Team White) made several spectacular saves to keep the game
close despite the high scoring affair.
For complete scoring summary click here. Game Worn
Jerseys!!! That’s right ICE VOLS fans, your favorite
Tennessee hockey players have finally put up their game worn jerseys! All
proceeds from the jerseys will go towards new uniforms for the 2008-2009 season!
These jerseys include all the hard work put in by the Ice Vols over the last
2 seasons! They can come blank, autographed by your favorite player, or by
the whole team! BUT HURRY! They are selling fast. Home white and away orange
will both be available! Available numbers are first come first serve. Club
Awarded by the Dean of Students May 3rd, 2008 – The Ice Hockey
Club at UT was honored with an award by the Office of the Dean of Students on
April 28th, 2008 “For Exceptional Service and
Outstanding Contributions to Students.” Club members Kelsey McLean and Rob Goldsmith
were on hand to accept the award from the Dean of Students on behalf of the
club and were extremely honored to receive such gratitude from the
University. The Club was presented
with the award in relation to an event with their biggest fan at a Knoxville Ice
Bears game back in February. The Club
would like to send their thanks out to the Office of the Dean of Students for
recognizing the club, as well as to all the club members who contributed to
this wonderful achievement. Six
Vols win ACHA 2007-2008 Player Awards The Ice Hockey Club at UT is proud to
announce that six players have won Awards from the ACHA this past
season. Joe Williams picked up the
lone on ice achievement award after being named to the 2007-2008 South Region’s
All-Regional 2nd Team. As well five players were rewarded with
Academic All-American Honors. Dan Grapski (Civil Engineering), Brad Holt
(English), Steve Kavjian (Accounting), Tommy Morgan (Nuclear Engineering) and
Kelsey McLean (Sport Management) all achieved the award for excelling in the
classroom by keeping an average GPA above 3.20. This website maintained by
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