Razorbacks sweep Marquette

After dropping two games to DI foe Central Oklahoma last week, the Razorbacks bounced back by sweeping two games over the Marquette Golden Eagles this weekend. The Ice Hogs never trailed, dominated time of possession, and hurled over 100 shots at Marquette Goaltender Thomas Place.

The Hogs were led by Plano, Texas product Matt Robinson who scored 5 goals, including a Hat Trick in the Saturday night contest. Ryan Machos chipped in with 2 goals and 2 assists. Spencer Mulgrew threw a shutout in the first game and the Hogs outscored Marquette 14-3 in the two game series.

Taylor Jones got the Hogs started in the first game by scoring on a breakaway at 11:37. Ryan Machos followed up with a goal on a nice assist from Matt Robinson with less than two minutes left in the first period.

The Razorbacks took charge in the second period when newcomer Landyn Howze finished on a nice feed from captain Forest Mudgett, and Jacob Brown followed up 27 seconds later with assists from Machos and James Haddock. Matt Robinson connected on the first of his five goals with assists from Jacob Brown and Michael Tallo and the Hogs closed out the period up 5-0.

The Ice Hogs carried the play in the third period and they struck twice within four minutes on goals by Colin South and Matt Robinson with assists going to Forest Mudgett, Jesse Foskey and Erik Robinson. The Hogs closed down defensively and Spencer Mulgrew and the Hogs had the shutout victory 7-0.

Game two started quickly for the Hogs as Matt Robinson scored the first of his three goals on a shorthanded giveaway in the offensive zone by Marquette at 16:45. As in the first game, Ryan Machos followed 5 minutes later with assists going to Jesse Foskey and Kyle Summerford and the Hogs led 2-0. Marquette broke through on a wild scramble in front of the net to close within 2-1. But, the Razorbacks asserted control and closed out the first period on goals by Marcel Toure, Jacob Brown and once again, Matt Robinson who netted two goals. The last coming with 5 seconds left in the period and the Hogs led comfortably 6-2.

James Haddock scored a power play goal midway through the second period for a 7-2 lead. But, the Golden Eagles showed some life and scored a power play goal of their own with 1:30 left in the second period to close the gap to 7-3. The third period started with referee Tanner Rogers calling several penalties that spilled over into some chippy play at the end of the game and several players were escorted off the ice. The final 7-3 held up and the Ice Hogs recorded their seventh home win.

The Ice Hogs dominated play throughout both games by converting chances generated by their transition game. They displayed good speed and tight checking against a quality opponent.

The Razorbacks resume conference play as they travel to Olive Branch, Mississippi to take on Ole Miss on Monday and Tuesday. The Hogs will be back in Springdale October 24th and 25th for a weekend series with Division I opponent Midland University. Both games have a 7:30pm start time. Come on out and support your Ice Hogs!

Razorbacks cap off a successful weekend!

The Razorbacks capped off a successful Pink the Rink weekend with a pair of 5-1 victories over a tough RMU- Peoria Eagle squad.
The Ices Hogs were led by captain Forest Mudgett who tallied a pair of hat tricks in each game. The Ice Hogs began Saturday night’s game where they left off on Friday, dominating play from the drop of the puck. However, the Eagles were again led by a stalwart goalie in the form of #29 Cam Harron. Harron took over for Zac Cook  who played Friday, and again, stoned the Razorbacks time after time. The Ice Hogs seemed destined to repeat the previous night’s effort pouring shot after shot at the Eagles netminder. The Hogs broke through at the 9:27 mark on a goal by Mason Brower set up by Erik Robinson. The period ended with the Hogs up 1-0.
Second period action picked up with the Eagles increasing their physical play and referee Chip Excell handed out several penalties to both squads for roughing. Razorback captain, Forest Mudgett took over and scored three successive goals on assists from newcomers Landyn Howze, and Colin South. Veteran Marcel Toure also added an assist on a nice tic-tac-toe passing exhibition for the first of Mudgett’s goals. As the previous night, the Hogs closed out the second period up 4-0.
The third period saw up and down play with the Hogs driving the net, and the Eagles attempting to spring a cherry picker in an effort to score. The Eagles finally broke Kevin Scheer’s shutout bid on a deflected shot that never left the ice and caught the lower corner of the net. With the score 4-1, James Haddock was rewarded on his nice efforts of the night on a feed from Travis Robbins and the final score matched the previous night’s final of 5-1.
The Ice Hogs showed progress in implementing coach Brian Gallini’s structured style of play. The tempo of the game was often very fast and lines are becoming more acclimated to each other. These games served to build some confidence and should prepare the Hogs well as they travel to Oklahoma to take on Division I Central Oklahoma next weekend.

Ice Hogs defeat RMU – Peoria 5-1

The Ice Hogs rolled over the Robert Morris University – Peoria Eagles last night by a score of 5-1. The Razorbacks led by captain Forest Mudgett’s hat trick, unloaded a total of 68 shots at Eagles goaltender Zac Cook.

The Ice Hogs started out quickly and dominated play in the first period, but were slowed by two penalties and came away with just one goal at the 12:48 mark by Forest Mudgett with an assist by newcomer Landyn Howze. The Razorbacks continued to dominate play in the second period and launched 29 shots at Cook who made save after miraculous save, taking several shots from point blank range. The Ice Hogs finally broke through with three quick goals near the end of the period to take a 4-0 lead into the third period.

The Eagles spoiled Spencer Mulgrew’s shutout bid early in the third period on a giveaway in the Hogs zone and the Eagles had some life. However, the Ice Hogs nailed it down with a final goal by Mudgett two minutes later and clamped down the defense securing the win.

The Razorbacks were led by captain Forest Mudgett with the hat trick and freshman Landyn Howze picking up two assists. Taylor Jones and Matt Robinson contributed a goal a piece. Colin South, James Haddock, Ryan Machos, Chris Green, and Jacob Brown also pitched in contributing assists tonight.

The Ice Hogs and the Eagles play again tonight at 7:30pm.

Tonight’s game is the Pink the Rink event. The ladies of Zeta Tau Alpha along with the University of Arkansas Community Life Committee will be selling T-shirts to support Breast Cancer Awareness. Come on out and support this cause and the Ice Hogs!

Go Hogs!

Pink in the Rink!

The University of Arkansas Community Life Committee, and the Zeta Tau Sorority is sponsoring a Pink the Rink event on Saturday October 4th! Sales will be tomorrow in the law school atrium from 11-12 and 1-2.
The Zeta Tau ladies will be selling t-shirts for this worthy cause during the game at the Jones Center in Springdale. A $10 donation will support the breast cancer awareness program. The puck drops at 7:30pm.
Come on out and support the Ice Hogs and wear Pink to support breast cancer awareness!

Ice Hogs prepare to take on Division I Oklahoma Sooners

The Ice Hogs step up in class this weekend with a pair of games against Division I Oklahoma. The Sooners present a formidable challenge for the Razorbacks. Oklahoma opened their season last week by splitting a pair of games with #5 ranked Iowa State.

Led by their outstanding senior goalie Colin Fernandes, the Sooners play a tight checking defensive style of game. The Sooners are coached by former Oklahoma City Blazer Peter Arvanitis. Arvantis is from Montreal, Canada. He will be entering his 4th full season as Head Coach of the University of Oklahoma Hockey Team. In just 3 full seasons as Head Coach, Peter has a record of 76-31-12 which makes him the winningest coach in Sooner hockey history.

Coming off last year’s very successful 28-5-4 campaign, the Sooners are ranked #4 in the latest ACHA’s Division I rankings.

Blazers Ice Centre 8000 S I-35 Service Rd Oklahoma City, OK 73149

General Admission seating is $5.00 for students and the public. Depending upon availability, reserved seating is $10.00. Kids 6 and under are free when accompanied by an adult.

 

 

Ice Hogs begin defense of their SECHC title

The Ice Hogs will begin defense of their SECHC title in the conference opener against Auburn tomorrow and Saturday at the Jones Center in Springdale. Games times are 7:30pm.

Auburn opened their 2014-2015 campaign this past Saturday against Georgia Tech losing 12-2. There were questions leading up to the weekend if the club would be able to fill a roster due to a lack of a goaltender. The team decided to go ahead and push through the schedule this season with the uncertainty of who would be in net. Without a goalie with previous experience on the roster, the team needed to select a forward or defensemen to fill the roll. Wil Rodell, a forward and the club’s vice-president, volunteered to play in net against the Yellow Jackets.

Although Auburn has struggled at times since joining the SECHC, they would like nothing better than to knock off the Ice Hogs. Tickets are: $8 seating- $5 standing room (glass level) $3 children- 12 and under FREE.

Wrap up of 9/13 game vs. Metro State Roadrunners

Wrap up of tonight’s game vs. Metro State Roadrunners

After dropping the season opener last night, the Razorbacks came out of the locker room with a purpose tonight. After getting physically pushed around the night before by a rugged Metro State Roadrunner squad, the Hogs pushed back.

Travis Robbins opened the scoring with an assist from Michael Kress less than four minutes into the game. But, the Roadrunners struck back five minutes later on a goal by Mitch Winia and the score was knotted at 1-1. Marcel Toure gave the Hogs a 2-1 lead at the 7:27 mark of the period on a nice combination play with captain Forest Mudgett and newcomer Matt Robinson assisting. Play continued to be chippy with hard hits dealt out and scrums in front of the net minders. The period ended with the Hogs holding a 2-1 lead.

The Razorbacks came out for the second period and despite taking two minor penalties, seemed to enjoy some prosperity when freshman Landyn Howze scored an unassisted goal at the 11:15 mark of the period and the Hogs led 3-1. However, Metro State got some life when Shane Doerfler beat Kevin Scheer with one second left in the second period to close the gap to 3-2.

Play see-sawed back and forth in the 3rd period. Roadrunner goalie Evan Hyedman stoned Ryan Machos on a partial breakaway and then stopped the rebound. The Hogs received a too many men on the ice penalty, and Metro State capitalized and tied the score at 3-3 on a wicked rising shot from Travis Rattista that beat Kevin Scheer cleanly. Less than three minutes later Rattista scored again to make it 4-3 Roadrunners. But, the Ice Hogs would not fold. Razorback captain Forest Mudgett, Ryan Machos and Matt Robinson connected on a nice play to tie the score at 4-4 and the big crowd went wild!

Play continued and despite Metro State taking a couple of late penalties the Hogs could not break through in regulation. The game continued into a five minute overtime with both teams getting chances. However, play ended with the teams locked at 4-4.

A shootout would decide the game. The Hogs first shooter of the night was Michael Tallo and he beat the Roadrunner goalie and the Hogs had the lead. Kevin Scheer then blanked three successive Metro State shooters, and the Hogs held on for an exciting 5-4 victory.

Opening week opponent – Metro State

Ice Hogs opening week opponent Metropolitan State University of Denver. Metro State Hockey has hired Matt Mason as head coach for the 2014-2015 Season.  Matt served as Assistant Coach on the record setting 2013-2014 season for the Roadrunners under head coach Gabe Gauthier.
http://www.metrostatehockey.org/home.html
The Ice Hogs face a worthy opponent in the Metro State Roadrunners. This club plays a very competitive schedule with D1 & 2 teams.
They are used to winning, play solid defense and have some very skilled players. The Hogs will have to come out fast and hard against this club.

Ice Hogs prepare for Season Opener

Ice Hogs prepare for Season Opener

The University of Arkansas Ice Hogs opens their season with a pair of games Friday and Saturday September 12th, and 13th at 7:30pm against the Metro State Roadrunners at the Jones Center in Springdale.

Coming off a very successful 31-8 campaign, and place showing in the National tournament, the defending SECHC champion Ice Hogs look to take up where they left off and bring plenty of high velocity non-stop action.

The Ice Hogs are going to miss graduating seniors Johnny Stromp, Martin Sundstedt, Justin McDowell, and Tyler Bynum. But, the Ice Hogs have a continuity of leadership skills ready to step up in the form of seniors Forrest Mudgett, Marcel Toure, Easton Oliver, Bryce Derry, Taylor Jones, Connor Crumblish, Michael Kress, Spencer Mulgrew, and Kevin Scheer.

Coach Brian Gallini’s addition of incoming freshmen, Jesse Foskey, Landon Howze, Sky Chambers, Colin south, Weston Scott, Brandon Heller, and Matt Robinson is sure to provide excitement and give the Ice Hogs a bright forecast of the future.

Along with games against conference rivals, Auburn, Ole Miss, and Alabama, the Ice Hogs have scheduled games against Division 1 opponents Oklahoma, Central Oklahoma, and a home and home series with Midland University. The Ice Hogs also have Division 2 opponents Dallas Baptist, and Kansas on the schedule.

Along with some exciting fan friendly intermission events, the Ice Hogs have sponsorship and advertising opportunities for your business available this season. For inquiries contact Public Relations Officer: Haley Markle – hmarkle@email.uark.edu