Gamblers Weekly
Published on March 8, 2012 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Green Bay Gamblers News Release
Weekend Preview...
Green Bay Gamblers vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints
Series Green Bay leads 4-1
Standings Green Bay: 37-8-2 (72 pts) (1st in Eastern Conference) Dubuque: 28-16-3 (59 pts) (2nd in Eastern Conference)
Team Scoring Leaders Green Bay: Nolan LaPorte (#17) (28 goals, 28 assists) (56 pts) (+25 plus/minus) Dubuque: Zemgus Girgensons (#23) (15 goals, 24 assists) (39 pts) (+13 plus/minus)
Team Leading Goalies Green Bay: Ryan McKay (#35) 19-4-2 (2.06 GAA) (.921 save %) Dubuque: Matt Morris (#36) 14-10-2 (2.34 GAA) (.903 save %)
Game Notes GB: 12 pts away from winning the Anderson Cup GB: 6-1 in last 7 games GB: First team in USHL 2011-2012 season to clinch playoff spot GB: Leads USHL in goals (184), points (479), assists (295) GB: Andy Welinski leads USHL in plus/minus (+29) and goals by a defenseman (14 G) GB: Won last meeting 3-1 DBQ: Beat Gamblers in 2010-2011 Clark Cup Championship 3-1 series DBQ: 2nd season in the USHL, won Clark Cup in their 1st season
Green Bay Gamblers vs. Indiana Ice
Series Green Bay leads 4-3
Standings Green Bay: 37-8-2 (72 pts) (1st in Eastern Conference) Indiana: 28-13-6 (58 pts) (3rd in Eastern Conference)
Team Scoring Leaders Green Bay: Nolan LaPorte (#17) (28 goals, 28 assists) (56 pts) (+25 plus/minus) Indiana: Daniil Tarasov (#79)(32 goals, 29 assists) (59 pts) (+19 plus/minus)
Team Leading Goalies Green Bay: Ryan McKay (#35) 19-4-2 (2.06 GAA) (.921 save %) Indiana: Jon Gillies (#32) 23-9-6 (2.67 GAA)(.917 save %)
Game Notes GB: 12 pts away from winning the Anderson Cup GB: First team in USHL 2011-2012 season to clinch playoff spot GB: Leads USHL in goals (184), points (479), assists (295) GB: Andy Welinski leads USHL in plus/minus (+31) and goals by a defenseman (14 G) IND: Tarasov and Kurlay are coming in with 3 points each from the last 2 games IND: Tarasov (32 G) and Kuraly (27 goals) in top 5 in USHL for goals scored IND: Tarasov leads USHL in game winning goals (6 GWG) IND: Gillies leads USHL in most wins (23) and most saves (1,058) Road Rage...
After trailing 2-0 heading into the third period on Thursday at Team USA, the Green Bay Gamblers scored three goals to capture their 19th road win of the season, the most in the USHL. With eight road games remaining in the season, the Gamblers are four road wins shy of equaling the team record of 23 set during the 2009-10 season and five wins shy of the USHL record of 24 set by the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in 2004-05. Green Bay begins a six-game road stretch on Friday. Magic Number...6...
The Green Bay Gamblers are atop the log jam in the Eastern Conference and are 6 wins away from securing the 2012 Anderson Cup Championship with 88 points. The regular season championship would be the franchise's 3rd in 4 years.
With a win this weekend against the Indiana Ice the Gamblers would hold the tie-breaker with a season series in the teams favor at 5-3. The Ice, although in 3rd place, have the best chance at catching the Gamblers. With 13 games left, the Indiana Ice are 28-13-6 and a possible 88 points for the team with a game versus the Gamblers this weekend.
Surprising or not, the Youngstown Phantoms find themselves in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 29-14-5 and the possibility of running the table for 87 points. More intriguing, 5 of the last 12 games for the Phantoms are against the Gamblers. The Gamblers lost the only meeting thus far at the Resch Center.
Injuries have played a role in the Dubuque Fighting Saints dropping to 4th in the Eastern Conference. Currently this season the Gamblers are 4-1 in games versus the Fighting Saints. Zemgus Girgensens and Matt Morris among others have been injured and inconsistent play has resulted in only 2 wins in their last 5 games.
The Gamblers with a 37-8-2 record and a 13 point lead for the Anderson Cup could become the most prolific team in franchise history surpassing the 2009-10 team that accumulated a record of 45-10-5. As the season comes to a close and the playoffs begin, the Gamblers will have their biggest test with the next 6 games on the road. Anybody Want to Win a House...
The Green Bay Gamblers are very close to selecting someone to shoot for a brand new modular home compliments of North Country Homes and Fairmont Homes. The Gamblers have welcomed over 90,000 fans to the Resch Center this season for Gamblers hockey. More than likely, the team will hit 100,000 fans Saturday, March 30th.
The lucky fan who will shoot for the house will be the 100,000 fan that walks through the gate and will be selected by the Gamblers staff. Fans make sure you come out to watch Gamblers hockey the last weekend in March, you don't want to miss out on the chance at shooting to win a house valued over $87,000.00.
The Gamblers would like to thank North Country Homes and Fairmont Homes for this great promotion. Fans can check out the house at North Country Homes in Bonduel.
Gamblers To Raise Money for the American Heart Association...
The Green Bay Gamblers players, coaches and staff will be serving as waiters and bartenders on Tuesday, March 13th from 6:00 "" 9:00 PM at Grazies Italian Grill to raise money for the American Heart Association. The players will serve as the waiters and the coaches and staff will be the bartenders. All tips collected will be donated to the American Heart Association. Grazies Italian Grill is located at 2851 S. Oneida Street in Green Bay. Bus Trip Headed to Cedar Rapids...
The next Gamblers Bus Trip is set for Saturday, March 17th to the Stable in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to see your Gamblers take on division rivals, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.
Cost will be $70.00 for Adults and $35.00 for Children under 14. Price includes transportation on a Lamers coach, soda/water, and your game ticket. All ages are welcome!! Bus will leave Green Bay at 10:30 AM, stop for dinner at a Cedar Rapids area restaurant and return immediately after the game.
To reserve your spot, call Tom at 920-366-4375 or reply to this email.
Sign up deadline is Monday, March 12th.
Last Coach's Show Of This Season...
Fans catch the Red Line Report at Anduzzi's Sports Club. Shows to starts at 7:00 PM. Host Jason Habeck and head coach Derek Lalonde will be talking Gamblers hockey. A player representative of the Gamblers team will also be in attendance. Only one more live show to end the season March 27th, 2012. Fans this is your chance to come down and ask the coach questions yourself. Anduzzi's Sports Club is located just a short distance from the Resch Center on Holmgren Way.
Roy Gets 40...
Lincoln Stars forward Kevin Roy sealed Saturday's 5-2 victory over Des Moines with an empty net goal, which was his 40th goal of the season. It is the most goals scored in the USHL since Sioux Falls Stampede teammates Thomas Vanek (46) and Eric Przepiorka (43) each surpassed the 40-goal mark during the 2001-02 season. Roy has played in all 47 games this season for Lincoln and is seven goals shy of tying the team record of 47 goals scored by Brandon Bochenski during the 2000-01 season. The 50-goal mark hasn't been reached in the USHL since the 1993-94 season when Mark Mowers (51) of Dubuque and Jason Blake (50) of Waterloo accomplished that feat while playing in 47 regular season games. Dishing it Out...
During the recent four-game win streak for the Omaha Lancers, the name Jimmy Murray was found quite frequently on the scoresheet. He collected 10 points (3g, 7a) and posted a plus-seven rating over that stretch, including multiple assists in three of those games. Murray has dished out multiple assists in 12 games this season and leads the USHL with 43 helpers in 49 games for the year. Streak Riding...
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders earned a pair of wins on the road during the weekend to push their winning streak to a season best four games. The Riders outscored their opponents 9-3 over the weekend and have a 23-8 advantage in goals during the winning streak. Ryan McGrath has multiple points in each of the four wins putting up 10 points (5g, 5a) and a plus-eight rating over that span. Gerald Mayhew has four goals over his last three games, including a pair in Saturday's 4-1 win at Tri-City. Stu Wilson equaled a career high with three assists on Saturday while defenseman John Gilmour scored the game-winning goal. Home Goods...
The Youngstown Phantoms earned a pair of home wins during the weekend to give them 15 victories on home ice this season, setting a new team record. It also helped end a three-game winless skid (0-2-1) at the Covelli Centre. The team equaled a USHL season high for goals in the second period when they put up five in the second frame on Friday, including a pair by Mike Ambrosia. Forward Sam Anas also netted a pair in the 6-3 victory against Team USA. Dylan Margonari extended his point streak to 10 games with two points (1g, 1a) in Saturday's 6-1 win over Team USA. J.T. Stenglein scored his 25th goal of the season, which proved to be the game-winner, and goaltender Matthew O'Connor earned his 25th win of the season after making 29 saves. Lucky Seven...
The Chicago Steel equaled a season high with seven goals on Saturday to claim their first-ever win in seven chances against Dubuque. Prior to the 7-3 victory, the Steel were 0-6-0 against Dubuque dating back to last season. Andrew Miller scored a pair of goals, his fifth multi-goal game of the season, while Charlie O'Connor capped the four-goal first period for the Steel with his first USHL game-winning goal. Defenseman Jaccob Slavin dished out a USHL career high three assists as Chicago won for the third time in their last four home games. Homemade Streak...
The Des Moines Buccaneers pushed their home winning streak to five games on Friday with a 4-2 victory against Muskegon before having their streak snapped in Saturday's loss to Lincoln. The five-game winning streak on home ice was the longest for the Bucs since they won six in a row at home early in the 2006-07 season. Forward Gasper Kopitar has scored a goal in all five of the home wins, including the game-winner on Friday. Goaltender Pheonix Copley earned the win in each of the five home games, posting a 2.20 GAA and .938 SV% over that span. Leap Notes...
There was just one USHL game that fell on the "leap day" of February 29th and Lincoln Stars goaltender Jackson Teichroeb made his mark stopping all 16 shots he faced on Wednesday during the 3-0 victory over Sioux Falls. It was his third shutout of the season and 30th victory of his USHL career. The last shutout to occur during "leap day" was a 33-save performance by Shane Connelly in 2004 to lead the Chicago Steel to a 4-0 win over Danville. Also that same day in 2004, Ryan Carter had a USHL career high five points (2g, 3a) to lead the Green Bay Gamblers to a 6-3 win against Sioux Falls. Carter is now playing in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils. During the last Leap Year, there were six USHL games played on February 29th in 2008 with five of them decided by a single goal, including three that went to a shootout. The only game not decided by one goal that day was the 4-2 win by the Lincoln Stars over Tri-City as Jimmy Hayes scored two goals for the Lincoln. Hayes now plays in the NHL for the Chicago Blackhawks. Welcome Back...
After sitting out for over a month due to injury, Austin Farley made his return for the Fargo Force on Saturday and scored his 25th goal of the season to help the team snap a three-game home winless skid (0-2-1). Nate Arentz netted the game-winner as each of his last three goals has been the deciding goal while Alex Iafallo extended his goal streak to three contests. Playing his 85th USHL career game, defenseman Dominic Rocobaldo scored his first USHL goal in the victory. It's Tricky...
A pair of players recorded their first USHL hat trick on Friday. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders forward Davey Middleton scored three goals in a span of 12:31 minutes during the third period of the 5-2 win over Lincoln. His second goal was the game-winner and helped snap Lincoln's six-game home winning streak. Indiana Ice forward Drew Smolcynski scored a pair of goals in the first period and then completed the hat trick in the second period during the 7-0 win against Chicago. The rookie forward had scored four goals in 32 previous USHL games. Storming the Civic...
The Tri-City Storm scored three goals in the second period on the way to a 4-3 victory against Omaha on Sunday. It was their second consecutive win in Omaha after being 0-6-2 in the previous eight games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. Nick Lappin began the second period scoring his 30th goal in a Tri-City uniform and Tim Bonner scored on a penalty shot to extend his goal streak to three games. Kenny Brooks tallied the game-winner, his 15th goal of the season. Puck Stops Here...
Goaltender Jay Willliams stopped all 30 shots he faced on Friday to earn his first victory in a Sioux Falls Stampede uniform after being acquired last month in a trade. It was the fourth USHL career shutout for Williams and helped snap the eight-game winless stretch (0-7-1) for the Stampede on the road. Zach McCarver scored the game-winning goal in the 2-0 victory over Sioux City. Shooting it Out...
Defenseman Nolan Zajac scored the tying goal with less than five minutes remaining in the third on Saturday to help the Omaha Lancers force overtime against Sioux Falls. Zajac then converted the lone shootout tally to give Omaha the 5-4 win. He is 2-for-4 on shootout attempts during his USHL career with his last shootout goal coming nearly 14 months ago. It was the third consecutive shootout win for the Lancers after going 1-3 in their four previous games decided by a shootout this season. Hot Hand...
Indiana Ice forward Daniil Tarasov extended his goal streak to five games by scoring a pair of goals in Saturday's 3-2 win over Green Bay. He now has 70 goals over 105 games during his USHL career. Notes...
Defenseman Ryan Bullock scored two goals for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in Saturday's 3-1 win at Sioux City to help the Jacks snap a five-game road winless skid (0-4-1)...Forward Todd Skirving scored three goals over two games during the weekend for the Sioux Falls Stampede and now leads the team with 14 goals this season...Forward Stefan Matteau scored both goals for Team USA in their 3-2 loss to Green Bay on Thursday...Aaron Pearce scored the deciding shootout tally to lead the Waterloo Black Hawks to a 3-2 shootout victory over Fargo on Friday. The Hawks had been 1-4 in five previous shootouts this season...Chad McDonald scored his 10th goal of the season on Friday and Patrick Kirtland scored his 10th on Saturday to give the Des Moines Buccaneers a total of eight players on the roster with 10-or-more goals which ties the Green Bay Gamblers for the most double-digit goal scorers in the USHL. Czarnik Named to All-Rookie Team...
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. "" Miami University freshman forward Austin Czarnik was named to the 2011-12 CCHA All-Rookie Team, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced Monday. Czarnik becomes the first RedHawk to land on the All-Rookie Team since junior Joe Hartman did so as a defenseman in 2009-10.
Czarnik (Washington, Mich.) is one of just six players selected to the team, joining Michigan's Alex Guptill and Ohio State's Max McCormick as the forwards. Western Michigan's Garrett Haar and Notre Dame's Robbie Russo were the defensemen chosen for the team while WMU's Frank Slubowski was the goaltender named to the All-Rookie Team.
Czarnik has had a stellar campaign for the RedHawks in his first year donning the red and white, as he has centered Miami's top line all season. He has posted nine goals, 20 assists and 29 points in 35 games this year, missing just one game. His 20 assists lead the team, rank first among CCHA rookies and tie for seventh among all CCHA players. His 29 points are second on the squad behind junior linemate Reilly Smith and second among CCHA freshmen, trailing only Guptill's 31.The 29 points also tie for 15th in the entire CCHA and 11th nationally among all freshmen.
In league play only, Czarnik tied for second among rookies with 20 points while his 10 goals were also second. He was named CCHA Gongshow Rookie of the Week three times this year, more than any other player, and also earned CCHA Gongshow Rookie of the Month for November after posting 10 points in seven games (3g, 7a). He was named to the Denver Cup Classic All-Tournament Team in November as well, totaling four points in two games to help lead Miami to the title.
On the year, Czarnik has eight multi-point games, including four multi-assist games and recorded his first career multi-goal game in his last outing, Feb. 25 at Ohio State, tallying two goals. He finished with three points in that game, tying his career high, something he has achieved two other times as well. His +19 rating ties for the team lead and fifth in the league among all players. He has one power play goal and two short-handed goals while he has blocked 31 shots on the year, which is second among Miami's forwards.
Freshman forward Jimmy Mullin (Cincinnati, Ohio) garnered CCHA Honorable Mention All-Rookie Team, as he has played right wing on Miami's top line with Smith and Czarnik for much of the year, tallying 21 points on nine goals and 12 assists, all of which tie for third on the team. He is tied for seventh among CCHA freshmen with his 21 points. In league play only, he was fifth in freshman scoring with 18 points on seven goals and 11 assists.
A total of 16 freshmen received at least one vote as the team was determined by a vote of the league's head coaches. This year marks the 24th season the CCHA has named an All-Rookie Team, which will be honored at the 2012 CCHA Awards on March 15 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Mich.
United States Hockey League Stories from March 8, 2012
- Former Stampede Star Jack Connolly Named WCHA Player of the Year - Sioux Falls Stampede
- Gamblers Give Back - Green Bay Gamblers
- Fighting Saints to Host Super Mar10 Night Saturday - Dubuque Fighting Saints
- Fighting Saints Players to Model at Bridal Expo - Dubuque Fighting Saints
- Gamblers Weekly - Green Bay Gamblers
- Phantoms Can Punch Playoff Ticket with Road Win Over Ice, Team USA - Youngstown Phantoms
- Nieves Joins Ice Roster - Indiana Ice
- 2012 NYDP Evaluation Camp Roster Announced - U.S. National Team
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