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Illini
hit the road.
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The
Illini's first road oppenent. |
October
16, 2003 - The Illini Hockey club will be
taking to the road for the first time this season
to compete in their first Central States Collegiate
Hockey League games this weekend against one of their
bitterest rivals, The Cyclones of Iowa State. The
undefeated
Illini will head into Ames, IA with a 4-0 record,
but know they will have two tough games against the
5-4
Cyclones, especially on their ice in front of their
fans. The Cyclones are on top of the CSCHL standings
with 12 points, St. Louis and Ohio Universities
come next tied with 8 points, followed then by Eastern
Michigan who has
4 points. Since this is the Illini's first CSCHL
games of the season they would like to start them
out with wins and come away with
some
points. To help do this, they Illini are going to
have to try and contain ISU's two Travises, Fast
and Denzel, who ranked high in the Cyclone points
department
last year as well as Junior Scott Hagen who has been
putting up the points so far this season. Another
returning player that the Illini will have to keep
an eye on
is Brent
Popadych
who
usually makes himself known, especially in big games
as these two may be. On the other end of the ice
Illini forwards will have to find a way to get around
the Cyclone defense and put the puck past Freshman
goaltender Ross Patrick who
has
already recorded one shutout so far this season.
The Illini took all four games against the 'Clones
last year, two of which were in Ames, and would surely
love to do it again this year and quiet the homecoming
crowd. |
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