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First
road games may present a challenge for Illini.
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Iowa
State bound |
October
28, 2004 - Well it's been five weeks since
the Illini hockey season started and this will be
the teams first road trip. And what better way to
break in the rookies than by taking them to visit
one of the Illini's biggest rivals, the Cyclones
of Iowa State. The noisy fans, the smaller ice surface,
the cheerleaders, and the Cyclones themselves, who
have played fourteen games so far this season, over
twice
as
many as the
Illini, but with are struggling with a .500 win/loss
record. The Cyclones, currently ranked 8th in the
American Collegiate Hockey Association coaches poll,
are coming into the games off of a weekend series
split against Minot State and who are surely looking
to improve their standing in both the ACHA and CSCHL.
While the Iowa State skaters have a few different
offensive
weapons
that
are able
to
score, they are mainly lead by Seniors forwards Travist
Fast and Brent Popadych who both know how to hit
the mark. If the Illini can control the puck and
can keep putting shots
on goal,
they should
be able to take advantage of the Cyclone netminders
who are allowing an average of three goals per game.
This will be two of the toughest games so far this
season for the Illini, and they will surely be a
learning experience as well. The Illini will face
off against the Cyclones in these two point CSCHL
games at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena this Friday night
at 7:30pm and
then again
Saturday
at 9:45pm. The illini will be home again the following
weekend, November 5th and 6th, to take on these same
Iowa State Cyclones. |
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