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If so, please download the following form and return it to uwchcoach@gmail.com. Upon receipt, you will be added to our tryout email list and will receive updates as tryouts near.
Tryouts for the 2010-2011 season will be held the week of September 6. Information regarding specific times/dates will be posted once they are confirmed. Continue to check here for updates.
2009 Wisconsin State Club Invitational Champions!
5/4/10 - Ehrmantraut named to 2010 ACHA Central Region 3rd Team; Six named Academic All-Americans
The ACHA Division II Commissioner released the 2009-2010 season individual award winners today, and among those receiving honors was our very own Jason Ehrmantraut, who was named to the ACHA Central Region 3rd Team along with WCCHA conference member Bho Olson of Minnesota. Besides contributing 14 points (4 goals, 10 assists) in 28 games, Jason captained the team this season and provided stellar defensive cover as the team reached new heights in only its second season. Jason, recently elected as UWCH treasurer next season, was previously recognized as a member of the WCCHA Second Team All-Conference. In addition, six members of UWCH were named ACHA DII Academic All-Americans. Zach Anderson, Ian Andrews, Nick Clark, Jason Ehrmantraut, Matt Rossman, and Connor Tuttle were all honored for carrying a high cumulative GPA as a junior or senior. For a list of all of this season's award winners, click HERE.
4/26/10 - 2010-2011 Executive Board
The elections have been held and the 2010-2011 UWCH Executive Board is:
President - AJ Siiro
Vice President - Cole Christiansen
Treasurer - Jason Ehrmantraut
Fundraising Coordinator - Zach Gansmoe
Rec Sports/Travel Coordinator - Whitney Larsen
We look forward to another successful season in 2010-2011!
4/14/10 - Offseason Update
The 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 Season Recaps are now available as a PDF. They can be downloaded in two places: on the Schedule/Results page below this season's results and on the Club Information page under "History". The All-Time Individual Records are also available for viewing in the "History" section of the Club Information page.
The 2010-2011 season schedule is almost complete. Highlights include games against Illinois (D1), Illinois State, Minnesota, St. Thomas, Robert Morris-Maroon, DePaul, and a trip to Youngstown, OH to take part in the ACHA DII Showcase. The schedule will be released in the coming weeks. We are also working on solidifying our home ice arenas for next season.
If you are interested in playing next season, please send an email to Connor Tuttle at ctuttle@wisc.edu. Tryouts will again take place the first week of school in preparation for our first games the third weekend of September.
3/1/10 - Season Review
The 2009-2010 Season saw the UW Club Hockey team grow by leaps and bounds, establishing a foundation upon which to build in the future. The team finished 19-10-0-1 overall, highlighted by a second place finish in the WCCHA and the WSCIC Championship.
In the final weekend of the season, UWCH entered the WCCHA Tournament as the #3 seed. After a 6-0 win in the first round over Michigan Tech, UWCH avenged an early season sweep by topping #2 Minnesota 4-2 in the semifinals. However, injuries and illness caught up to the team in the final, as they fell to the buzzsaw that was St. Cloud State 4-2.
The results from the weekend overall were quite positive, including the announcement that Freshman Forward AJ Siiro was named First Team All-WCCHA, while Senior Tristan Callahan and Junior Jason Ehrmantraut were named Second Team All-WCCHA. Siiro finished the season as the team's leading scorer, followed by graduating senior Matt Rossman and Sophomore Cole Christiansen.
The team would like to thank their parents, fans, and sponsors for all their help this season. The team will look to build on this season with more success in 2011-2012!
2/12/10 - Follow the WCCHA Tournament Live!
Interested in following the WCCHA Tournament games live? Well now you can! Log on to the WCCHA Twitter feed for period by period updates of all six tournament games!
2/7/10 - WCCHA Tournament Update
By virtue of their strong finish in the WCCHA regular season, UWCH earned the #3 seed at the tournament this weekend. UWCH will take on #6 Michigan Tech on Friday, February 12 at 9:30 pm at the Schwan's SuperRink in Blaine, MN. With a win, UWCH would advance to the semifinals on Saturday, likely playing at 9:45 pm. The winners of each semifinal will then play for the championship on Sunday at 12:00 pm. If you're in Minnesota, come out and support the team as they vie for their first ever WCCHA Championship!
2/7/10 - Weekend Recap vs. Nebraska
UWCH returned home to host their final regular season series of the season with a pair of games against the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhuskers. Playing at the Oregon Community Sports Arena in Oregon, WI for the first time, UWCH came out slow. Sloppy play allowed the traveling Huskers to take advantage, building a 3-0 lead after one period. Early in the second, a comeback looked likely after goals by Cole Christiansen and AJ Siiro brought the game to within one. However, the team was once again undone as Nebraska continued to take advantage of mental mistakes, scoring four goals in the remaining time in the second while Wisconsin managed one more through Matt Rossman. Despite an overwhelming advantage in puck possession and offensive zone play, UWCH was unable to penetrate the goal in the third and the game ended 7-3 in favor of the visitors. Determined not to gift a second game on the weekend, UWCH hit the ice on Saturday with an intensity that lacked in the game the night before. UWCH quickly built a lead, heading to the locker room at the first intermission with a 4-1 lead through goals from Ian Andrews (2), Matt Rossman, and AJ Siiro. The second slowed a bit, with Jason Forciea getting the only UWCH goal. The third period, however, saw the offensive explosion the team had been awaiting the whole weekend, with goals by Gansmoe, Siiro, Schmocker, Sullivan, and Christiansen making the blowout all the more emphatic. Final score: 10-3. This Saturday's game also marked the final home bow for Senior Matt Rossman, who will be playing his final games for the team this coming weekend as UWCH travels to Minnesota to take part in the WCCHA Tournament and challenge for the Carla Berg Trophy.
1/30/10 - Weekend Recap @ Michigan Tech
UWCH took its first ever trip to the Upper Penninsula to take on the Wolfpack of Michigan Tech in Houghton, MI. The two game series held at Dee Stadium, the birthplace of professional hockey, were the final piece of the WCCHA regular season puzzle, and both games were meaningful in the final standings. Friday night, UWCH weathered the storm early as Michigan Tech peppered freshman goaltender Ben Cohn with shots. Wisconsin finally broke the seal in the first, with Matt Rossman getting his first of three goals on the weekend. Zach Anderson added his second of the season with helpers from Jason Forciea and Zach Gansmoe to end the first up 2-0. The team added three more over the next two periods, giving up an unfortunate deflection goal late to end the game with a 5-1 victory. Rossman, Joel Schmocker, and AJ Siiro combined for 9 points total on the night (all three scored a goal and had two assists), while Forciea had two helpers and Anderson had a two point night. Saturday night was a back and forth battle, proving to be a higher scoring, more competitive affair. After Rossman put UWCH up early after Pat Sullivan converted a turnover into a breakaway pass, the Wolfpack responded with two tallies before Joel Cohen took matters into his own hands with an unassisted goal late in the first to finish the period 2-0. In the second, MTU outscored UWCH 2-1, with Anderson scoring his second of the weekend with an assist from Mike Thompson to stay within striking distance. The tide turned in the third, as UWCH scored 3 unanswered goals (Rossman, Gilbertson, Siiro) to take the game by a final of 6-4. Next up for UWCH is the final home series of the season next weekend against the University of Nebraska at Oregon Community Sports Arena.
1/30/10 - Schedule Updates
The game times for the upcoming home series against the University of Nebraska have been changed. The game Friday, February 4th will be at 5:30 pm, while the Saturday, February 5th game is now at 9:00 am.
Additionally, the February 19/20 series against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has been cancelled by mutual consent. UWCH will thus close out their regular season schedule at the upcoming WCCHA tournament in Blaine, MN from February 12-14, 2010.
11/22/09 - Weekend Recap @ MSU-Mankato
Shorthanded due to numerous injuries, the team travelled to Mankato, Minnesota this weekend to take on the defending WCCHA Champions. Friday night, UWCH took an early 2-0 lead thanks to a long distance snipe from Mike Thompson and a sweet one-two finish from Joel Schmocker. The game continued back and forth a bit, but UWCH eventually pulled away early in the third with two goals from Ian Andrews and AJ Siiro for a final score of 10-5. Saturday night went much like Friday, with UWCH taking an early 2-0 lead with Zach Gansmoe pouncing on a rebound for his first tally of the season to open the scoring and Matt Rossman finishing a nice back door pass. AJ Siiro put the team up 3-0 early in the second with his first of three on the night. The teams exchanged goals the rest of the game, with the final score a comfortable 7-4 win. Notably, Jason Ehrmantraut contributed two goals and two assists on the weekend to lead the back line while AJ Siiro paced the team with five goals and four assists. UWCH has Thanksgiving weekend off before returning home to Hartmeyer for the next WCCHA Conference series with St. Olaf College.
11/8/09 - Weekend Recap @ St. Cloud State
UWCH travelled to St. Cloud this weekend looking end their recent slide and open their account in the WCCHA win column. After two hard fought victories, they were able to do both. Friday night was a tightly contested battle, featuring stellar goaltending from both teams. With Freshman Ben Cohn shutting down SCSU, goals from Ian Andrews and hometown hero Cole Christiansen were enough to defeat the Huskies. On Saturday night, the team came out looking for the sweep. UWCH thrashed the St. Cloud goal with 59 shots over the course of the game. After trailing 2-0, the team got a huge kickstart as Zach Anderson scored his first ever UWCH goal with a breakaway snipe to make the game 2-1. In the third, goals from Joel Schmocker and Cole Christiansen looked to put the team on its way to victory only for a timely deflected shot to give the Huskies a ray of hope. The game went to overtime, but it didn't take long for the Badgers to prevail as Cole Christiansen once again played hometown hero, tipping in a point shot from Austin Gilbertson for the victory and the road sweep. UWCH has the upcoming weekend off before traveling to Mankato for another vital conference series.
10/24/09 - Weekend Recap vs. Minnesota
Fresh off a bye weekend, the team hit the ice ready to challenge the reigning WCCHA regular season champion University of Minnesota. Friday night, the game stayed close through two periods but some mental breakdowns led to a 4-3 deficit at the end of two after holding a 3-2 advantage with two minutes remaining. Minnesota capitalized on their momentum, controlling the third period in crusing to a 9-4 win. Saturday night's game followed a similar path, with UWCH controlling much of the early play but failing to add to their 2-0 lead despite multiple chances. Once again, the team unravelled near the end of the second period as two penalties against led to two goals, leaving the game tied going into the third. UWCH attempted to respond, and looked as if htey could reverse the story written on Friday, but it was not to be as Minnesota converted their few chances and added an empty net goal for a final score of 6-3. UWCH looks to rebound against a familiar non-conference foe, Northern Illinois, as they travel to West Dundee on Thursday night.
10/13/09 - Weekend Recap @ St. Thomas
UWCH travelled to Minnesota for their first WCCHA games in the history of the club with high hopes. However, the team quickly learned why St. Thomas has continued to climb the rankings ladder over the past few seasons. After going down early Saturday night, the team battled back but fell short in a 4-3 loss. On Sunday, the return of Head Coach Ryan Donovan to the bench failed to rouse the team as his early dismissal was just one of a number of things that did not go the teams way as they fell 6-2. While failing to take a point in their first WCCHA series, the team left confident they can compete with the best the conference has to offer and looks forward to the next challenge as they host the University of Minnesota at Hartmeyer Arena in a fortnight.
10/4/09 - Weekend Recap vs. Illinois State
While losing a perfect record, this weekend will be remembered for the Saturday night comeback that saw the team take their overall record to 7-1. Friday night, the Redbird came out firing, taking advantage of their chances while Wisconsin saw theirs ring the post time and time again. The game was close through out, but ISU built a solid lead late before a consolation power play goal saw the final score read 4-1. Saturday night, Wisconsin looked to bounce back from their first loss of the season. The task wasn't easy, as the team fought back twice - first from 2-0 down, then from 4-2 down - to tie the game in the later stages of the third period. Finding their way in overtime, the team exercised their demons by finding the net with just under a minute left to take the tilt 5-4. The team now sits at 7-1 with plenty of momentum going into the first big road trip of the year to the Twin Cities to open the WCCHA season against St. Thomas.
9/28/09 - Weekend Recap @ WSCIC
This weekend saw the team capture the first ever Wisconsin State Club Invitational Championship, going a perfect 3-0 in pool play to win the round-robin tournament. Opening with what proved to be its toughest test, Wisconsin outlasted St. Norbert College 5-3 on Friday night. On Saturday, the team continued it's undefeated start to the season with a 6-2 victory over Marquette University and a 11-1 thrashing of UW-Milwaukee. The team now sits at 6-0 overall, as they look forward to hosting the strong Illinois State Redbirds this coming weekend at Hartmeyer Arena.
9/21/09 - Weekend Recap @ NIU, vs. UW-Platteville
The Wisconsin Club Hockey team finished the opening weekend of the 2009-2010 season with three victories. The season opening tilt saw UWCH travel to Northern Illinois to face the Huskies on Thursday evening. After a slow start, the team took control of a hard fought contest through two goals from Cole Christiansen and one from new addition Austin Gilbertson, holding onto the lead late in third due to stellar play from Freshman Goaltender Ben Cohn to take the first game of the season 3-2. Beginning on Friday night, UWCH welcomed in-state foe UW-Platteville to Hartmeyer Arena for a two game set. Friday night began much like Thursday, with UWCH slow to take control. Going into the third period with a 3-0 lead, UW-Platteville fought back to 3-2 before UWCH closed out the game 5-2. Joel Schmocker and Danny Child paced the team with 2 goals each while Matt Rossman chipped in three assists. UWCH closed out the weekend with a 7-3 win, again pulling away in the third period with four unanswered goals. Winger AJ Siiro got off the mark with 2 goals in one shift while Joel Cohen, Taylor Atchison, and Matt Rossman got their first of the season. Next weekend UWCH travels to Mequon, WI to participate in the first ever Wisconsin State Club Invitational Championship. For more information, visit www.wccha.com/wscic.php.
9/13/09
The 2009-2010 post-tryout roster has been posted. Click the ROSTER link for more information.
9/7/09
The first session of tryouts is tonight from 7:30 pm to 9:40 pm at Hartmeyer Arena. A Bus will pick up those traveling from campus without personal vehicles at the Shell at 6:00 pm. All other players are asked to arrive by 6:45 pm as there will be a check-in process to complete. The tryout fee this year will be $30, which covers the cost of ice and transportation.
We hope to see you there!
8/17/09
The schedule has been updated with new time and location information. Click the schedule link in the navigation bar for more information.
7/5/09
*IMPORTANT*
Tryouts for the 2009-10 season are set for the second week of classes:
Monday (9/7)- 7:30-9:40 PM
Wednesday (9/9)- 7:30-9:40 PM
Friday (9/11)- 7:30-9:40 PM
The tryouts will be held at Hartmeyer Ice Arena. Transportation will be provided to and from the Arena from campus for those who do not have personal vehicles. More information about pickup location(s) and times will be provided in the near future.
The Tryout Registration Form can be found HERE. Please fill out the form and email it to Club President Connor Tuttle if you plan to attend tryouts.
All players planning to attend tryouts are asked to bring a white and a dark colored jersey (with numbers on the back if possible).
More detailed information will be posted as the tryout dates near.
4/2/09
The schedule for the 2009-2010 season has been posted. Check it out here.
3/27/09
Tryouts for the 2009-2010 season will be held in the first week of classes (August 31). More information to will be posted as times and dates are confirmed. Want to join the email list for updates? Email Team President Connor Tuttle at ctuttle@wisc.edu.
Welcome to the online home of the Wisconsin Men's Ice Hockey Club. We are a registered student organization and sports club at the University of Wisconsin and compete at the Division II level of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. We are also a member of the Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association, an eight team conference including other schools from the upper midwest.
For more, visit Club Information.
