MENOMONIE (February 5, 2010) – UW-River Falls scored three goals in the final 10 minutes of the game to hand UW-Stout a crushing 3-2 defeat Friday at the Dunn County Ice Arena.

Stout (9-10-4, 6-6-4) had shot out to a 2-0 lead thanks to two goals by Andy Sternberg (Sr, Duluth, Minn), but the Falcons strapped up their skates and came to play in the final 10 minutes of the game.

Andy Sternberg (F)

Josh Calleja scored shorthanded at 10:19, then Ben Beaudoin scored on the power play three minutes later. Calleja scored the game winner with less than three minutes left.

Stout pulled goalie Tom Lescovich (Fr, Clifton Park, NY) for the extra defender and managed to fend off the Falcons (13-7-2, 7-6-2), but could not get off a good shot.

Sternberg scored the first goal of the game, that coming at 9:29 mark of the first period on the power play, with assists from Ryan Sullivan (Fr, Cardinal, Ont) andJoel Gaulrapp (Sr, Owatonna, Minn).

Sternberg added a second goal early in the third period, getting a shot in the slot, with an assist by Scott Motz (Sr, Lake Elmo, Minn). The point for Motz pushed him past Glen LaChapelle for second on the all-time Stout scoring list with 129 career points.

Lescovich had 30 saves, while the Falcons’ Eric Babcook had 28 saves.

Stout will wrap up the regular season by traveling to St. Norbert, Friday, Feb. 12 and at UW-Stevens Point, Saturday, Feb. 13.

Nick Hopper (G)

MENOMONIE (February 4, 2010) – UW-Eau Claire scored six unanswered goals, including four in the second period, and the Blugolds went on to defeat UW-Stout, 6-1, Thursday at the Dunn County Ice Arena.

Stout (9-9-4, 6-5-4) opened the scoring seven minutes into the first period on a goal by Joe Beaudette (Fr, Blaine, Minn), with an assist by Andy Sternberg (Sr, Duluth, Minn).

It was all Eau Claire (7-12-3, 3-9-3) after that. The Blugolds’ DJ Clark scored unassisted with just over a minute left in the first period to knot the score.

In the second period Eau Claire got goals from Jordan Singer, Isaiah Bennis, Tyler Romasco and Bryce Wilcox. The Blugolds wrapped the scoring up with a power play goal midway through the third period by Nic Weight.

Eau Claire outshot Stout 32-24.

Stout will host UW-River Falls, Friday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the final regular season home game.

Joel Gaulrapp (F)

MENOMONIE (January 30, 2010) – UW-Stout forward Joel Gaulrapp (Sr, Owatonna, Minn) is a candidate for the 2010 Frozen Four Skills Challenge scheduled for Friday, April 9 at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.,  in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four.

The original list of more than 150 players was trimmed to 68 by a selection committee. Fans will be able to select six positions players and two goalies from each gender of the East team and each gender of the West team for a total of 32 players to the final rosters. Gaulrapp is vying for a spot on the West team and is one of two NCAA Division III players still remaining for consideration on the West team.

Voting for the players begins Monday, Feb. 1 and runs through Monday, Feb. 15. The on-line voting can be access through the NCAA web site at http://www.ncaa.com/frozenfourskillschallenge/index.html

You are able to vote as many times as you’d like.  So keep voting over and over for Joel!  You’ll find his ballot under the ‘Men’s West’ category.

The selection committee will take all voting into consideration prior to making its announcement of the final rosters by the end of February.

Last season, UW-Stout’s Nick Klaren, who now plays for the South Carolina Sting Rays in the ECHL, was an alternate to the Frozen Four Skills Challenge.

VOTE FOR JOEL – CLICK HERE

Your Blue Devils

MENOMONIE, Wis. (January 30, 2010) – Despite outshooting St. Scholastica, 42-28, the Blue Devils fell to the Saints, 3-0, Saturday night at Dunn County Ice Arena.

The Saints’ Aaron Spotts captured the lead with 11 minutes to play in the second period.  St. Scholastica increased their lead to two with a goal midway through the third period.  Jordan Chong virtually sealed the win when he gave his team a 3-0 lead on a breakaway goal with six minutes to play in the game.

Stout was unable to put any goals on the board, despite having eight power play opportunities.

Zach Kleimen recorded 42 saves in arguably his best performance of the season, while Nick Hopper (Fr, Culver City, Calif.) made 25 saves on the evening.

Stout will return to action, Thursday, Feb. 4 to host UW-Eau Claire.  The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

Danny Ryan (F)

MENOMONIE (January 29, 2010) – UW-Superior had an answer for every UW-Stout goal as the two teams tied, 3-3, Friday at the Dunn County Ice Arena.

The Yellowjackets (8-9-3, 2-9-2) never led in the game, but also never trailed by more than one goal. And Superior sent the game into overtime with a goal by Thomas Erlacher with one-minute, 30-seconds left in regulation.

Stout (9-7-4, 6-3-4) opened the score with three minutes left in the first period on a goal by Scott Motz (Sr, Lake Elmo, Minn) and an assist by Joel Gaulrapp (Sr, Owatonna, Minn).

The Yellowjackets tied the score midway through the second period on a power play goal by Talon Berlando. Stout jumped back ahead with a goal by Branden Gay (Jr, Calgary, Alberta) less than a minute later.

Superior knotted the game for the second time with a goal by Tyler Fletcher six minutes into the third period. Stout took what looked like the game winner when Danny Ryan, Jr. (Jr, Niles, Ill) scored with less than five minutes remaining. In less than three minutes later, the Yellowjackets tied the game.

Stout’s Tom Lescovich (Fr, Clifton Park, NY) recorded 29 saves, while Superior’s Bryan Dalbec had 37 saves.

Stout will host St. Scholastica, Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

While at the Xcel Energy Center we caught up with Head Coach Terry Watkins.  We talked about what it mean’t to play in the Xcel Energy Center and also the current situation of his squad.  Listen by clicking below.

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