MENOMONIE (February 19, 2010) – UW-Stout did an about face from the week before and rolled UW-Stevens Point, 5-1, in the opening game of the NCHA Peters Cup Friday at the Dunn County Ice Arena.

The Blue Devils (10-12-4) were blanked last weekend in Stevens Point, 4-0.

Joe Beaudette (Fr, Blaine, Minn) put the Blue Devils on the board first , scoring at 5:02 of the first period. Joel Gaulrapp (Sr, Owatonna, Minn), the 2010 NCHA player of the year, doubled the score for Stout with a wrap around goal 42 seconds into the second stanza.

The Pointers (11-14-1) cut the score in half when Luke Nesper scored midway through the period.  Stout took a 3-1 lead on a goal by Mike Hartviksen (Fr, Thunder Bay, Ont) at 16:02 in the second period.

Andy Sternberg (Sr, Duluth, Minn) scored twice in the third period, hitting a shot from the point that bounced off the back of the Stevens Point goalies’ leg. Sternberg added an empty net goal with just over a minute left in the game.

Stout outshot the Pointers, 38-26. Tom Lescovich (Fr, Clifton Park, NY) had 24 saves for Stout and Nick Graves had 34 saves for Stevens Point.

The teams will meet again in the best of two games, with a mini-game if needed, Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

STEVENS POINT (February 13, 2010) – UW-Stevens Point scored a goal in each of the first two periods, then doubled that with two third period goals to hand UW-Stout a 4-0 defeat in the regular season finale Saturday at Willett Arena.

Stout (9-12-4, 8-8-4) outshot the Pointers (11-13-1, 6-12-0) on the night, 36-21. Stevens Point’s first three goals were even strengthed, the fourth was a short handed goal.

The Pointers scored at 10:52 of the first period by Kyle Greco. Jon Madden got the second goal at 6:47 of the second period. Johnny Meo scored at 8:54 of the third. Luke Nesper scored shorthanded at 15:34.

Over the last 12 games with the Pointers, Stout held an 11-0-1 advantage in the series.

The Blue Devils earned the fourth seed in the NCHA, Stevens Point the fifth seed and the Pointers will come to Menomonie for the two-game quarterfinal NCHA Peters Cup tournament. The teams will meet Friday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and again Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. If needed, a mini-game will follow.

Scott Motz (F)

GREEN BAY (February 12, 2010) – St. Norbert scored two goals in each period and went on to a 6-1 win over UW-Stout Friday at the Cornerstone Community Center.

The Green Knights (18-3-3, 13-2-2) locked up a share of first place in the NCHA with the win.

St. Norbert scored two goals in the first period, less than two minutes apart, getting goals at 14:50 – the only power play goal of the night – and at 16:49. St. Norbert tagged on two more goals in the second, at 2:35 and at 7:45.

The Blue Devils (9-11-4, 6-7-4) got on the board in the third period when Scott Motz (Sr, Lake Elmo, Minn) scored unassisted at 8:53. But St. Norbert blitzed the Blue Devils again before the final buzzer, getting goals at 15:03 and 17:02.

The Green Knights outshot Stout, 46-15. St. Norbert had two penalties, while the Blue Devils were whistled for six.

Stout will close out the regular season Saturday, Feb. 13 at UW-Stevens Point. The Blue Devils will host a quarterfinal NCHA Peters Cup tournament series, Feb. 19 and 20 at the Dunn County Ice Arena.

Sam Carr (F)

Sam Carr was hospitalized this week after needing an undisclosed emergent surgery.  Sam Carr is doing well and recovering at this time.  He will be out this weekend. Sam Carr may also miss the NCHA Peter’s Cup Playoff’s. If you’d like to send your recovery wishes to Sam you can send him a message by clicking here.

This will break up the chemistry on the 3rd line with Joe Knoepke and Garrett Grimstad who have been solid point producers during the 2nd half of the season.

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.