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BSU Men’s Ice Hockey Club skates into action
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The first home games for the 2008-2009 Boise State University Men’s Ice Hockey Club will take place this Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25 at Idaho Ice World against the University of Montana Grizzlies. Game time is 10 p.m. on Friday and 8:15 p.m. on Saturday.
The Broncos began this, their second season of play, with a three game road trip to Provo, Utah, last weekend.
They lost games to Utah Valley (8-1), Utah State (16-3) and Weber State (12-2), but were undermanned as well as outscored. More players are expected for the two games against the Grizzlies this weekend.
Mike Olsen scored three of the six Broncos goals on the trip. Carlos Delaura had two goals and one assist. Dalton Smith tallied one goal and two assists. Cody Heer had two assists. Matt Nukaya-Heady and Chris Lautzenheizer each had an assist.
The Broncos, coached by L. B. Smith, play in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division 2. Ice hockey is a club sport at Boise State, not a varsity sport.
Montana will bring a 2-2 record to Boise.
The Grizzlies lost twice to Eastern Washington to start their season, then won two close games over Walla Walla.
Last season, in their first year of re-organization, the Broncos were 1-5, their lone victory coming over Walla Walla. The Broncos scored 23 goals in their six games.
Walla Walla will return to Ice World to play the Broncos on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 10:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 2, at 6:30 p.m.
Dalton Smith, a 5’8” 194 lb., center, led the Broncos with seven goals and five assists last year. He is the team president and leads a group of 10 returnees for this second season.
Forward Tyson Barnes tallied six goals and two assists last year. He returns for 2008-2009, along with fellow forwards Matt Nukuya-Heady, Michael Brady and Bradley Stanton, center Jeff Buckingham, and defensemen Jordan Boyd and Cody Heer.
Dan Beaudreau and Tony Davenport, two of the goaltenders from last season, also return.
In addition to the four home games at Idaho Ice World, the
Broncos are scheduling a number of home games at Manchester Ice Center in McCall in conjunction with the 2009 Winter Festival.
A second road trip early in the season will take the Broncos to San Jose, Calif. Nov. 6-8.
The Boise State Broncos will play Arizona State, San Jose State and University of Texas on the successive nights at Logitech Ice Arena.
COURTESY DICK DORFMAN