Cal Poly Pomona - National Champions!

Cal Poly Pomona wins NCT V in Philadelphia, PA! The team went 1-2 in Round Robin play, in the hardest bracket of the tournament. From there, the Broncos went 4-0, beating Texas, Towson, and Florida. Tom Wiebe scored all 4 goals in the finals vs. Florida, to win 4-2. Stephen Campbell scored 2 game-winning goals vs. Towson, and vs. Central Florida in Overtime. The team had great support from its defensemen and other forwards Jon Cochran and Rick Purcell, and great goaltending from Stephen Freeman kept them in the game. For the first time ever, a WCRHL team brings home the CRHL National Championship Trophy! No WCRHL team has been in the finals since the first CRHL Nationals in 1998-99, when UC Santa Barbara lost in the championship game to Michigan State. For a description of the games and tournament, visit www.crhl.net.