October 18, 2010
Check out these WCRHL Matchups – Coming This Weekend!
Division I
Long Beach State vs. Arizona State – Saturday at 7pm
Rematch from the WCRHL Division I Championship Game in March 2010! Long Beach won that game 8-7 in Overtime. The teams also met 4 times during the regular season, with Arizona State winning 3 out of the 4 games. Long Beach gets back scoring threat Ryan Burrows, returns leading scorer Paul Anderson and adds Skyler Hoar, Elijah McHenry and goaltender Corey Jones. Arizona State looks very much like last year, adding freshmen Andrew Dobson and Michael Rivera.
Cal Poly SLO vs. UNLV – Saturday at 7pm
These two teams faced off 3 times in the regular season, and once at Regionals in March 2010. UNLV came out on top 3 out of 4 times. UNLV adds Brandon Lombardo, Anthony Robone, Adam Nichols and Alexander Yug to their solid core of players. UNLV returns 4 of their top 5 scorers from last year, Nick Robone, Kevin Pierce, Alexander Yug and Jared Joerger. Cal Poly adds Alex Karic and Ryan Newens up front, Chris Kumata, Jack Hotho and Michael Chaloupka on D, and Erik Long in goal. Cal Poly returns 3 of their top 4 scorers from last year, Brian Costello, Charlie Delkeskamp and Kevin Middlekauff.
San Jose State vs. UC Santa Barbara – Saturday at 10pm
Newcomer San Jose State faces off against WCRHL’s #4 team from last season. UCSB looks relatively unchanged from last season, and adds offensive power from freshman Travis Noe.
Junior College Division
Santa Barbara City College vs. Saddleback College – Saturday at 4pm
Newcomer SBCC faces off against 2009 National Champion Saddleback College. SBCC has a strong group of 12 players, most of them new to collegiate roller hockey. Saddleback looks very similar to last year, and will be a tough team. They do add KC Groon to the squad, and with enough talent to form 2 B teams, they should have other players at their disposal.
Paradise Valley Community College vs. West Valley College – Saturday at 4pm
Newcomer PVCC faces off against 3rd year West Valley College. After a tough regular season, West Valley played well at the 2010 National Championships, playing eventual champion St. Charles CC to a 2-goal game in round robin. West Valley returns all 4 leading scorers, Joe Fritz, Jeff Brown, Dennis Nourse and Matt Bianco, and adds Travis Suyeishi as well as former UC Santa Cruz goaltender Justin KleinSmid.
Division II
Cal Poly Pomona vs. California – Saturday at 7pm
If roster size was a determining factor here, Cal Poly Pomona looks great. Boasting 18 players on their Division II roster, plus getting their B team back this season, puts them in great shape. Cal (UC Berkeley) also looks to have a couple more skaters than last year. This should shape up to be a great game with Cal Poly Pomona looking to prove they have what it takes to hang with Cal.
CSU Northridge vs. USC – Saturday at 3pm
After a couple tough seasons in Division I, CSU Northridge petitioned to play in Division II this season. They will have a tough first matchup against a USC team that added some depth this year. Mike Mowrey comes over from Orange Coast College, and there are several other new names on the USC roster.
B Division
We will have to wait until at least the next event to see the rematch of the B Division Regional Championship Game from March 2010 between Arizona State and UC Santa Barbara Gold.
This week ASU B will have a test against Saddleback College Gold and UCSB Gold will face off against Cal Poly SLO Gold. These 2 rivalries are equally intense, yet have very different histories. UCSB and Cal Poly goes way back to when the B Division was first formed in the late 90’s, and ASU/Saddleback is only a couple of years old.
Long Beach State vs. Arizona State – Saturday at 7pm
Rematch from the WCRHL Division I Championship Game in March 2010! Long Beach won that game 8-7 in Overtime. The teams also met 4 times during the regular season, with Arizona State winning 3 out of the 4 games. Long Beach gets back scoring threat Ryan Burrows, returns leading scorer Paul Anderson and adds Skyler Hoar, Elijah McHenry and goaltender Corey Jones. Arizona State looks very much like last year, adding freshmen Andrew Dobson and Michael Rivera.
Cal Poly SLO vs. UNLV – Saturday at 7pm
These two teams faced off 3 times in the regular season, and once at Regionals in March 2010. UNLV came out on top 3 out of 4 times. UNLV adds Brandon Lombardo, Anthony Robone, Adam Nichols and Alexander Yug to their solid core of players. UNLV returns 4 of their top 5 scorers from last year, Nick Robone, Kevin Pierce, Alexander Yug and Jared Joerger. Cal Poly adds Alex Karic and Ryan Newens up front, Chris Kumata, Jack Hotho and Michael Chaloupka on D, and Erik Long in goal. Cal Poly returns 3 of their top 4 scorers from last year, Brian Costello, Charlie Delkeskamp and Kevin Middlekauff.
San Jose State vs. UC Santa Barbara – Saturday at 10pm
Newcomer San Jose State faces off against WCRHL’s #4 team from last season. UCSB looks relatively unchanged from last season, and adds offensive power from freshman Travis Noe.
Junior College Division
Santa Barbara City College vs. Saddleback College – Saturday at 4pm
Newcomer SBCC faces off against 2009 National Champion Saddleback College. SBCC has a strong group of 12 players, most of them new to collegiate roller hockey. Saddleback looks very similar to last year, and will be a tough team. They do add KC Groon to the squad, and with enough talent to form 2 B teams, they should have other players at their disposal.
Paradise Valley Community College vs. West Valley College – Saturday at 4pm
Newcomer PVCC faces off against 3rd year West Valley College. After a tough regular season, West Valley played well at the 2010 National Championships, playing eventual champion St. Charles CC to a 2-goal game in round robin. West Valley returns all 4 leading scorers, Joe Fritz, Jeff Brown, Dennis Nourse and Matt Bianco, and adds Travis Suyeishi as well as former UC Santa Cruz goaltender Justin KleinSmid.
Division II
Cal Poly Pomona vs. California – Saturday at 7pm
If roster size was a determining factor here, Cal Poly Pomona looks great. Boasting 18 players on their Division II roster, plus getting their B team back this season, puts them in great shape. Cal (UC Berkeley) also looks to have a couple more skaters than last year. This should shape up to be a great game with Cal Poly Pomona looking to prove they have what it takes to hang with Cal.
CSU Northridge vs. USC – Saturday at 3pm
After a couple tough seasons in Division I, CSU Northridge petitioned to play in Division II this season. They will have a tough first matchup against a USC team that added some depth this year. Mike Mowrey comes over from Orange Coast College, and there are several other new names on the USC roster.
B Division
We will have to wait until at least the next event to see the rematch of the B Division Regional Championship Game from March 2010 between Arizona State and UC Santa Barbara Gold.
This week ASU B will have a test against Saddleback College Gold and UCSB Gold will face off against Cal Poly SLO Gold. These 2 rivalries are equally intense, yet have very different histories. UCSB and Cal Poly goes way back to when the B Division was first formed in the late 90’s, and ASU/Saddleback is only a couple of years old.