Men's Hockey gears up for second half of regular schedule

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Brock University men's hockey team prepares this week for the second half of the 2008-09 OUA season which begins this Saturday night January 3rd at home versus OUA Western Division rival the University of Western Ontario Mustangs. Game time is scheduled for 7:35 pm at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.

Making his first appearance this weekend in over a year after suffering a major ankle injury will be goalkeeper Tom Lee (Port Perry, Ont.). He replaces rookie standout Kurt Jory (Brandon, Ont.) who was injured versus Windsor prior to the holiday break.

The Badgers, who enter the second half of the season in first place in the OUA Mid-West Division (7-6-0-3), have had a balanced offense this season led by rookie defenseman Isaac Smeltzer (Estevan, SK) who leads the team with 11 points (2G, 9A).

Freshman Adam Schwark (Saskatoon, SK) (6G, 4A) and sophomore Ryan Allen (Fort McMurray, AB) (5G, 5A) are tied for second in team scoring with 10 points each.

Junior Nathan Hooper (Hamilton, Ont.) (8G, 1A), freshman Derek Brochu (Welland, Ont.) (6G, 3A) and sophomore Gary Friesen (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.) (2G, 7A) have all registered nine points each in the first half.

Remaining Schedule

Jan 03 - 7:35 pm vs Western
Jan 09 - 7:45 pm @ UQTR
Jan 10 - 7:00 pm @ Ottawa
Jan 11 - 3:00 pm @ Carleton
Jan 17 - 7:35 pm vs McGill
Jan 18 - 2:05 pm vs Concordia
Jan 21 - 7:35 pm vs York
Jan 24 - 7:35 pm vs York
Feb 06 - 7:30 pm @ UOIT
Feb 07 - 7:35 pm vs Guelph
Feb 12 - 7:00 pm @ York
Feb 14 - 7:35 pm vs UOIT