2008 Woodie Awards
Golden Ram's looking to stay unbeaten in ECHA play
By Matt Chandik
Issue date: 12/3/07 Section: Sports
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Fresh off the heels of a pair of 9-2 drubbings of ECHA conference foe Towson, the West Chester University Hockey Team heads into the semester break ranked #10 in the country and on a two game winning streak.
The Rams are currently sporting a 15-4-2 record, something that's quite impressive by any standards. Among the highlights so far include a close win over the current #6 team in the country, the University of Delaware Blue Hens, and a perfect ECHA record of 9-0, including a win over Stony Brook, a team that was previously unbeaten in conference play, and generally regarded as WCU's main competition for the ECHA crown.
Heading into the weekend tilts with Towson, forwards Pat Johnson, Jim Gehring and Eddie Devine were pulling off the spectacular feat of being ranked 1-2-3 in the country in scoring. Before the weekend, Gehring had tallied 29 goals and 23 assists for 52 points, while Johnson was evenly balanced with 26 goals and 26 assists. Their goal totals were good for 1-2 in the national goals race. Devine's 32 assists are also tops in the nation and Johnson's 26 assists were good enough for third in the country.
This trio has really carried the team in terms of scoring and has also arguably been its top defensive line. As the old saying goes, "The best defense is a great offense," really holds true for this outstanding trio. This line has set the tempo for each game in nearly every single game, and is running away with the title of most deadliest and feared line in the country. Gehring also leads the country with five game winning goals. They may be in line to steal the title of Big Three from Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen of the NBA's Boston Celtics if they continue this production.
Leading the defense, at least offensively, has been defenseman Chris Orlando. Orlando had a respectable season offensively last year with three goals and two assists in 22 games, but with increased power play time, has seen his production skyrocket. Orlando already has tripled his offensive output with four goals and 11 assists in 18 games, and all four of his goals have come via the power play.
The Rams are currently sporting a 15-4-2 record, something that's quite impressive by any standards. Among the highlights so far include a close win over the current #6 team in the country, the University of Delaware Blue Hens, and a perfect ECHA record of 9-0, including a win over Stony Brook, a team that was previously unbeaten in conference play, and generally regarded as WCU's main competition for the ECHA crown.
Heading into the weekend tilts with Towson, forwards Pat Johnson, Jim Gehring and Eddie Devine were pulling off the spectacular feat of being ranked 1-2-3 in the country in scoring. Before the weekend, Gehring had tallied 29 goals and 23 assists for 52 points, while Johnson was evenly balanced with 26 goals and 26 assists. Their goal totals were good for 1-2 in the national goals race. Devine's 32 assists are also tops in the nation and Johnson's 26 assists were good enough for third in the country.
This trio has really carried the team in terms of scoring and has also arguably been its top defensive line. As the old saying goes, "The best defense is a great offense," really holds true for this outstanding trio. This line has set the tempo for each game in nearly every single game, and is running away with the title of most deadliest and feared line in the country. Gehring also leads the country with five game winning goals. They may be in line to steal the title of Big Three from Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen of the NBA's Boston Celtics if they continue this production.
Leading the defense, at least offensively, has been defenseman Chris Orlando. Orlando had a respectable season offensively last year with three goals and two assists in 22 games, but with increased power play time, has seen his production skyrocket. Orlando already has tripled his offensive output with four goals and 11 assists in 18 games, and all four of his goals have come via the power play.
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