CALVIN SPORTS REPORT (PART TWO) FOR MARCH 1, 2005
MEN'S ICE HOCKEY
The Calvin men's club ice hockey team is scheduled to open play at the
American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division III National Tournament
Wednesday morning at 9:00 a..m. when it faces the University of Penn State at
Delaware County.
Calvin (24-3) will head into the 16-team, 4-day tournament as the No. 6 seed
and as the defending national champions. A year ago, the Knights swept to the
ACHA Division III National title with four straight victories at the tournament
held in Scottsdale, Arizona.
This year's tournament is being held at the Blade Runners Ice Complex in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Calvin is making its third straight trip to the national tournament as the
Knights also took third at the 2003 ACHA Division III Tournament held locally
in Muskegon.
Calvin is led in scoring by junior forward Nick VerKuyl (Whitby, ON) who has
tallied 74 points this year on the strength of 33 goals and 41 assists. Junior
Max Sieplinga (Grand Rapids Christian HS) is close behind with 64 points on the
strength of 35 goals and 29 assists.
Sieplinga is one of several West Michigan products on the Calvin ice hockey
team as juniors Dan DeKorke and Clay VerKaik along with freshmen Emery Lovse
and Clay VerKaik are from Grand Rapids Christian High School; senior Jason
Koole is from Tri-unity Christian High School; junior Nate Heuker is from South
Christian High School; freshman Bill Wondergem is from Grand Rapids Catholic
Central High School and freshman Lucas Koole is from South Christian High
School.
In addition, nine of Calvin's players are natives of Canada including eight
from the province of Ontario and one from British Columbia.
Updates on Calvin's progression through the tournament will be included in
the Calvin Sports Reports throughout this week.
A complete schedule of the tournament can be found on the ACHA web site at:
http://sai.cup.edu/sai/clubs/hockey/acha/schedule.htm
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Wed Mar 2 00:19:54 2005
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