The Oregon Club Sports hockey team may be 3-7-0 this year, but the Ducks continue to improve with every game.
Last weekend the Ducks traveled to Wyoming and Colorado for two games. Although the team lost 2-1 Friday to Wyoming State, goalie Joel Fagliano had one of his better games on the season, allowing only two goals in 35 attempts.
Mike Tornabene scored the only goal for Oregon with five minutes left against Wyoming State.
Saturday, the Ducks played Colorado State, the defending American Collegiate Hockey Association champions. The game proved to be a good lesson for Oregon as it was reminded about the values of solid passing and strong hitting. The final score, 13-1, doesn’t tell the whole story as the Ducks had a relatively good showing against one of the country’s strongest teams.
Oregon is in the Pacific-8 Hockey Conference, which is a sub-conference in the ACHA. The Pac-8 consists of the Pac-10 teams minus Arizona, which belongs to ACHA Division I, and Oregon State, which does not have a team.
Oregon won its last home series against Washington State at the end of October. The Ducks’ three wins on the season have all come at home against Pac-8 teams.
The Ducks host UCLA Friday and Saturday as Pac-8 play resumes. Both games are at 7:30 p.m. at the Lane County Ice Arena at the fairgrounds.
Mindi Rice is a freelance reporter for the
Oregon Daily Emerald.