Club hockey
hosts Washington
Looking to extend a nine-game home-winning streak, the Club Sports hockey team begins its final home stand of the season tonight against Washington at the Lane County Ice Arena.
Oregon (10-10 overall) is 9-1 at home this season, with its only loss coming against California in the season opener on Oct. 12.
The Huskies, however, come to Eugene with a 2-0 record against the Ducks this season and possession of the I-5 Cup. Each year the Ducks and Huskies battle for the cup during their regular season games. In November, Washington won both games — 4-1 and 5-3 — to take the cup.
Seniors Andy Walder and Brett Ledder will play in their last home games this weekend with an eye on the Pacific-8 Conference Championship tournament, to be played at Stanford beginning Feb. 16. The Ducks and Huskies face off tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Lane County Ice Arena. Admission is $2 with a student ID card. Half of the proceeds with go to the philanthropy of the Greek house with the most members attending.
Last week, Oregon started off well by pulling out its first road win of the season. Unfortunately, the rest of the weekend swung in favor of the Ducks’ opponents.
Oregon traveled down to Stanford on Jan. 17 and faced off in the first of two games against the Cardinal. Nathan King pulled out two goals for the Ducks as they won 7-5, extending their winning streak to five games.
Last Friday at San Jose State, ranked No. 6 in the west region, the Ducks were flattened in the first period. Oregon was able to control the rest of the game, bringing the score to within one goal twice, but the Spartans pulled out a win 7-6.
Returning to Stanford on Saturday, the Ducks and the Cardinal battled in a high scoring game. Despite more possession time and opportunities, Oregon lost 7-6.
— Mindi Rice for the Emerald