Monday, December 9, 2013

NAU Ice Jacks Updates

December 8, 2013

Well it looks like someone is looking fancy
Recently, the NAU Hockey team got new uniforms that have kept everyone's eyes open, or maybe even squinting. The Division III Ice Jacks got a new shipment of uniforms from Europe that has changed their entire look.

Most people would be excited about new uniforms, but rather than the blue background with bold gold letters, the new uniforms are harder to read from the stands.

With a white background and thin yellow numbers, it is definitely harder to see from the stands who is who. The best way of knowing now is by knowing where the Ice Jacks are on the ice. So with these new uniforms, were they a good idea, or more so a bad one?

So, the men are looking how this season? Good? Bad?
With the season slowly winding down for both Division II and Division III hockey teams here at NAU, their practicing is becoming extremely crucial.  So far, it has not been a bad season for the DII team, but over with the DIII team, it has been a little bit easier.

The DII Ice Jacks have a 13-13 record after beating San Jose State University Saturday night in part of the NAU Mountain Showcase. It is not so much that the Ice Jacks have not been playing good, it is more that the team s that they easily beat last year, have come back with revenge this season.

And the DIII Ice Jacks are 13-5-1, but one thing to remember is that they have been playing some community colleges, or even smaller universities, rather than the DII team. Despite the DIII team playing UCLA, ASU, and BYU, they have managed to squeak those wins right by.

Welcome home boys!
After being on the road for the entire month of November, being back in Flagstaff is what the Ice Jacks need to get back into their ways of playing. The Division II team was back here in Flagstaff for the NAU Mountain Showcase this past weekend, but the DIII team is now back on the road, and won't come back until the end of January.

That in-state struggle through!
It has always been that ASU vs. U of A rivalry, but when it comes to club hockey, NAU and ASU seem to be the hot game of the weekend at Jay Lively. Every single game that NAU plays against ASU, whether it is the Division II or Division III team, there always seems to be at least one fight that breaks out.

The last time that the DII team met up with the Sun Devils was last Friday during the NAU Mountain Showcase as they lost, 6-4. The last time that the DIII team met up with them was Friday  November 22 and Saturday November  23 when they took back-to-back wins, beating them 4-3 on Friday, and again 5-4 on Saturday.

The next time that the Ice Jacks will meet up with the Sun Devils is in Tempe on January 17 and 18 for the DIII team, and January 24 and 25 in Tempe as well for the DII team.

Your playing this season could be record breaking!

Gregory Park, NAU forward for the Division II Ice Jacks, tied the all-time scoring record on Saturday night's game against San Jose State University with 140 points in his career. As he does not break the record, he is currently tied with last year's graduate Taylor Dustin. With one more point by Park, he will be the new record holder for the Ice Jacks, which is a huge leap for the Ice Jacks.

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