The NCAA has announced the 89 finalists for the 2007 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge.<\/p>\n
The finalists were pared down from an original list of 181 student-athletes, nominated by their head coaches.<\/p>\n
From this list, the selection committee, consisting of NCAA staff members, members of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee, representatives from the American Hockey Coaches Association, Nike Bauer Hockey and the six Division I men’s ice hockey conferences, will select the 32 players who will compete in the event.<\/p>\n
All college players who will exhaust their eligibility this season were eligible to be nominated.<\/p>\n
The Skills Challenge competition will once again be held in an East vs. West format with each team having six male position players, six female position players, two male goaltenders and two female goaltenders. The competitions will include puck-control relay, fastest skater, hardest shot, rapid-fire shooting, accuracy shooting and penalty shot.<\/p>\n
The second annual Skills Challenge will be held April 6 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis and will be shown live on ESPNU.<\/p>\n
The schedule of events for “Friday Night at the Frozen Four” will include the presentation of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award at 6 p.m., the presentation of the Hockey Humanitarian Award at 6:35 p.m. and the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the event will be available for purchase after the first of the year.<\/p>\n
The full list of 89 finalists is below.<\/p>\n
Position Players<\/b>
\nMike Alexiou, Merrimack, Hockey East (Pickering, ON)
\nBrian Boyle, Boston College, Hockey East (Hingham, MA)
\nKyle Bozoian, Fredonia State, SUNYAC (State Charles, MO)
\nReid Cashman, Quinnipiac, ECACHL (Red Wing, MI)
\nScott Champagne, Mercyhurst, Atlantic Hockey (Cornwall, ON)
\nKevin Du, Harvard, ECACHL (Spruce Grove, AB)
\nMarc Fulton, Colgate, ECACHL (Vancouver, BC)
\nDerek Girouard, St. Michael’s, ECAC East (Methuen, MA)
\nTanner Glass, Dartmouth, ECACHL (Craven, SK)
\nGrant Goeckner-Zoeller, Princeton, ECACHL (Los Angeles, CA)
\nBill LeClerc, Yale, ECACHL (Acton, MA)
\nKenny Macaulay, Vermont, Hockey East (Baddeck, NS)
\nKirk MacDonald, Rensselaer, ECACHL (Victoria, BC)
\nMark McCutcheon, Cornell, ECACHL (Pittsford, NY)
\nJacob Micflikier, New Hampshire, Hockey East (Winnipeg, MB)
\nMike Morris, Northeastern, Hockey East (Braintree, MA)
\nPierre-Luc O’Brien, Sacred Heart, Atlantic Hockey (Nicolet, Quebec)
\nAndrew Ramsey, Air Force, Atlantic Hockey (Nobleville, QC)
\nJames Sixsmith, Holy Cross, Atlantic Hockey (Alexandria, VA)
\nJoshua Soares, Maine, Hockey East (Hamilton, ON)
\nMike Sullivan, Clarkson, ECACHL (Stouffville, ON)
\nJason Tejchma, Massachusetts-Lowell, Hockey East (Muskegon, MI)<\/p>\n
Goalies<\/b>
\nJohn Curry, Boston U., Hockey East (Shorewood, MN)
\nMatt Gluck, Connecticut College, NESCAC (Morganville, NJ)
\nJason Smith, Sacred Heart, Atlantic Hockey (State Lambert, QC)<\/p>\nMen’s West Squad<\/h4>\n
Position Players<\/b>
\nSean Bentivoglio, Niagara, CHA (Thorold, ON)
\nAaron Clarke, Robert Morris, CHA (Peterborough, ON)
\nSean Collins, Ohio State, CCHA (Troy, MI)
\nDoug Conley, Robert Morris, CHA (Buffalo, NY)
\nLuke Erickson, Bemidji State, CHA (Roseau, MN)
\nJustin Fletcher, St. Cloud State, WCHA (Maryville, IL)
\nCurtis Fraser, Alaska, CCHA (Surrey, BC)
\nMarty Guerin, Miami, CCHA (Lansing, MI)
\nLars Helminen, Michigan Tech, WCHA (Brighton, MI)
\nT.J. Hensick, Michigan, CCHA (Howell, MI)
\nTyler Howells, Michigan State, CCHA (Eden Prairie, MN)
\nAaron Johnson, Augsburg, MIAC (Plymouth, MN)
\nAndrew Joudrey, Wisconsin, WCHA (Bedford, NS)
\nBryan McGregor, Minnesota-Duluth, WCHA (Niagara Falls, ON)
\nTravis Morin, Minnesota State, WCHA (Brooklyn Park, MN)
\nScott Parse, Nebraska-Omaha, CCHA (Portage, MI)
\nAndrew Stearns, Wisconsin-Stout, NCHA (Wadena, MN)
\nPaul Szczechura, Western Michigan, CCHA (Brantford, ON)
\nJoe VanCulin, Ferris State, CCHA (Monticello, MN)
\nAdrian Veideman, Denver, WCHA (Sicamous, BC)<\/p>\n
Goalies<\/b>
\nDavid Brown, Notre Dame, CCHA (Stoney Creek, ON)
\nMatt Burzon, MSOE, MCHA (Danby, VT)
\nBrian Elliott, Wisconsin, WCHA (Newmarket, ON)
\nJeff Jakaitis, Lake Superior State, CCHA (Rochester, MN)
\nLayne Sedevie, Bemidji State, CHA (Bismarck, ND)<\/p>\nWomen’s East Squad<\/h4>\n
Position Players<\/b>
\nJulie Chu, Harvard, ECACHL (Fairfield, CT)
\nCrystal Connors, St. Lawrence, ECACHL (Belford, NJ)
\nTara French, Colgate, ECACHL (Truro, NS)
\nKristin Gigliotti, Providence, Hockey East (Sauquoit, NY)
\nNicole Hekle, New Hampshire, Hockey East (Winnipeg, MB)
\nCara Hendry, Boston U., Hockey East (Calgary, AB)
\nMichelle Panella, Sacred Heart, Independent (Morganville, NJ)
\nCherie Piper, Dartmouth, ECACHL (Scarborough, ON)
\nJennifer Sifers, Harvard, ECACHL (Stratford, CT)
\nNatalie Vibert, Connecticut, Hockey East (Thunder Bay, ON)
\nLaura Watt, Princeton, ECACHL (Ajax, ON)
\nKatie Weatherston, Dartmouth, ECACHL (Thunder Bay, ON)
\nLindsay Williams, Clarkson, ECACHL (Mississauga, ON)
\nSheila Zingler, Yale, ECACHL (Wausau, WI)<\/p>\n
Goalies<\/b>
\nBeth Baronick, Cornell, ECACHL (Liverpool, NY)
\nMelissa Bourdon, New Hampshire, Hockey East (Ile Bizard, QC)
\nLaura Brennan, Quinnipiac, ECACHL (White Bear Lake, MN)
\nJana Bugden, Providence, Hockey East (Corner Brook, NL)<\/p>\nWomen’s West Squad<\/h4>\n
Position Players<\/b>
\nAynsley Allen, North Dakota, WCHA (St. Andrews, MB)
\nSara Bauer, Wisconsin, WCHA (State Catherines, ON)
\nStefanie Bourbeau, Mercyhurst, CHA (Charlesbourg, QC)
\nAmber Bowman, Ohio State, WCHA (Innisfil, ON)
\nHailey Clarkson, St. Cloud State, WCHA (Winnipegosis, MB)
\nJulia Colizza, Mercyhurst, CHA (Sault Ste. Marie, ON)
\nNikki Eckebrecht, Bemidji State, WCHA (Hamilton, ON)
\nAlexia Gagnon Laplante, North Dakota, WCHA (Montreal, QC)
\nKelly Hart, Bemidji State, WCHA (Ajax, ON)
\nJessica Koizumi, Minnesota-Duluth, WCHA (Simi Valley, CA)
\nDenelle Maguet, St. Cloud State, WCHA (State Rose, MB)
\nNoemie Marin, Minnesota-Duluth, WCHA (Acton-Vale, QC)
\nSammy Miller, Minnesota State, WCHA (South St. Paul, MN)
\nAndrea Nichols, Minnesota, WCHA (Hibbing, MN)
\nBobbi-Jo Slusar, Wisconsin, WCHA (Swift Current, SK)
\nMaggie Souba, Minnesota, WCHA (Moorhead, MN)
\nBecky Wacker, Minnesota, WCHA (York, ME)<\/p>\n
Goalies<\/b>
\nAllison Rutledge, Niagara, CHA (London, ON)
\nRiitta Schaublin, Minnesota-Duluth, WCHA (Basel, CH)
\nLauri State Jacques, St. Cloud State, WCHA (Sturgeon Falls, ON)
\nErika Vanderveer, Ohio State, WCHA (Bradford, ON)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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