Cougar hockey splits weekend, prepares for Utes

By Matthew Livingston

- Mon, 11/01/2010 – 21:13

BYU Cougar hockey made a comeback win in dazzling fashion Friday night in Ogden, but couldn’t end Utah State’s eight-game road winning streak Saturday.

Sophomore Logan Pattison netted his first goal of the season as the Cougars got the win in a late shootout at Weber State. In collegiate hockey, if a score remains tied after one five-minute overtime period, a shot-for-shot shootout ensues until one team pulls ahead for the victory.

After going down 2-0 by the end of the first period, the Cougars tied it, 4-4, at the end of regulation thanks to strongpower-play performances from Mio Aura, Josh Burkart and Nate Hymas.

The ensuing overtime period saw no goals from either team. BYU then won the shootout, 5-4.

Saturday afternoon, the Utah State Aggies came back to Cougartown and claimed their second straight win at Peaks Ice Arena this season, improving to 13-2 overall. The Cougars hung in tough behind good goaltending, but lost by the final score, 5-0.

This Friday, the Cougars will seek to improve to 5-6, as they host the University of Utah. The Utes have notched two of their three wins this season against the Cougars. Since the Utes beat BYU on Oct. 9, they have been 0-6, including two losses to Weber State.

The game will take place at Peaks Ice Arena Friday at 7:30 p.m. Admission will be $1 for all fans.

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A loud crowd of more than 800 fans at Peaks Ice Arena roared through a mostly-tied third period Saturday night, thrilled with the anticipation of a game-winning goal for BYU hockey against archrival Utah.

It didn’t come on Cam Hymas’ breakaway with 14 minutes left, a cross-ice pass to Ryan Newton with a wide-open net at 12 minutes or a breakaway pass to Bucky Storey with 10. (To view full article, click here)

]]> http://byuhockey.org/2010/09/27/byu-hockey-in-the-daily-universe-3/feed/ 0 http://byuhockey.org/2010/09/12/byu-sweeps-their-two-game-series-in-boise-state/ http://byuhockey.org/2010/09/12/byu-sweeps-their-two-game-series-in-boise-state/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 07:32:57 +0000 Webmaster http://byuhockey.org/?p=422 Part two of the series this weekend was a hard-fought victory for BYU, the final score ending at 5-4. The game began with most of the first period remaining at 0-0. While BYU was short handed, Boise state got their first goal. The Cougars answered with a power play goal by Ryan Newton (#17)  assisted by Josh Burkart (#16) and Nathan Hymas (#15). Moments later, BYU pulled ahead with another goal by Cam Hymas (#14) assisted by Nate Hymus (#15). Boise state tied it up at the end of the first period with another short handed goal, bringing the score to 2-2. BYU started the second period strong with another goal by the unstoppable trio Ryan Newton (#17), Josh Burkart (#16), and Nathan Hymas (#15). Before Boise knew what hit them, Ryan Newton (#17) scored AGAIN assisted, of course, by Josh Burkart (#16). The Cougars held a comfortable 4-2 lead for a few minutes until Boise State scored again, making it a one – goal game with BYU in the lead at 4-3. Things got intense during the second period with three BYU penalties and a Boise penalty, but we held them off even while shorthanded 5 on 3. BYU started the third period strong with a power play goal by Tanner Billingsly (#7) assisted by Mio Aura (#8) giving us a 5 -3 lead. Both teams continued to play hard during third period and Boise State scored again with 6 minutes left on the clock. Tension filled the rink as the Cougars focused on defense to secure their  5-4 lead for the last six minutes. Luckily we held them off and won the series! Great job Cougars!