Monday, November 12, 2012
Sophomore Ian Thomsen moves up from backline to star at center, with three goals in Rams romp over Pirates.
ST. PETERS -- With both teams playing with short benches and small rosters, the Ladue High hockey team earned its first win of the season Saturday night, with an 8-2 rout over Pattonville High, at the St. Peters Rec-Plex South ice facility. The Rams, who were playing without leading scorer Matthew Gould and top goaltender Elliot Shevitz, got big games from underclassmen stand-ins Ian Thomsen and Graham Gausnell that no one could've predicted before the game began. Thomsen, a sophomore defenseman-turned-centerman on Saturday, netted a hat trick to lead the Ladue offense, while the freshman Gausnell made his first high school start in goal a memorable one, by stopping 18 Pattonville shots to pick up his first high school victory. "It really …
Monday, January 30, 2012
Rebels fall 13-0 to state title contender Wildcats, but still land a spot in Wickenheiser Cup playoffs.
BRENTWOOD – On the bright side, heading into Saturday night’s Mid-States Hockey Association regular season finale at the Brentwood Ice Arena, the St. Louis Priory High ice hockey team knew it had one last chance to make a good enough impression on the seeding committee that would determine what bracket the Rebels should be in this playoff season. Unfortunately, that last game though, was against a team that’s won 16 of the 20 games its played this season and is ranked No. 4 in the state, according to ushighschoolhockey.com – the Westminster Christian Academy Wildcats. And Westminster made sure to make its own statement about what its playoff placement ought to be, as it unleashed an offensive barrage on the Rebels, unlike anything that had…
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Spartans outskate SLUH for much of the night, but can only produce a 1-1 tie against Metro Catholic Conference rivals.
As much as it might have been deserved, and as much as the two fanbases wanted it to happen, there would be no fancy nor heroic trophy ceremonies Friday night, when the De Smet and Saint Louis University High hockey teams met at the Queeny Park Ice Rink to battle for the Catholic Cup. The SLUH Jr. Billikens, one of the top-rated teams in the Mid-States Hockey Association this season, won the Cup away from then-defending state champion De Smet by beating the Spartans five times last season. This season, the still very young Spartans were hoping to bring the Catholic Cup back to Creve Coeur. Unfortunately, despite a brilliant effort, led by goalkeeper Evan Amann’s incredible 30-for-31 shots saved night in net, De Smet could only muster one …
Michael Weiss
11:32 am on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Congrats to the boys, looking real good this season. Just imagine if Gould had been there! more ›