Texas Tech Inline Hockey Club

Lubbock, Texas --- The D1 team falls in the playoff round against the Cal Poly Mustangs at the National Tournament, officially ending the 2013 campaign for Red Raider Inline Hockey. The program cannot express how proud they are of the 21 students who wore the red and black of Texas Tech University with great pride and valor. With the club more than doubling in size, the 2013 season will surely be one to remember for the men who made it happen. Most importantly, a special shout out to each parent and fan for their unrivaled support. 

As we look ahead to a bright future, our message remains constant. Nestled inside a tremendous university, amid vast cotton fields and smelly oil rigs, you will find collegiate hockey. Rest assured, we will be back.

Sincerely,

The Officers

Fort Myers, Florida --- After being crushed by Arizona State University, the Raiders will try to find some life in their elimination game against Cal Poly SLO.

Texas Tech was outmatched and outskated in a 12-0 drubbing versus ASU. Tough to find a bright spot in this match as Tech only mustered 14 shots on goal. ASU came out hungry early en route to 7 first period goals against the Raiders. Tech is now winless in their last 3 and will look to right the ship against a very skilled Cal Poly team.

For Tech, freshman Tyler Dean leads their offense with 3 points, William Rinker has chipped in 3 assists and Stuart Freiner is close behind him with 1 goal and 1 assist.

For Cal Poly SLO, they went 3-0 in pool play with wins over Florida Gulf Coast, Hofstra and the University of Missouri - St Louis. Their club has evenly spread around the goal scoring as mutiple players are tied with 4 and 5 points.

Tech will again have their work cut out for them as one of the lowest seeds heading into the elimination round. In order to stay alive in this national tournament, it will take a total team game against Cal Poly SLO to get the win.

Let's hear it one more time for your Texas Tech Inline Hockey Club!

Fort Myers, Florida --- With Texas Tech looking to rebound after a 7-4 loss to OSU earlier in the day, they came back with a resounding thud.

After ending the first period of play tied at 1 against ECU, Tech would surrender 2 power play goals and 8 unanswered in a lopsided 9-1 loss. Leading the way for ECU was Zak Turco, who notched 5 goals and 1 assist. ECU proved to be too much for Tech, who now go on to face Arizona State. Michael Crayton scored the only goal for Texas Tech, with assists from Stuart Freiner and William Rinker.

Next up for Tech is Arizona State, who have been dictating everything in the D1 Pool E. Arizona State flattened ECU 6-1 and easily skated by Ohio State 7-1. ASU is led by #54 Tyler Koressel, who has 7 goals and 2 assists in 2 games of pool play. Once again, ASU comes from a highly competitive WCRHL D1 group that sent 5 out of 5 teams to the 2013 national tournament. ASU ended their regular season 8-10-3 against the likes of Long Beach State, UNLV, Cal Poly SLO and UC Santa Barbara, each of whom received nationals bids to Fort Myers.

Needless to say, Texas Tech now has their hands full against a ASU team that has beaten Tech earlier in the year. ASU beat Texas Tech 12-3 on February 10th in Denton, Texas. Leading the way in that game was #6 Alex Dodt (3 goals, 2 assists), #54 Tyler Koressel (2 goals, 3 assists) and #17 Will Heinze(2 goals, 1 assist). Tyler Dean and William Rinker potted goals for Texas Tech.

In order for Tech to find the win column, they will need to find an answer for ASU's highly potent offense. ASU's shooting percentage in this tournament is nearly 35% with lots of pucks finding the back of the net and not many shots taken. Tech will rely heavily on its defensive game and second year starting goaltender, Nic Wahler.

Go Tech! Wreck 'Em!

Fort Myers, Florida --- After losing their first game at the 15th Annual NCRHA Championships, Tech looks to rebound in their second game of the day against East Carolina University.

In Game 1, Tech came out firing against OSU, outshooting their opponent through the early going. After some up and down play, Tech trailed 5-0 after 2 periods of play and never really found their game. Two minor penalties in the middle frame would come back to haunt Tech's chances, as they surrendered two power play goals in the 2nd period. During the third period, Tech struck first as Tyler Dean notched his first of the tournament. Tech would add 3 late period goals by Dean, Stuart Freiner and former OSU player, Jerry Staley. Nic Wahler made 22 saves in the loss.

Tech enters this evening's game against ECU with Tyler Dean as their leading point getter, he notched 2 goals and 1 assist.

ECU also enters Game 2 with a single loss to the start the day. They were outshined by Arizona State University by a final of 6-1. Conor Clark notched the lone goal for ECU and Zachary Teachey stopped 18 shots in the loss. During the regular season, Zak Turco led ECU in scoring with 12 goals and 17 assists in 16 games played. ECU finished with 6 wins, 7 losses and 3 ties in the highly competitive SECRHL.

Let's hear it for your Red Raiders as they look to put one in the win column! GO TECH!

Fort Myers, Florida --- The Texas Tech Inline Hockey Club has arrived. The club is preparing for their first match of the day against Ohio State University. Game time is 5:30 P.M. EST/4:30 P.M. CST.

GAME PREVIEW:

Texas Tech enters play having won 4 out of their last five games en route to a 2nd place finish in the SCHL Division 1 Playoffs. Freshman Tyler Dean led Tech with 31 goals and 24 assists through 16 games during the regular season. Jerry Staley finished 2nd in team scoring with 39 points while Nic Wahler leads the way in net with 8 wins and 2 shutouts during the 2012-2013 campaign.

Ohio State finished 9-9-2 in D1 MCRHL. They would lose to eventual D1 champion Michigan State in their playoff matchup in March. OSU played in a highly competitive MCRHL division that would see 4 out of 6 teams qualify for a nationals bid. Alex Durinka led the way for OSU, compiling 30 goals and 31 assists, while Dan Dukart was close behind him with 40 goals and 20 assists during the 2012-2013 season. Alex Palomba played all the games for OSU during the year, going 9-9-2.    

A unique treat for all you Red Raider Hockey fans out there: The game will be broadcasted via online radio feed.

You can find the game available online at:  http://www.mtsnonline.com/NCRHA_Radio_Network.html

Craig Jolly, Executive Producer of the Middle Tennessee Sports Network, will be bringing you all the play by play action as your Red Raiders are broadcasted LIVE for the first time in school history.

Follow all up the minute live scoring, stats and breaking news at http://ncrha.org/index.php

As always, stay up to date with your Raiders via our Twitter page, follow https://twitter.com/TTUinlinehockey

Lubbock, Texas --- The Texas Tech Inline Hockey Club has received a bid to the 15th Annual National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships. This will be the club's 4th bid to the national tournament in the past 7 seasons. The tournament will be held April 10-14th in Fort Myers, Florida at Skatium.

Game times and pool placement will be announced on a later date.

Let's hear it for your Texas Tech Inline Hockey Club, heading to the National Tournament in April!  

Lubbock, Texas --- Well, it's that time of the year again - playoff time. After months of competition and rigorous preparation, the Tech Inline Hockey clubs are poised and ready heading into this weekend's playoff matchups. The D1 squad boasts an impressive 10-5-1 regular season record and the B club finished 4-12, playing most of the year against higher level competition. However, in this whirlwind of a season, the only thing that matters is making the playoffs. Both squads are now presented with a huge opportunity to make history for themselves and for the club. All games will be played at Lone Star Arena in Denton, Texas. The matchups for this weekend are as follows:

B Division:

03/02 @ Oklahoma State University (D2) / 2PM

03/02 vs Louisiana Tech University (D2) / 5PM

03/02 @ Stephen F. Austin State (D2) / 11PM

D1 Division:

03/02 vs Sam Houston State University / 3PM

03/02 @ University of Texas / 9PM

03/03 vs University of North Texas / 9AM

Get your GUNS UP for your Red Raiders and come out and support your boys!

Lubbock, Texas --- The Tech Inline Hockey B team opened the Spring 2013 semester of play with an impressive win and showed encouraging progress throughout the opening tournament.

With 12 games behind them, the B team seems to have finally found their path. After losing the first 6 games of the regular season, the B club has now won 3 out of its last 6 games. Additionally, Tech B has narrowed its goal differential in all of the past 3 losses. In the opening 6 game slide, Tech lost by an average of 8 goals per game compared to its recent losses, in which that number has been reduced to 6.

These stats are all the more impressive for a club that used 6, and sometimes 5, skaters in this opening weekend of play. Going forward, Tech will look to add to its win total and to its skater total.

Against Louisiana Tech University, Tech wasted little time, as they scored 5 first period goals en route to an 11-1 victory. Newcomer, Conner Richardson, tallied 5 goals and 2 assists in just his third game as a Texas Tech Red Raider. His point total would earn him first star of the game honours. Jacob McKnight collected 2 goals and 2 assists, Brandon Sohn would dish out 3 assists, 1 goal and Jason Fustin made 17 saves to solidify the win.

In other action, Tech suffered defeat at the hands of Division 1 foe Sam Houston State University. Tech played an even game against a tough opponent but ultimately would have their undoing occur in the 2nd period of play, where they surrendered 5 goals. Jason Fustin stopped 30 shots in the loss. Tate Hunton, Jacob McKnight and Ryan Spaulding all registered one goal.

Against UNT, Tech kept the game within distance for 2 periods of play as they battled hard. The third period of play, however, was a completely different game. Tech surrendered 6 goals in a period where they could not keep up with a fully staffed UNT squad. Tech looks to build on this loss, as they will inevitably face UNT in the SCHL B division championship series in March.

Let's hear it for your Red Raiders as they march toward a potential SCHL championship and a potential birth in the NCRHA Championships in Fort Myers, Florida.

GO TECH!

Lubbock, Texas --- With the 2012 Fall semester of play already behind them, the Texas Tech Inline Hockey Club gets back to action in 2013!

The weekends of competition for your Texas Tech Inline Hockey team will proceed as follows:

Super Regional 2 - January 26-27th, 2013 @ Lone Star Sports in Denton, Texas

SCHL Inter-Regional - February 9th-10th, 2013 @ Lone Star Sports in Denton, Texas

All-Star Weekend - February 16-17th, 2013 @ Houston Indoor Sports in Houston, Texas

SCHL Championship Weekend - March 1-3rd, 2013 @ Lone Star Sports in Denton, Texas

With plenty of action ahead for your Red Raiders, the most exciting action on the rink is yet to come! Get your guns up for your Texas Tech Inline Hockey Club! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year fans!

Lubbock, Texas --- Ryan Smith was selected as the Officer of the Month by the Texas Tech Sport Clubs Federation today.

Ryan is the current president and third year member of the Tech Inline Hockey Club.

In 8 games played this season, Smith has collected 8 goals, 4 assists, 6 penalty minutes and 1 game winning goal.

As a reward for this honor, Smith has received a free box combo from Raising Cane's.

Help us in congratulating Ryan for all his hard work, dedication and committment to the Tech Inline Hockey Club!

Austin, Texas --- Tech D1 began its season on the road taking 6 out of a possible 8 points, as well as scoring a large victory over the University of North Texas.

In Tech's first game of the year, they defeated defending SCHL D1 champion UNT. In the first period, UNT would take a 3-0 lead over Tech with 2 goals by Addison Bradley. To open play in the second, Jerry Staley would find the net and give Tech its first goal of the year. With UNT serving a minor penalty for high sticking, Freshman Tyler Dean would notch a power play tally. It was his first as a Red Raider.

In the third period, Tech would come out with guns blazing and score 5 straight goals. In his first game as a Red Raider, Jerry Staley would complete the hat trick, as Tech powered over UNT. Tyler Dean also collected a hat trick, William Rinker scored his first of the season and Stu Freiner would pot an insurance marker to seal the victory for Tech.

With the victory, Tech defeated UNT for the first time in 7 years. Dating back to the 2005-2006 season, Tech's last victory over UNT was a 7-5 win on November 19th, 2005 in Arlington, Texas at Breakaway Roller Hockey Center. Tech looks to continue this great rivalry and matchup throughout the season.

In other scores, Tech rolled over Sam Houston State University 11-2. Tyler Dean registered 4 goals and 1 assist to lead Tech. Robbie Price matched his point total with 2 goals and 3 assists of his own. Nic Wahler garnered 3rd star of the game honors, as he made 22 saves in the win. Notables: Ryan Smith and Hayden Smith scored their first 2 goals of the season.

Tech easily handled the University of Texas with an 11-3 win. Robbie Price continued his point streak with another 2 goal, 3 assist effort and 1st star of the game honors. Stuart Freiner and Jerry Staley each had 2 goals and 1 assist to help Tech to the win. Ryan Smith finished with 2 goals as well.

In a rematch with UNT, Tech fell 4-3 in a special teams kind of game. Jerry Staley got things started with a power play goal 4:15 into the game. Serving penalties for too many men and tripping, Tech would surrender 2 power play goals to end the first.

Tim Duggan and Robbie Price would trade second period goals. Jerry Staley would bring Tech within one goal in the third period but a late penalty against Tyler Dean for hooking would spell doom for Tech. Shorthanded and the clock winding down, Tech could not mount a comeback and the Raiders took their first loss of the season.

Your Red Raiders are back in action on November 17th against Sam Houston State University at 8:00 P.M. in Houston, Texas. GUNS UP!

Denton, Texas --- Shorthanded and playing together for the first time ever, the Tech Inline Hockey B team came up empty handed after 4 games this weekend in Denton, Texas.

Faced with the challenge of using 6 skaters, the Red Raider club fought hard and battled in every game. Against UNT, Aaron Mathis opened the scoring as he knocked in a loose rebound. Down 4-1, Tech battled back to score 3 and tie the game. Ryan Spaulding, Tate Hunton and Ryan Medellin would all score their first goals of the 2012-2013 campaign. A late turnover would come back to haunt Tech as UNT would get the final goal and skate away with a 5-4 win. Tech will now go back to the drawing board as UNT and Tech are set for many head to head matchups this year in the B division.

In other action, Tech was out skated by Texas State 12-0. Justin Fustin made 31 saves in the loss.

After skating to a close game with SFA, Tech could not contain SFA's Christian Ducotey who notched 6 goals against Tech. For your Red Raiders, Ryan Medellin had 2nd Star honors after scoring a hat trick in the game. Aaron Mathis and Tate Hunton picked up 2 goals a piece and Jacob McKnight and Brandon Sohn picked up their first points of the season. Tech would lose to SFA 11-8.

Tech closed out the weekend against Oklahoma State University. Tech held a 2-1 lead after one period of play and outplayed OSU up and down the court. Wearing thin and on the back end of 2 games in 3 hours, Tech was overpowered by OSU as they surrendered 8 second period goals. The final ended up being OSU 12, Tech 3. Ryan Spaulding led the way for Tech as he tallied 2 goals, 1 assist. Jacob McKnight opened the scoring with his first goal of the season on a pretty finish, off a feed from Spaulding.

Your B squad Raiders are back in action on November 17th in Houston, Texas against Oklahoma State University. Puck drop is set for 6:00 P.M. 

GO TECH!!!

Lubbock, Texas --- If you are hungry for some chicken, go support your Tech Inline hockey team! Mention Tech hockey in the drive up or dine in area and support your hockey team for the 2012-2013 campaign!

Tech Hockey will be making a monthly appearance at Cane's, so stay tuned to see when you can support your club!

Chicken! Chicken! Chicken!

Lubbock, Texas --- The Southwest Collegiate Hockey League announced its 2012 Fall semester schedule of events today.

The D1 Red Raider squad will face off in Austin on November 3rd and 4th and again on November 17th and 18th in Houston, Texas.

The B Red Raider squad will begin its season in Denton, Texas on November 3rd and 4th and will join the other squad for action in Houston on November 17th and 18th.

Stay tuned for live game updates and game recaps here! Let's hear it for your Red Raider Inline Hockey team!

Lubbock, Texas --- Tech Inline Hockey has announced its rosters for the SCHL 2012-2012 campaign.

The club will field 2 teams for the first time since 2008-2009.

The SCHL D1 squad includes:

Ryan Smith - JR - The Woodlands, TX
Michael Crayton - SR - Flower Mound, TX
Stu Freiner - JR - West Plano, TX
Robbie Price - JR - Highland Village, TX
Bill Rinker - JR - Plano, TX
Jerry Staley - GRAD - Columbus, OH (Ohio State DI)
Tyler Dean - FR - Garland, TX (Tier I Dallas hockey)
Hayden Smith - FR - Dallas, TX (The Gunnery Prep, Connecticut)
Zach Cruz - SR - Houston, TX (Tier II Houston, Texas Tech Ice Hockey)
Jason Goldenberg - FR - Austin, TX (Austin High School Inline)
Nic Wahler - SO - East Plano, TX

The SCHL B squad includes:

Ryan Spaulding - SR - Flower Mound, TX
Braden Stanley - FR - San Antonio, TX
Jacob McKnight - SO - Amarillo, TX
Ryan Medellin - SO - Plano, TX
Tate Hunton - FR - Denton, TX
Aaron Mathis - SR - Plano, TX
Brandon Sohn - JR - Dallas, TX
Jason Fustin - SO - Detroit, MI

The clubs will look to begin competition in October or November. The SCHL is currently putting together the 2012-2013 schedule.

GO TECH!