NHL Article on ACHA Hockey

NHL.com did a story on ACHA Hockey, the league which Oakalnd University Hockey plays in.

"Wednesday, 11.26.2008 / 11:00 AM / NHL Insider
By Shawn P. Roarke - NHL.com Managing Editor
If the term "club hockey" generates images of college players playing late-night hockey in mismatched uniforms under loosely applied rules, the American Collegiate Hockey Association has no use for you or your misguided vision.

"Club is a four-letter word in our vocabulary," says Al Murdoch, the long-time coach at Iowa State University, a top program in the ACHA.

Navy coach Michael Fox had those misleading images of club hockey in his head before becoming involved with the Midshipmen program eight years ago as an assistant coach. Today, he is in his second season as the head coach." Read More

Oakland Defenseman Brian Jacobs will join us Wednesday

Oakland Defenseman Brian Jacobs will join us Wednesday at 5pm for the "OU Hockey Show" on 88.3FM WXOU or streaming live at www.wxou.org

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Oakland Inks Drew Valentine in Early Signing Period

OU Press Release:

"Oakland Inks Drew Valentine in Early Signing Period

The men’s basketball standout will join the Grizzlies next fall.



ROCHESTER, Mich. – Drew Valentine, a senior at Lansing Sexton High School, has signed a National Letter of Intent to come and play basketball at Oakland University, announced head coach Greg Kampe on Thursday morning. Valentine is a 6 foot, 5 inch, 210-pound wing player that is ranked No. 7 in the state of Michigan by BankHoops.com.



“He’s a great signing for Oakland because he fits our needs,” said Kampe. “The thing that we like the most about Drew are his leadership qualities, his athleticism, aggressiveness and he’s a very intelligent player. He’s a born leader and someone we expect to have a great career at Oakland University.”



Valentine was an all-state honorable mention selection as a junior last season, averaging 15.5 points per game and 11.9 rebounds per game. He led Sexton to a perfect 12-0 record in the Capital Area Activities Conference and a No. 6 final ranking in the state.



“They were the first school to offer me before my junior year,” said Valentine to The Oakland Press. “They showed a lot of loyalty and earned my trust.”



Valentine is also an excellent football player at Sexton. He set a single-season school record for passing yards and helped lead the Big Reds to the CAAC championship and district championship. Due to an injury, he was forced to miss the entire football season this year, but should be playing basketball in January."

Today's OU Hockey Show

Today's OU Hockey Show did get out of hand and control..But honestly what was said needed to be said. Today was not the type of show we wanted to do but had to do. I also know some fans have been confused as to why we were holding out this long. Hopefully things are better this weekend in Ohio. Winning is much more fun for us to. We will take the heat for the show short term but hopefully in the long run, we can look back and laugh at the show from today!

I guess the only positive thing on the show today was discussing Mike Vellucci back in Plymouth!!!

Vellucci Back behind the bench in Plymouth

"PLYMOUTH – The winningest coach in the history of the Plymouth Whalers is behind the bench again.



Plymouth Whalers President and General Manager Mike Vellucci announced that Greg Stefan has resigned as head coach of the Whalers and will take a job as Special Assignments Scout for the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, reporting to Hurricanes’ General Manager Jim Rutherford. Vellucci will move back behind the Whalers bench as head coach for a second term.



Vellucci – who continues as the President and General Manager of the Whalers – practiced with his team today. Plymouth Associate Coach Joe Stefan and Assistant Coach Brian Sommariva remain with the team in their current positions." Read More

Mike Vellucci Photo: Plymouth Whalers.com

OU Basketball Press Conference Friday @ 11:15 A.M.

WXOU will be airing a special Oakland University Basketball Press Conference on Friday, November 7, at 11:15 a.m.

Join WXOU Sports Director Corey Hagood and Neal 'The Real Deal" Ruhl who will be covering the event LIVE from inside the O'Rena.

Scheduled to appear at the press conference are Men's Head Coach Greg Kampe, Men's Players: Derick Nelson, Johnathon Jones & Erik Kangas, and Women's Players: Jessica Pike, Melissa Jeltema & Hanna Reising.

Listen Live on 88.3FM WXOU or online at www.wxou.org

Grizzlies Defenseman Colin Ronayne will join us Wednesday

OU Hockey Defenseman Colin Ronayne will join us on Wednesday on "The OU Hockey Show" Listen live at 5pm on 88.3FM WXOU or online at wxou.org

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Recap the weekend vs Adrian

Discuss why we are not happy about the weekend and things in general and how long can we continue to make excuses for OU?

Why can't the Grizzlies put teams away?

We discuss the passing game that made Head Coach Sean Hogan not a happy guy this weekend.

Did another split seal the Grizzlies fate?

What are the positives? There are some and we discuss.

Preview Friday vs. the Slippery Rock Pride

Preview Saturday @ Davenport

Should we expect DU to run all over OU this weekend?

Rick Gadwa from the Davenport Panthers will join us

Jonah Rogowski from Davenport is expected to join us as well.

Trying to get a Grizzly or two on to even things up.

CollegeHockey.info Releases Its ACHA Division 1 National Poll

My Personal Remarks: someone voted for Stony Brook?? Wow.

For the first time in over a year, the University of Illinois finds itself somewhere other than on top of an American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division 1 national poll. The defending ACHA Division 1 national champions drop to #2 in the new CollegeHockey.info ACHA Division 1 National Poll ( http://www.CollegeHockey.info), overtaken by new #1 Lindenwood University.

Illinois, losers for the first time since March 3, 2007, dropped a 6-4 decision to Central Oklahoma (previously un-ranked; now #8) on October 26. The defeat was enough to slide the 9-1 Fighting Illini (4-0 in the Central State Collegiate Hockey League) down one spot to #2 in the CollegeHockey.info ACHA Division 1 National Poll.

Lindenwood University (12-2) takes over the poll's top spot. The Lion's only losses came to #9 Iowa State at Iowa State and #4 Liberty in a shoot-out.

Penn State University, Liberty University, and University of Oklahoma round out the CollegeHockey.info ACHA Division 1 National Poll's top five: (previous ranks shown in parenthesis)

1. Lindenwood University (2)
2. University of Illinois (1)
3. Penn State University (3)
4. Liberty University (4)
5. University of Oklahoma (7)
6. University of Delaware (5)
7. University of Rhode Island (6)
8. Central Oklahoma University (NR)
9. Iowa State University (8)
10. West Chester University (10)
(other teams receiving votes: University of Michigan-Dearborn, Stony Brook University, Kent State University)

Teams appearing in the CollegeHockey.info ACHA Division 1 National Poll at http://www.CollegeHockey.info have been selected by members of the media who cover ACHA hockey on college campuses across America.