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Show 6 CLUBS ORGANIZATIONS & FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM 1 ? Holly L T lll'lWjrfl .ispt. The Westminster Hockey Club competition great learning experience for them. went Continued from pg. 1 ther, Matt Beaudry, serves as the coach. Jake would hear me talk hockey all the time, so when he got this idea and needed a faculty advisor he knew I would say yes, Beaudry laughed. He also knew that Ive worked with my dad at BYU and UVU on their college hockey teams, and if there was a group of people that could get this thing started, it was the Be-audi- ys. With a supportive advisor, coach, and a passionate group of players, the club began to rapidly grow. I think it surprised us all how quickly this thing took off, said Beaudry, We didnt realize there would be this kind of interest. The club has gone from having eight playing members to over 25 that show up to games and practices. Its not just students, said Boudreau. We also have alumni and staff that come out and play. With them its about 30 active members at any given time. Because of the clubs regular practices, boost in attendance, and service projects, ASWC increased their funding for fall semester and agreed to pay their league fees. Hockey Club now has enough money to protide free ice time for all of their members. The Hockey Club plays in the Salt Lake County Adult League. 18 of their most active members are on the league roster and play in the regularly scheduled, Sunday night games. We were placed in the highest division possible, so its said Boudreau. Since were a new team were in the lower end of the standings, but were getting better and better every week. And now that we have our spot in the league, its ours to keep for as long as we have a team and want to play. The Hockey Club would like ve, super-competiti- up against the best team in their league , The Flying Cupcakes, on October 28. They were defeated 7-- 2, but club VP, Riley Sheldon, said that the club played really well and it was a Holly to see their club eventually grow into a team. I think our eventual goal should be to become an AC HA (American Collegiate Hockey Association) team. Its an officially recognized college conference and I think thats what wed like to see. But with that being said, its a long term goal Its going to take long after Jake and I have graduated, said Sheldon. Beaudry agrees, Im in this for the long haul. Ideally Id love to see us in a year, or two, or five, or ten wed love to be a sponsored club team. Westminster has been very supportive of the clubs ambitions so far, and that support has only increased with the new president, h, Dr. Brian who is an avid hockey lover. He talked to us before he was even officially president and we told him that wed eventually like to become an ACHA team. He said that that was an awesome goal and definitely achievable, if we just keep working at it, said Sheldon. Hes said that hes happy to be there as a resource for us if we ever need someone to talk to about what our next step should be. The Hockey Club encouraged anyone who would like to play, regardless of experience to come and skate with them. We have The Hockey Club encourages anyone who is interested in hockey, or wanting to learn to play, to come and practice day nights for a drop-i- n scrimmage that is open to all Westminster students, alumni, faculty, and staff. with them on Griffin Club Hockey 2012-201- 3 Season Schedule Levin-Stanketic- a really diverse group of people We playing, said Boudreau. have 2 Norwegians, a guy from Thailand, two girls that grew up in opposite regions of the country were just a bunch of random people put together, and were having a lot of fun with it. The more the merrier! If anyone is interested in playing, they are invited to come to the County Ice Center in Murray. Practice is free, on Thursday nights from For more information, contact club president Jake Boudreau at Jjb0821 ivestm instercollege, edu. 10:30-11:4- 5. October 28 VS FLYING CUPCAKES 4:45pm County Ice Center (Murray) V November 4 P VS SPA 6:15pm County Ice Center (Murray) November 11 VS CHIEFS Accord Ice Center (West Valley City) 7:45pm November 18 VS ALPINE SECURITIES the 9:15pm Salt Lake City Sports Complex (Steiner U) December 2 VS GREY GRIZZUES 5:45pm Salt Lake City Sports Complex (Steiner the U) V December 9 VS FLYING CUPCAKES 5:45pm Salt Lake City Sports Complex (Steiner the U) December 16 VS SPA 9:15pm Accord Ice Center (West Valley City) December 30 VS CHIEFS Accord Ice Center (West Valley City) 7:45pm January 6 r vs GREY GRIZZLIES S 4:15pm Salt Lake City Sports Complex (Steiner V January 13 r VS FLYING CUPCAKES 7 :45 pm County Ice Center (Murray) the U) Thurs- |