Friday Night, Jan. 5, The Duchesne Hockey Club will be honoring their senior athletes prior to the game against our Catholic School Rival, St. Dominic.  Senior Captain Logan Kelsey, Senior Goalie Asher Olson, and Senior Hockey Cheerleader Katie Hill will all be recognized at an event at the St. Peter's RecPlex prior to the game.  They will also be recognized on the ice just prior to the game start.  The event will begin at 8:30pm upstairs at RecPlex South with the game following at 9:30pm.

Duchesne Hockey has two games this weekend.  The first, as previously mentioned, will be Friday Night against St. Dominic.  On Saturday evening, Jan. 6 at 6:30pm, Duchesne will host Ft. Zumwalt North.  Both games are crucial division games that will potentially have Wickenheiser Cup Playoff implications.  Duchesne currently sits at 6th place in the St. Charles Division tied with Ft. Zumwalt North.  St. Dominic is currently in 2nd place in the division.

While the Duchesne team has had it's struggles after a 3-1 start, they have bounced back in recent games and played some good hockey against some very good teams.  They are 1-1-1 in their past three game with the loss coming againt Ft. Zumwalt West, the defending Wick Cup State Champions.  In that game, Duchesne held the lead three times against the defending champs, but FZ West came away with the win late in the third period with a final score of 5-4.

Duchesne is currently led by top point scorers Nick Morgan (18 goals, 6 assists), Carson Kuhn (8 goals, 8 assists), and Liam Daleo (6 goals, 5 assists).  Defensively, Duchesne is led by top defenders Lucas Daleo, Auggie Lee, Ryan Adkerson, and Max Bomerschein.  Goaltenders Asher Olson (84.8% Save Percentage, 5.43 Goal Against Avg) and Dillon Kuhn (85.1 Save Percentage, 3.92 GAA) will be tending the net in this weekends games.

Duchesne will get some additional help with two recent roster changes.  Friday nights game against St. Dominic will feature the return of Duchesne student Trenton Gebben-Thompson.  Trenton spent last semester playing in the EHL (Eastern Hockey League) in Pennsylvania, but made the decision to return to Duchesne for the second semester of school.  Freshman Brendan Birkenmeier was also added to the roster a few weeks ago after a roster spot opened up on the team.  Brendan has added his defensive skills to the team and has helped the overall defense improve in the past few games.  Their additions have come at a much needed time for Duchesne Hockey.

We look forward to seeing the stands full this weekend, especially to honor our Seniors on Friday Night.  Thank you to everyone who supports Duchesne Hockey!