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The Brigham Young University Ice Hockey Team is an officially recognized sports team at Brigham Young University that currently plays at Peaks Ice Arena.
[edit] History
BYU's Ice Hockey team has been around for over a decade.
At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, the team mascot was changed from the IceCat to the Cougar (the official mascot of Brigham Young University).
[edit] 2007-08 Season Record[1]
|
Wins |
Loses |
Ties |
Goals For |
Goals Against |
| At Home |
9 |
3 |
1 |
95 |
46 |
| On the Road |
8 |
5 |
1 |
78 |
54 |
| Overall |
17 |
8 |
2 |
174 |
100 |
[edit] Current Roster
As of April 10, 2008. Numbers taken from ECHL website. [2]
|
Goaltenders
|
| # |
Player |
| 30 |
Ben Shapiro |
| 31 |
Blake Hannesson |
| 15 |
Derek Battisti |
|
Defensemen
|
| # |
Player |
| 2 |
Mark Boivin |
| 7 |
Austin Holmes  |
| 8 |
Scott Johnson |
| 10 |
Adam Farero |
| 15 |
Dereck Battisti |
| 19 |
Beau Adams |
| 21 |
Travis Kotter |
| 24 |
Lee Johnson |
|
Forwards
|
| # |
Player |
| 9 |
James Burkart |
| 3 |
Brandon Holmes |
| 4 |
Cameron King |
| 6 |
Kasey Welsh |
| 12 |
Jason Griffiths |
| 13 |
Ben Shugart |
| 14 |
Aaron Pae |
| 15 |
Derek Battisti |
| 16 |
Josh Burkart |
| 17 |
Ryan Newton |
| 18 |
Nathan Herrington |
| 22 |
Nathan Hymas |
| 23 |
Taylor Ring |
| 24 |
Lee Johnson |
| 25 |
M. Landon Ball |
| Coach Name |
Staff Position |
Coaching Experience |
Background Information |
| Ed Gantt |
Head Coach |
Gantt has served as the BYU Hockey Team Coach for eleven years. He previously coached at Lehi High School. |
Gantt is currently a professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University. His hometown is Idaho Falls, ID. Gantt originally majored in History, then switched to Psychology. He obtained his Graduate Degree in Pittsburgh, fell in love with hockey, and moved to Utah to coach.[4] |
| Douglas Kimball |
General Manager/Assistant Coach |
Kimball coached Alta High Hockey Team for eight years. He has spent three years with BYU Hockey. |
Kimball was born and raised in Draper, Utah. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at UVSC. Kimball currently works for Novell on a NTS Information Technology Team. |
| Don Homan |
Assistant Coach |
Homan coached Boys Club hockey in Alaska, UVSC Men's Ice Hockey Club team, and TAHA youth hockey teams. |
Homan was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Brigham Young University. He has taught Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Biology at BYU. Homan currently teaches Anatomy at UVSC. |
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