The Idaho men’s hockey sport club raised $19,400 last weekend in a charity game for the Meals on Wheels Association of America when they faced off against Boise State Saturday at Century Link Arena in Boise — in the presence of the 3,752 fans.
Courtesy Photo | BSU hockey team
The Idaho men’s hockey club team competed in a charity game Saturday in Boise. The proceeds go to Meals on Wheels Association fo America.
“Friday, several members of the hockey team served meals to the senior citizens through Meals on Wheels. It was a great weekend for Vandal hockey,” defenseman Thomas Behre said.
Behre had two assists on the night against the Broncos.
The Vandals are currently eight games into the season with a 3-5 record. The team defeated Portland State 4-1, Eastern Washington University 4-3 and Washington State 15-7. Its losses came from Washington, Boise State, Portland State and Eastern Washington.
Kyle Watne currently leads the team in goals with nine on the season.
“Our goalie, Nick Grover, has been pretty solid in net,” Behre said. “Throughout the next few years, he’ll continue to develop and be a fine asset to the team.”
On Dec. 6 and 7, the Vandals will face Western Washington in Bellingham, Wash. Second semester play will begin with a home match Jan. 17 against Portland State in Moscow at 7 p.m. Admission to that game will be $5.
“We give half of whatever we receive for admission to the youth hockey program, the PYHA Bears, and they’re kind of building their program as well and the other half goes to ice time for the game,” Behre said.
After playing Portland, the Vandals are then on the road in Coeur d’Alene against PSU. A week later, they will play Boise State in McCall for two games followed by games against Washington State and Western Washington. The season will end with the North Western Collegiate Hockey Conference Tournament.
This weekend, the Vandals will be playing Montana State at 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Frontier Arena in Coeur d’Alene. Admission is free.
“They’re in a rebuilding year, so I expect that we’re going to beat them because we have a pretty solid team this year,” Behre said. “Last year had absolutely no structure whatsoever, this year is a whole different story, we turned all that around, a lot of commitment this year, a lot of heart. Everyone seems to be working really hard.”
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