Knights Finish 10th in the Nation
The UCF Ice Hockey team traveled to Ft. Myers on March 1st for
its first ever National Tournament appearance. They came into
the tournament a huge underdog, being seeded 14 out of 16 teams.
The Knights opend up the tournament against #3 Penn State Berks.
UCF jumped out to an early 2-0 lead but saw that lead disappear
in the 2nd period. The Knights rallied from 2 goals down in the
last 5 minutes of the game to send it to overtime. Neither team
was able to score in OT, forcing a shootout. The first 5 shooters
were still not enough to crack the tie. In the 7th round of the
shootout the Knights saw their National Championship hopes come
to an end. The Knights played a great game and made a statment
to the rest of the country that they were for real. The Knights
bounced back the next morning with a 2-0 win against former National
Champ and 6th ranked Wyoming. The next day the Knights crushed
15th ranked College of the Canyons 12-1. On the last and final
day of the tournament, the Knights faced off against the defending
National Champions and #1 seed Colorado. The Knights played tough
for the first 2 and 1/2 periods, but we unable to hang with Colorado.
The Knights had their best season and look forward to next season.
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