For only the third time this season, the Ohio hockey team had a weekend off between games.
Coming off a 4-0 win over Lindenwood in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League Tournament finals, the Bobcats spent this past weekend resting and recuperating in preparation for the American Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament to take place this weekend.
Despite the time off, coach Dan Morris said he does not think his team will show any rust this weekend.
“I think the break is a good thing,” Morris said. “Our guys have proven they respond well with the time off. Today, we had a great day of practice. Some teams might be affected by the time off, but this team will be fine.”
The Bobcats are 4-0 in a series in which they were coming off a weekend without any games.
Season’s worth of work culminates this weekend
With only one weekend of play remaining, Morris said this week’s practices must reflect what the team has been working on all season.
“We’re focusing on different scenarios and situations,” Morris said. “Everything we’ve done up to this point, we need to go over a little bit.”
As usual, yesterday’s practice was a competition day for the team.
After only one day of regular practice last week, Morris said he was pleased with the way the team competed during yesterday’s session.
“I loved our energy out there today,” he said. “The guys were going at it pretty hardcore. They’re playing at a high level and we want to keep them there. They’re eager to come to the rink and that’s the way you want to keep them this time of the year.”
The team will take today off before returning to the ice Wednesday and Thursday.
Bobcats determined to shut down Kangaroos
As the week goes on, the team will focus more on their first round opponent in the ACHA Tournament, Canton State University of New York.
With 209 goals scored this season, the Kangaroos are a dangerous team on offense and have three players who have totaled 44 points or more this season.
In order to slow down their offensive attack, Morris said the team will focus on puck possession.
“The biggest thing will be keeping the puck away from them and not allowing them to get into their sets or what they want to do,” Morris said.
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