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College of the Canyons Scouting Report

Davenport's first opponent in the National Championships will be against the defending Champions, the College of the Canyons Cougars. The Cougars finished the season with a 20-7 record and won their 4^th straight PCHA Tournament title. COC received and automatic bid to the National Tournament by finishing No.1 in the final rankings of the Pacific region. The Cougars received all 9 first place votes. 

COC is led upfront by two dangerous sophomore forwards, Brian Voogt and Ben Conroy. Voogt had a monster year in filling the stat sheet as he led the nation in points (110), goals (60), and was fourth in assist (50). Conroy had a great year as well as he finished sixth in the nation in points (80), recorded 27 goals, and was third in the nation in assists (53). The Panthers focus will be on stopping these two forwards that accounted for 44% of the Cougars goals on the season.

During the regular season two goalies split time for the Cougars. Taylor Spesak and London Taiyoh each appeared in 14 games for COC. Spesak recorded 748.58 minutes in net and finished with an 8-3 record. The freshman goaltender led the team with a 3.53 GAA and .90 SV%. Taiyoh recorded 678.28 minutes in net and finished with an 11-3 record , a 4.16 GAA, and an .88 SV%.

Coach Scouting Report- Head Coach Chris Green

“ When a guy has 110 points it's always a concern, but this week we have been focusing more on our play and what we need to do to win.”

“We open up with the defending champions and we will be challenged right away. Our defense is going to be key against COC and we will have to move the puck quickly in our defensive zone to start our attack.”                    

The Series: First meeting
 
ACHA National Tournament History for DU – This marks the third consecutive appearance in national tournament (2009-2011)…3-3 all-time in National Tournament…Last season, lost to Florida Gulf Coast University (3-7) before defeating Cal University of PA (4-3) and Mckendree University (5-1). DU's other win came in 2009-10 when they defeated Dordt 5-1

2012 Post-Season Quick Facts – Davenport finished the season with an overall record of 28-11 and were 11-3 in MCHC play…Mike Soto led the team in point and goals with 51 and 34 respectively…Chad Ouellette led the Panthers with 21 assists…John Cruse posted a record of 14-6 in the net with a 2.33 GAA…Davenport picked up wins over National Tournament bound teams Saginaw Valley State, Hope College, Colorado State and also played Iowa State and Adrian Gold.