GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – After suffering two losses to start their season last weekend against Western Michigan the 13th ranked Davenport D1 hockey team will look to get on the winning track this weekend when travel to University Heights, Ohio to face No. 23 John Carroll. The first game of the weekend starts at 8:10 p.m. on Friday with game two of the weekend taking place on Saturday at 6 p.m. Both games will take place at Gilmour Academy in University Heights, Ohio.
 
Weekend Series
At John Carroll
Dates: Friday and Saturday, October 3-4, 2014
Puck Drop: 8:10 p.m./6 p.m.
Location: University Height, Ohio (Gilmour Academy)
 
Scouting John Carroll
 
John Carroll enters the weekend with a record of 2-2-0-0 in the early going of the year. The Blue Streaks started their season on the road against Ohio, where they lost their first two games of the season 5-0 and 2-1. The Blue Streaks rebounded last weekend when they opened their home schedule against Akron. John Carroll was able to sweep Akron 8-1 in their home opener and then 5-2 in game two of the weekend.
 
First Ever Meeting
 
This is the first ever meeting between Davenport and John Carroll. This season, the Panthers and Blue Streaks have a few common opponents with John Carroll already facing one in Ohio. John Carroll is also facing a few GLCHL teams this year in Michigan-Dearborn, Eastern Michigan and Kent State. Davenport and John Carroll will also face non-conference opponents in Rochester and Buffalo.
 
GLCHL Outlook
 
After sweeping Davenport last weekend, Western Michigan sits atop the GLCHL standings with a 4-0 record. Adrian and Oakland are just behind them sitting at 2-0 in the conference. Michigan-Dearborn split with Kent State last week, to move the Wolverines at 1-1 and the Golden Flashes are now 1-3 in the GLCHL. Davenport and Eastern Michigan are still looking for their first two conference wins.
 
ACHA Rankings
 
The first regular season rankings that were released last Friday did not see much change from the preseason poll, as all the teams stayed in the same spot except for Illinois and Lindenwood switching between 15th and 16th. The second regular season rankings will be released Friday, October 3. This season there will be six conferences that receive automatic bids with the WCHL receiving one this year. John Carroll has already locked up their spot to nationals with the host bid and sits at 23 in the rankings.
 
DI Ice Hockey Contact: David Gerhart | 616-554-5045 | dgerhart@davenport.edu
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