The University of Wyoming hockey club capped an undefeated home season with an 11-0 rout Friday night at the Laramie Community Ice Arena against the Colorado School of Mines.
In their regular-season finale, the Cowboys got three goals from Erik Blomberg (Parker, Colo.) and three assists from Tyler Yorke (Calgary, Alberta) en route to their seventh victory in Laramie. In those games, UW (19-11) outscored its opponents 48-12 -- highlighted by a 7-1 win Nov. 14 over the College of the Canyons, the top-ranked team in the Pacific Region of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).
Mitch Nelson (Sheridan) added two goals, his team-leading 20th and 21st of the season, for the Cowboys, and Elliott Bauder (Douglas), Willie Forbes (Casper), Willy Miller (Arvada, Colo.) and T.J. Peters (Jackson) each had a goal and an assist.
Michael Leriger (Houston, Texas) and Craig Luplow (Banner) also scored goals for UW, and Seth Farrell (Longmont, Colo.) and Cody Leeper (Jackson) each recorded a pair of assists.
The Cowboys travel to the ACHA Pacific Regional Tournament this week, needing two victories to qualify for the national championship tournament for the first time in four seasons. UW faces Fresno State at 9:45 a.m. MST Thursday in its first-round game.
The Cowboys defeated the Bulldogs 2-1 this season in the teams' only matchup.
The College of the Canyons and the University of Colorado earned the region's automatic bids to nationals. The top two finishers at regionals will also advance to the March 10-13 national championship event in Estero, Fla.
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