Shootout in Fort Myers

A hard fought battle all game ended in a stalemate.  USF Forward #9 Ben Leonard had two goals and USF Goalie #31 Alex Miller made some great saves to keep the Ice Bulls in the game.  The USF Defense made some key penalty kills to force this game to Overtime then to the Shootout.  

The Florida Golf Coast University Eagles got on the score board first with a Power Play goal, but Ice Bulls Forward #9 Ben Leonard answered with a goal less than two minutes later. At the end of the First Period the game was tied 1-1.

The Ice Bulls started the Second Period by getting a penalty which lead to a PP goal for FGCU, giving the Eagles a one goal lead.  The Ice Bulls answered with a goal by #10 Luke Goyette.  FGCU then took two penalties to give USF a minute long 5-on-3 PP.  #9 Ben Leonard got his second goal of the game on the 5-on-3 PP.  This gave the Ice Bulls a 3-2 lead with 12 minutes left in the Second Period.  USF took two penalties to give the Eagles a long 5-on-3 PP, which the Eagles scored on to tie the game, 3-3.  Another two USF penalties gave the Eagles another 5-on-3 PP but the USF defense and goalie killed it off.  At the end of the Second Period, we were tied 3-3.

The intensity carried over from the Second Period to the Third Period.  FGCU took the lead seven minutes into the Third Period from a lucky shot that ended up in the back of the net.  USF Forward, #11 DJ Guggi answered with a PP goal, to tie the game 4-4 with 10 minutes left.  After a few key penalty kills by USF the Third Period ended 4-4, we were heading to Overtime.

The five minute Overtime started with USF on a 4-on-3 PK, after killing the penalty, it was 4-on-4 hockey.  The rest of the period resulted in a few chances for each team but no goals or penalties.  Overtime ended 4-4, which means we were heading to the Shootout, USF would go first followed by FGCU.

During the Shootout, #3 Brian Schulker went first for USF but was denied by the post, after sniping five hole.  FGCU scored, next up for USF was #16 Andrew Silvers, the FGCU goalie made the save.  Miller shut the door and made a great stick save on the FGCU skater.  It was up to #9 Ben Leonard to tie up the shootout, the FGCU goalie came up with the save.  The shootout ended 0-1 FGCU, which gave the Eagles the 4-5 win.

The Ice Bulls next game is on Friday at the University of Florida Gators at 10:15pm, the game will be played in Orlando, at the RDV Sportsplex.  Then the Gators will travel here to Tampa to play the Ice Bulls at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Sunday at 1:00pm.  Then on Monday, Nov. 12th the Ice Bulls will be hosting the University of Tampa Spartans at 7:30pm at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

The Official Facebook Events for the games:
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BULLS HEAD TO MICHIGAN; LOOK TO GET BACK ON WINNING TRACK

This weekend the Bulls will be traveling to East Lansing, Michigan to take on a few of the North Division's elite teams in Davenport, Grand Valley State and Michigan State University. Davenport University, who finished as the Runner-up in last years 2012 ACHA D3 National Championship Game seems to be once again, a force to be reckoned with. Davenport, has returned a good portion of their team to action for the 2012-2013 season, as well as a few ACHA All-Star selections from last year. Along side the Alabama Frozen Tide and the Ole Miss Rebels, the Bulls will compete against the North Division in the weekend's showcase fittingly named "The Civil War". The Bulls, currently on a 3-game skid, dropping two games to in-state rival UCF and one to Blue Ridge Hockey Conference foe, Loyola-Maryland. When the Bulls arrive in East Lansing Thursday night, they will be focused on the upcoming 3 game weekend and look to end the current losing streak. Wish the boys luck this weekend and as always, GO BULLS!!!

Stay tuned to the Twitter and Facebook updates throughout the weekend for scores.

Bulls Gear Up For 2012-2013 Season Opener

The Bulls will make final preparations this Wednesday at practice before heading over to the noisy Daytona Ice Arena for the weekend to take on Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. The last meeting between the Bulls and Eagles was back in November of last year and the result was heavily in the Bulls favor. Skating away with a 5-3 victory in game 1 on Friday night, the Bulls carried the momentum into Saturday nights contest, completing the weekend sweep with a 6-1 decision. The Bulls will look to continue their success against the Eagles and start the season off on the winning track. Stayed tuned to Twitter and Facebook for updates on this weekends games. ERAU may broadcast the game on the internet radio, if they do, we will try to provide a link on our social media pages for our fans! Wish the boys luck this weekend, and as always...GO BULLS!

Bulls sport new look for 2012-2013

The USF Ice Bulls will be sporting new uniforms this year. The Away (Black) jerseys will be featuring gold numbers and letters and the iconic USF "U". On October 6th, the Bulls will welcome their fans in for the 2012-2013 home opener against UCF, wearing their new Home (White) jerseys that feature SOUTH FLORIDA on the front with blacks letters and numbers.

2012-2013 ROSTER RELEASED

The Official 2012-2013 Ice Bulls roster has been released! Go Bulls!