Dear Coach Ashley,

We appreciated you passing our recruiting information on to your players last season and are delighted that Sam Cehula decided to attend the University of Oregon and play hockey for the Ducks. He is a great addition to the program. The team is off to a 8 -2 start and are looking to regain the PAC-8 Championship (after losing to USC in a sudden death shoot-out last season).

We would again appreciate your assistance in identifying players that you would recommend that we contact with more information about Duck hockey. The current roster includes players with experience in junior hockey, along with high school, Tier I and Tier II midget players from Oregon, Washington, California, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana and Alaska. We currently have 4 Alaska players on the roster and all are doing well.

Skilled hockey players who are good students but who may not have NCAA hockey opportunities fit the profile of the athletes we would like to contact. Eugene is a great college town and we can offer the chance to continue playing competitive hockey while attending an excellent public university. Pac-8 hockey schools include Washington State, Washington, California, UCLA, Stanford, Southern California, Arizona State and Oregon and other games are scheduled with western collegiate teams.

If you coach or know of players who would be a good match with the Duck hockey program, please pass on their contact information (mailing and/or e-mail address) so that we can follow-up as soon as possible. The deadline for freshmen to apply for admission for next school year is January 16, 2007. We are particularly interested in players who would attend the University of Oregon next fall but would also like to contact prospects for the 2008-09 school year.

Thanks very much for your time and attention . Please contact me via e-mail or phone (541-231-1216) or Head Coach Scott McCallum at coach@oregonduckshockey.com  or 541-543-1806 with player recommendations and any questions that you might have about the Oregon Duck hockey program. You can also visit www.oregonduckshockey.com for additional information.

Best Regards,

Ken Gibb
Recruiting Coordinator