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Carle named to All Decade Team
Former DU hockey player Matt Carle was named to the College Hockey News All-Decade first team for the 2000’s.
Carle was the first Pioneer to win the Hobey Baker in 2006 and helped lead DU to back-to-back national championships in 2004 and 2005.
In addition, Carle earned All American honors in back-to-back seasons in 2005 and 2006.
In 112 games as a Pioneer, Carle finished with 122 points on 29 goals and 93 assists.
Carle earned the Hobey Baker Award, awarded to the nations best hockey player, after the 2005-2006 season in which he was named Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s player of the year and defensive player of the year.
The defensive standout currently plays in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers.
Swimming and diving awarded weekly honors
DU’s men’s swimmer Jay Giddens was named the SBC’s co-male swimmer of the week while men’s diver Cody Stambaugh was praised as SBC diver of the week.
The award is the first earned by Giddens so far this season. However, it is the fourth time Stambaugh has been awarded this season.
Giddens accumulated 18 points over the weekend finishing in first place in two seperate races. He also finished second in the 800m-freestyle, earning four more points.
Stambaugh set a new pool record in the three-Meter diving event. He scored a 411.60, which broke the previous record of 404.25 set by Aaron Feight last season against the Colorado School of Mines.
With the score he earned a first place finish and nine points. Stambaugh earned an additional nine points, total 18 points for the meet, by placing first in the one-Meter diving event with a score of 354.97.
Bozak scores first NHL goal
Former DU hockey star Tyler Bozak scored his first NHL goal last Thursday for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Bozak’s goal ended a scoreless game and helped Toronto begin a 4-0 rout of the Philadelphia Flyers.
The goal occured in the second half with 8:44 remaining on the clock.
In an inteview with NHL.com, Bozak’s teammate Phil Kessel said the goal was the “highlight of the night.”
The goal was one of two points recorded by Bozak.
He assisted Nikolai Kulemin late in the second period.
With the win the Maple Leafs snapped a four game losing streak.
