University of Minnesota Athletics
Ross Set to Compete at Frozen Four Skills Challenge
4/10/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
The NCAA has announced that University of Minnesota senior forward Bobbi Ross has been voted to compete at the third annual Frozen Four Skills Challenge, held on April 11 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Ross, hailing from Verwood, Sask., is one of four women from the WCHA to compete in the event. The Frozen Four Skills Challenge will begin at 7 p.m. (MT) and will be preceded by the Hobey Baker Memorial Award at 5:30 p.m. and the Hockey Humanitarian Award at 6:05 p.m. The Frozen Four Skills Challenge and the Hobey Baker Award will both be shown live on ESPNU.
The competition will be conducted in an East versus West format with each team having six male position players, six female position players, two male goaltenders and two female goaltenders. To be eligible, all players must have exhausted their collegiate eligibility and be nominated by their head coach. The players were selected by representatives from the American Hockey Coaches Association, the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee and NCAA national office staff. The competitions will include puck control relay, fastest skater, hardest shot, rapid fire shooting, accuracy shooting and penalty shot. Each competitor will receive a complete set of equipment and a full uniform from Nike Bauer Hockey.
Along with Ross, the West roster also includes Ohio State's Tessa Bonhomme, Minnesota Duluth's Karine Demeule, St. Cloud State's Laura Fast and Minnesota State goalie Britni Kehler. On the men's WCHA side is Colorado College's Jimmy Kilpatrick and Denver's Andrew Thomas and Peter Mannino.
Ross ranked third on the Golden Gophers' team with 20 goals and 21 assists for 41 points. In her senior season, the three-year captain has scored seven power-play goals, three short-handed goals and four game-winners. In her career, Ross ranks eighth in the Gopher record books with 75 goals and 77 assists for 152 points. A third-team All-WCHA selection in 2007 and in 2008, Ross was also named the 2005 WCHA Rookie of the Year when she posted 33 points as a freshman.
East Team
Will Engasser, Yale
Brad Flaishans, New Hampshire
Luke Flicek, Army
David Leaderer, Massachusetts
Jake Morissette, Rensselaer
Jon Rheault, Providence
David Leggio, Clarkson
Kevin Regan, New Hampshire
Martine Garland, New Hampshire
Sabrina Harbec, St. Lawrence
Jaclyn Hawkins, Connecticut
Jennifer Hitchcock, New Hampshire
Hayley Moore, Brown
Marykate Oakley, Princeton
Meghan Gluckian, St. Lawrence
Sarah Perry, Sacred Heart
Coaches
Seth Appert, Rensselaer
Nate Leaman, Union
West Team
Eric Ehn, Air Force
Mike Forgie, Wayne State
Jimmy Kilpatrick, Colorado College
Nino Musitelli, Miami
Andrew Thomas, Denver
Daniel Vukovic, Michigan State
Kyle Jones, St. Norbert
Peter Mannino, Denver
Tessa Bonhomme, Ohio State
Courtney DeHoey, Lake Forest
Karine Demeule, Minn.-Duluth
Laura Fast, St. Cloud State
Shannon Moulson, Niagara
Bobbi Ross, Minnesota
Laura Hosier, Mercyhurst
Britni Kehler, Minnesota State
Coaches
Enrico Blasi, Miami
George Gwozdecky, Denver
