NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Hodnicki Hired As New Freeze Head Coach
Date:06/08/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
The La Crosse Freeze of the NA3HL have announced that Robert Hodnicki has been named the team’s new head coach. Hodnicki, 30, has spent the past two seasons coaching Adrian College in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) as their Director and ACHA Division I Head Coach. This past season, Hodnicki was Runner-Up for the ACHA Division I Coach of the Year. ...
Chill Hire Head Coach Ryan Egan to Same Position
Date:04/13/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
The Coulee Region Chill, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), are pleased to announced that Ryan Egan has been named the team’s new head coach. Egan will assume full coaching duties once the Chill’s playoff run comes to an end, but has already begun work on scouting and recruiting. Egan will be replacing current head coach AJ Degenhardt, who anno...
3 Freeze Players Receive Divisional Awards
Date:04/07/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Defenseman Jared Bromberg, Justin Edwards and Toon De Schepper have been received divisional awards from the NA3HL. Bromberg was just awarded 2nd-team, all-NA3HL honors yesterday and today has been named to the 2015-16 All-Central Division Team. In 44 games this season he recorded 10 goals and 28 assists for a +/- of +18, all which are tied for or career bests for the 2nd-year defenseman fr...
Bromberg Named 2nd-Team, All-NA3HL Defenseman
Date:04/07/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Although the Silver Cup tournament wasn't reached it was a successful season for the La Crosse Freeze in just their second season. A large part of the success is due to that of the play from second-year defenseman Jared Bromberg. Bromberg, native from Rochester, MN, was a rock in the strong defensive core of the Freeze all year. After a great rookie season in 2014/15, Bromberg cam...
De Schepper to Play for Belgian National U18 Team
Date:03/22/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Toon De Schepper will travel to Spain to compete with the Belgian National U18 Team in the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World U18 Championship Div. II group B. De Schepper is scheduled to compete in the following games with his home country: ICELAND vs BELGIUM 2016/03/26 - 13:00 Valdemoro (ESP) ESTONIA vs BELGIUM 2016/03/27 - 13:00 Valdemoro (ESP) SERBIA vs BELGIUM 2016/03/29 - 16:30 V...
Weekend Recap: Freeze Sweep Whalers, Advance to Round 2
Date:03/21/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
La Crosse Freeze 3, Wisconsin Whalers 2 The first game of the 2016 Silver Cup Playoffs between the Freeze and Whalers was the definition of back-and-forth throughout. Daniel Toycen (Taylor Trapp, Patrick Gazich assisted) kicked things off for the Freeze in the first five minutes to jump on top of the Whalers but Wisconsin’s Ben Ratner answered just over five minutes later to tie the...
Henderson Named Honorable Mention
Date:03/15/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Ben Henderson has been named an honorable mention for his play last weekend against the Alexandria Blizzard. Henderson, native of North Branch, MN, scored two goals over the course of the weekend. The first came on the power play Friday night just over six minutes in the game to give the Freeze a 1-0 lead over the Blizzard. The second came on Saturday night when he scored the only goa...
Freeze Prepare For Whalers, NA3HL Playoffs
Date:03/15/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
After a long season the NA3HL playoffs are finally here. The La Crosse Freeze (32-15, 64 points) have known who their opponent would be in the 1st round now for quite some time but didn’t know if they’d get the home-ice advantage they were looking for. It all came down to a March 6th match-up against the 3rd place Wisconsin Whalers (31-16, 62 points). A win would giv...
Weekend Recap: Freeze Clinch 2nd Seed in Central Division With Four Weekend Wins
Date:03/07/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
La Crosse Freeze 13, Chicago Jr. Bulldogs 1 (Thursday Night) La Crosse Freeze 12, Chicago Jr. Bulldogs 1 (Friday) It was a long weekend of action for the Freeze as they kicked it off Thursday night in La Crosse with a series against Divisional foe the Chicago Jr. Bulldogs. La Crosse handled the Jr. Bulldogs in each contest combining for 25 total goals in both games. 15 different players ...
Trapp Named 2nd Star of the Week; Henderson Honorable Mention
Date:03/01/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Forward Taylor Trapp was named 2nd Star of the Week and forward Ben Henderson was named honorable mention after the La Crosse Freeze swept the Breezy Point North Stars. Trapp, native of West Salem, WI, had another great weekend as he was a major contributor to the Freeze's success in sweeping the North Stars. He scored two goals in the first game Saturday night, the second being the gam...
Toycen, Johnson NA3HL Honorable Mentions
Date:02/24/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Forwards Daniel Toycen and Ben Johnson were named honorable mentions for their play last weekend against the Granite City Lumberjacks. Toycen, native of Chippewa Falls, WI, contributed one assist Friday night and both a goal and an assist (powerplay assist) on Saturday night. His goal Saturday night came just :37 seconds into the 2nd period. Toycen now has 16 goals and 22 assists for ...
Freeze Perform Well at 2016 Top Prospects Tournament
Date:02/17/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
The 2016 Top Prospects Tournament in Plymouth, MI has finished. Here's how the La Crosse Freeze players faired throughout the tournament: Jared Bromberg - 6'2", 185lb Defenseman from Rochester, MN YEAR TEAM Lge. GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP PPA SH SHA GWG Top Prospect...
Weekend Recap: Freeze Fall to Bulls, Prepare for Lumberjacks
Date:02/16/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
La Crosse Freeze 2, North Iowa Bulls 6 Last Thursday nights contest got off to the fast start that the Freeze wanted to. Sam Wenner (Patrick Gazich, Taylor Trapp) converted on a power play at the 14:41 mark in the first and La Crosse carried that lead over into the second. The first 10 minutes of the middle frame were rough for the Freeze as North Iowa put in three goals (two power-play go...
NA3HL Names Trapp, Wolter Honorable Mentions
Date:02/10/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
The NA3HL announced that forward Taylor Trapp and defenseman Matt Wolter were honorable mentions for last weekends play. Trapp, native of West Salem, WI, has been on a tear as of late. Fresh off an honorable mention for his play in January, Trapp was key in La Crosse's 14-4 victory against the Rochester Ice Hawks last Saturday night. With four points - one goal, three assists...
Weekend Recap: Freeze Top Ice Hawks 14-4
Date:02/09/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
La Crosse Freeze 14, Rochester Ice Hawks 4 If you’re a fan of high-scoring hockey games then this was one to be at. The Freeze got things going with six goals in the 1st period from five different players including Sam Wenner, Ben Johnson, Hunter Breza, Daylon De Souza, Wenner and Daniel Toycen, respectively. Taylor Trapp (3), Matt Wolter (2), Jerame Schuetzle, Reid Brown, Toycen, Hu...
Bromberg Named Runner-Up Defenseman of the Month; Trapp, Graves Named Honorable Mentions
Date:02/03/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
This afternoon the NA3HL announced that Jared Bromberg Named Runner-Up Defenseman of the Month for the month of January. Taylor Trapp and Will Graves named honorable mentions at forward and goalie, respectively. Bromberg, native of Rochester, MN, was consistent throughout the whole month, evident by scoring in six of the nine games he competed in throughout the month. H...
Trapp Named 1st Star of the Week; Toycen 2nd Star of Central Division
Date:02/02/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
It was a big weekend for the La Crosse Freeze as forwards Taylor Trapp and Daniel Toycen both received top weekly awards in the Central Division of the NA3HL. Trapp, a native of nearby West Salem, WI, is celebrating his birthday week in style with a 1st Star of the Week award after a great weekend of hockey against the Minnesota Flying Aces. It all started Friday night in the 4-0 win a...
Weekend Recap: Freeze Sweep Flying Aces, Widen Lead Over 3rd Place Whalers
Date:02/02/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
La Crosse Freeze 4, Minnesota Flying Aces 0 Both the Freeze and Flying Aces began their weekend series in La Crosse in slow fashion as no goals were scored in the first. The tides rippled in the Freeze’s favor halfway through the second as Taylor Trapp (Daniel Toycen, Jared Bromberg assisted) put the first goal on the board. Toycen added another goal for La Crosse at the...
4 Players, Head Coach Ryan Egan Heading to Top Prospects Tournament
Date:01/26/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Forwards Taylor Trapp, Daniel Toycen and defensemen Matt Wolter, Jared Bromberg - along with head coach Ryan Egan - are heading to the 2016 NA3HL Top Prospects Tournament set to take place at the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, MI. Trapp has appeared in 16 total games this season with the Freeze after a stint with the Coulee Region Chill in the NAHL. Through those 16 games he has fi...
Bromberg Named Central Division 1st Star of the Week; Wolter Honorable Mention
Date:01/19/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
It was a memorable weekend for La Crosee Freeze defenseman as two were recognized for their great work in last weekends sweep over the Chicago Jr. Bulldogs. Jared Bromberg, native of Rochester, MN, had possibly his best weekend of his junior hockey career on his way to 1st Star of the Week in the Central Division. His strong weekend started out Friday night when he scored two goals and two ...
Weekend Recap: Freeze Take Care of Business in Chicago
Date:01/18/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
La Crosse Freeze 7, Chicago Jr. Bulldogs 1 The Freeze traveled to Chicago this last weekend to take on their divisional opponent - the Chicago Jr. Bulldogs - in a two-game series. La Crosse got off to a great start scoring two goals in the first via Jerame Schuetzle (Dylan Goggin, Daylon De Souza assisted) and Jared Bromberg (Matt Wolter, Goggin) on a power play. Bromberg then start...
Henderson, Toycen Named Honorable Mentions by NA3HL
Date:01/12/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Henderson, of North Branch, MN, played a major role in Saturday afternoons win against the Wisconsin Whalers. Henderson started his scoring in the 1st period thanks to assists from JP Eykyn and Daylon De Souza and added another in the first minute of the 3rd on a power play with helpers from Dylan Goggin and Jared Bromberg. His two goals were half of the offensive production ...
Weekend Recap: Freeze Sweep Weekend Behind Great Goaltending
Date:01/11/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
La Crosse Freeze 4, Wisconsin Whalers 1 The Freeze knew they were coming into a big contest against the Wisconsin Whalers on Saturday afternoon with the Whalers trailing by just a few points in the NA3HL Central division standings. Ben Henderson (JP Eykyn, Daylon De Souza) got the scoring started for both teams at the 11:42 mark in the first period. Jared Bromberg (Hunter Do...
La Crosse uses shootout to best Rochester, 1-0 (1-0 SO)
Date:01/10/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as La Crosse defeated Rochester in a shootout 1-0 (1-0 SO). The shootout featured six attempts between both teams. Will Graves spearheaded the defensive effort for La Crosse, as he did not allow a puck past him and made 27 saves for the shutout. Graves managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood ...
Henderson lifts La Crosse over Wisconsin, 4-1
Date:01/09/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
La Crosse relied on the scoring touch of Ben Henderson, who netted two goals, to beat Wisconsin, 4-1. Henderson scored at 11:42 into the first period to make the score 1-0 La Crosse and again while on the power play 36 seconds into the third to make the score 3-1 La Crosse. La Crosse was led by goalie Andrew Wagner, who finished with 37 saves while allowing one goal. Wagner certainly lowered his g...
Wolter Named 2nd Star of the Week; Schuetzle Honorable Mention
Date:01/05/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Matt Wolter was named 2nd Star of the Week and Jerame Schuetzle was named an honorable mention by the NA3HL. Wolter, forward from Antigo, WI, kicked the new year off with a fast start against the Rochest Ice Hawks on New Years Day. The former North Dakota State University football player, playing in his first year of Junior hockey, scored once and assisted on two more goals in the 7-1 win. ...
Schuetzle, Breza, Graves Honorable Mentions for Month of December
Date:01/05/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Jerame Schuetzle, Hunter Breza and Will Graves were named honorable mentions by the NA3HL for the month of December. Schuetzle, forward from Buffalo, MN, was just one of the many that helped lead the Freeze to a 4-1 record through the month of December. He received at least one point in four of five games throughout the month including two assists in the December 5th matchup again...
Weekend Recap: Freeze Start 2016 With Win in Rochester
Date:01/04/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
La Crosse Freeze 7, Rochester Ice Hawks 1 The La Crosse Freeze started 2016 much like they ended 2015: Winning. After winning four of five games in December (two against Rochester, 2-1 at the NA3HL Showcase) the Freeze came into their New Years Day matchup with a lot of momentum on their side. The Freeze started the game quickly last Friday night with a goal from Hunter Breza and a power p...
La Crosse rips Rochester, 7-1
Date:01/02/2016 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
La Crosse had a two-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 7-1 win over Rochester. La Crosse got the win with help from a great game by Matt Wolter, who had one goal and two assists. Wolter scored on the power play 19:05 into the first period to make the score 2-0 La Crosse. A holding penalty on Ian Smyth had put La Crosse on the power play. Daniel Toycen assiste...
DeSouza, Toycen Named Honorable Mentions at NA3HL Showcase
Date:12/22/2015 Source:NA3HL La Crosse Freeze
Daylon DeSouza and Dan Toycen shined on the NA3HL Showcase stage this past weekend, both being named as honorable mentions. DeSouza, forward from Eau Claire, WI, was recently acquired via the North Iowa Bulls just over a week ago. He's made his presence known early with the La Crosse Freeze, making his debut for the team day one of the showcase against Evansville, scoring three goals in...
