NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Kuzmeski Makes NCAA D1 Commitment
Date:08/11/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
The Coulee Region Chill, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), are pleased to announce that defenseman Shane Kuzmeski has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey at Clarkson University. Kuzmeski, 20, just completed his second season playing in the NAHL and first season with the Chill. The native of Grayslake, Illinois, appeared in 45 regular seaso...
NAHL Releases 2016 Showcase Schedule
Date:08/03/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
The North American Hockey League have released the 2016 Showcase schedule that's set to take place in Blaine, MN from September 21st through the 24th. The Coulee Region Chill officially drop the puck on their 2016-17 season on the night of the 21st against the Odessa Jackalopes. The whole schedule - including start times - is below: 9/21 vs. Odessa Jackalopes @ 8:15pm 9/22 vs. Topeka R...
NAHL Releases 2016-17 Schedule
Date:06/30/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
The North American Hockey League (NAHL) released the 2016-17 schedule this morning. The Coulee Region Chill have 28 home games, 20 of which are against opposing Midwest Division Opponents the Springfield Jr. Blues, Janesville Jets, Fairbanks Ice Dogs, Kenai River Brown Bears and Minnesota Magicians. Six home games will be played against the Austin Bruins (four) and old divisional foe, ...
Chill Acquire Plunkett of West Salem From Ice Dogs
Date:05/28/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
The Coulee Region Chill acquired defenseman Marshal Plunkett in trade from the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. Plunkett, a native of nearby West Salem, WI, recently completed his first season in the NAHL where he competed in 38 games with the 2016 Robertson Cup Champions. He was the youngest player on the Ice Dogs roster and accumulated one goal and three assists and a +13 rating ov...
Two Local High School Standouts Sign Tenders
Date:05/09/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
The Coulee Region Chill, Proud Members of the NAHL are excited to announced that two local high-school standouts, Bailey Martin and Tyler Ebner have signed tenders with the organization for the 2016-17 season. Martin and Ebner along with local Chill player Justin Kendall all played on the Team Wisconsin U18 team this past fall together. Martin, a senior at West Salem High School saw...
4 Chill Players Selected in 2016 USHL Phase II Draft
Date:05/04/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Two Forwards Justin Kendall and Larry Jungwirth along with defenseman Jackson Charlesworth and goalie Matiss Kivlenieks were all selected by USHL teams between rounds 1-8 yesterday. Matiss Kivlenieks // Goalie // Round 1, Sioux City Musketeers PROFILE: Birthday: Aug 26, 1996 Hometown: Riga, LAT Position: G Height: 6-2 ...
3 Recognized For Awards In Midwest Division
Date:04/27/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Defenseman Nico Luka and Chad Sasaki, along with former head coach AJ Degenhardt, have been recognized for their accomplishments during the 2015-16 season. Luka was one of two defenseman named to the All-Midwest Division Team after a great season, most notably the 2nd half of the year while the Coulee Region Chill were making a run for the 2016 Robertson Cup Playoffs. Th...
Season Recap: Chill End Season With Momentum For 2016-17
Date:04/26/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
It was a tale of two different seasons for the Coulee Region Chill hockey team in 2015-16. The season started with an average showing at the NAHL Showcase winning two-of-four games before heading into a dreadful month of October in which the Chill won only two games, one coming in a shootout against the Springfield Jr. Blues in the 2nd home game of the season and later in the month against the Mi...
Ryan Egan Named New Chill Head Coach
Date:04/13/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
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...
Florian Named Midwest Division Star of the Week
Date:04/11/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
The Chill needed a big weekend in a big way and they got it, winning 2/3 games and clinching the 4th and final playoff spot in the Midwest Division. A large part of that success was 2nd-year forward Dom Florian. Florian has been one of the best offensive threats for Coulee Region during their 23-10 post-Christmas push to the playoffs. In that time he's contributed 23 goals - i...
Weekend Recap: Chill Clinch 2016 Playoff Berth, Tie Franchise Record With 33 Wins
Date:04/11/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Coulee Region 3, Janesville Jets 4 The weekend got kicked off with a fast start from the Chill. Holmen native Justin Kendall (Steven Quagliata, Larry Jungwirth assisted) was the first to crack the double zero’s just 5:30 into the first period. Pat Gazillo and Jack Gates, however, would put the Jets up top 2-1 after converting at the 8 and 10 minute marks in the period. The midd...
Luka Named NAHL Defenseman of the Month; Florian and Kivlenieks Honorable Mentions
Date:04/07/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Nico Luka has been named Defenseman of the Month in the NAHL while forward Dom Florian and goalie Matiss Kivlenieks have been named honorable mentions. Luka, native of Bartlett, IL, was a menace from the blue line throughout the month of March on his way to being named Defenseman of the Month. He scored two goals and nine assists, no bigger game coming on the 24th as he contributed four ass...
Weekend Recap: Chill Stay In Playoff Contention After Split With Wilderness
Date:04/05/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Coulee Region Chill 2, Minnesota Wilderness 3 The Coulee Region Chill got their weekend kicked off Friday night against the Minnesota Wilderness, looking to make it six-straight victories against the defending Robertson Cup Champions. Cole Koepke got things started for the Wilderness early in the first period, and Minnesota took a 1-0 lead into the second. Caleb Schroer scored (Stev...
Florian Named Honorable Mention
Date:04/04/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Forward Dom Florain was named an honorable mention after the Coulee Region Chill split their weekend series against the Minnesota Wilderness this past weekend. Florian, native of Vlasim, CZE, was quiet in Friday nights 2-3 loss but stepped up in a big way in Saturday nights rematch against the defending Robertson Cup Champions. In the 4-3 OT win Saturday night, Florian was the first to...
Weekend Recap: Chill Close Gap in Playoff Push
Date:03/29/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Coulee Region Chill 6, Minnesota Wilderness 3 The first two periods of Thursday night’s contest in La Crosse was back and forth between the two Midwest Division rivals. Alex Falconer (Nico Luka, Joey Sofo assisted) was the only one to convert on a shot in the 1st as the Chill took a 1-0 lead into the 2nd. If you go by just the shots you’d say the Wilderness dominated the ...
Luka Named 1st Star of the Week; Florian Honorable Mention
Date:03/28/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Defenseman Nico Luka was named 1st Star of the Week in the Midwest Division by the NAHL. Forward Dom Florian was named an honorable mention. Luka's big weekends started Thursday night in the first-of-two games against the Minnesota Wilderness. In the 6-3 victory he contributed four assists to the cause. On Friday night the Bartlett, IL native he assisted on both Chill goals ...
Former Chill Goalie Adam Carlson Signs NHL Contract
Date:03/28/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Former Coulee Region Chill goalie Adam Carlson has signed a 2-year, entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals of the NHL. It was a long-road traveled for the Edina, MN native; after being cut from his high school hockey team, tier-3 hockey with the Steele County Blades of the MnJHL, tier-2 hockey with the Coulee Region Chill and most recently a goalie with Mercyhurst...
Kivlenieks Named Honorable Mention
Date:03/21/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Goalie Matiss Kivlenieks was named a honorable mention by the NAHL after a strong outing this past weekend against the Janesville Jets. Kivlenieks, native of Riga, Latvia, was 1-1 on the weekend against the 3rd-place Jets after saving 59/62 shots over the course of both games. In Friday nights contest he saved 28/29 shots en route to the 3-1 victory before saving 32/34 in Saturday nigh...
Weekend Recap: Chill Split Series Against Jets
Date:03/21/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Coming into the weekend the Chill saw themselves in a five-point deficit behind the Springfield Jr. Blues for 4th spot in the Midwest Division standings. Their weekend series against the 3rd-place Janesville Jets would prove to be crucial down the stretch as they chased a playoff berth in the 2016 Robertson Cup Playoffs. Coulee Region Chill 3, Janesville Jets 1 On Friday night in La Crosse...
Weekend Recap: Coulee Region Sweeps Kenai River
Date:03/07/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Coulee Region Chill 5, Kenai River Brown Bears 4 With how the first game of the two-game series started some may say the Chill - winners of their previous three games - came into last weekends series against the last place Kenai River Brown Bears looking ahead to this weekends games against the Janesville Jets and Fairbanks Ice Dogs. The Chill scored first after first-year player Scott Corbett p...
Jungwirth Named Runner-Up For NAHL Forward of the Month
Date:03/05/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
It's safe to say Larry Jungwirth found his groove in a Coulee Region Chill uniform during the month of February. Jungwirth, native of Bloomington, MN, was part of a four-player trade at the end of December that sent forward Michael Wilson to the Minnesota Magicians in exchange for himself and fellow forwards Alex Lambacher and Kevin Dineen. After appearing in his first game in a Chill u...
Kivlenieks Named NAHL Goalie of the Month
Date:03/03/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
It was a great month of February for the Coulee Region Chill. For Chill goalie Matiss Kivlenieks, February was the best month of hockey he's played all season and was rewarded by being named the NAHL Goalie of the Month. Entering February, Kivlenieks, a 6'2", 190lb native of Riga, Latvia, was sitting a game under .500 at 7-8. Fast forward a month and he'...
Kivlenieks, Jungwirth Receive Honorable Mentions
Date:02/29/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Goalie Matiss Kivlenieks and forward Larry Jungwirth both received honorable mentions from the NAHL after their 4-1 victory against the Minnesota Wilderness. Kivlenieks, native of Riga, Latvia, successfully beat the defending Robertson Cup Champions for the third consecutive time in seven days last Friday night. In the 4-1 victory he stopped 41/42 pucks, letting in his lone goal of the game...
Kivlenieks 1st Star of the Week; Dineen Honorable Mention
Date:02/24/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Goalie Matiss Kivlenieks was named 1st Star of the Week in the Midwest Division while forward Kevin Dineen was named an honorable mention after the Coulee Region Chill bested Minnesota Wilderness 2-1 in the three-game series. Kivlenieks, native of Riga, Latvia, has continued his strong performance in the North American Hockey League since his dominating performance in the IIHF World Juniors ...
Weekend Recap: Chill Fall to Wilderness, Top Bruins in OT
Date:02/16/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Coulee Region Chill 4, Minnesota Wilderness 6 The Chill came into the 2nd weekend in February with a lot of momentum. Coming into a matchup against the Wilderness, however, the Chill knew they would need to continue to be in their top form against the defending Robertson Cup Champions. Like the weekend before the Chill got off to a fast start, jumping into a 2-0 lead with goals from Justin...
Kendall Named 2nd Star of the Week; Dineen Honorable Mention
Date:02/14/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Forwards Justin Kendall and Kevin Dineen were both honored by the NAHL for their strong play this past weekend. Kendall, a native of nearby Holmen, WI, had his best weekend thus far in his young junior hockey career. It started Friday night against the Minnesota Wilderness - the defending Robertson Cup Champions - in Cloquet, MN where he contributed two of the four Chill goals. On Sat...
Weekend Recap: Chill Extend Strong 2016, Sweep Weekend
Date:02/09/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Coulee Region Chill 5, Minnesota Magicians 4 The Chill carried their success in January into last Friday night’s game against the Magicians. 10:37 into the game Scott Corbett - NAHL honorable mention this past weekend - scored (Alex Falconer, Matt Doran assisted) the first and only goal in the 1st period to put the Chill on top 1-0. Things kept rolling for the Chill a...
Corbett, Jungwirth Named Honorable Mentions
Date:02/08/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Coulee Region Chill forwards Scott Corbett and Larry Jungwirth have been named honorable mentions by the NAHL after last weekends wins against the Minnesota Magicians and Austin Bruins. Corbett, native of Carmel, IN, ended what was a long two-month scoreless streak last Friday against the Magicians. His goal in the 1st period was his first since December 4th against the Springfield Jr. Blue...
Kivlenieks Runner-Up, Florian Honorable Mention For Their Play in January
Date:02/03/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
Today the North American Hockey League announced that goalie Matiss Kivlenieks was named the runner-up for Goalie of the Month in January, and forward Dominik Florian was named an honorable mention among forwards across the league. Kivlenieks came into the month of January fresh off of a gold medal and Best Goaltender of the Tournament honors as he backstopped his home country of Latvia to t...
Lambacher Replaces Theisen in 2016 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament
Date:02/02/2016 Source:NAHL Coulee Region Chill
With the news coming out this past weekend of Chill forward Isaac Theisen making his NCAA D1 commitment to the Air Force Academy, there's been a change in the roster of the Midwest team for the 2016 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament. Due to his commitment, Theisen will no longer be participating. Chill forward Alex Lambacher will be taking Theisens' spot in the tournament, rep...
