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Gamblers Lalonde is USHL Coach of the Year

June 4, 2012 By

The United States Hockey League named Derek Lalonde of the Green Bay

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Gamblers the USHL’s Coach of the Year.  The award is determined by a vote of league coaches and general managers.

Lalonde led the Gamblers to a historic regular season in route to the team’s fifth Anderson Cup title with a league-best 47-9-4 mark during the 2011-12 regular season setting USHL records in points (98) and road wins (25) along with Tier 1 records in wins (47), fewest losses (9), goals scored (250) and goal differential (+112).  Lalonde also set a league record for most wins (47) in a season by a first year head coach.  The record was previously held by former Gamblers head coach Eric Rud (2010-11/41 wins).

Lalonde led the Gamblers to the team’s third straight Clark Cup Finals.  The Gamblers captured the franchises’ 4th Clark Cup championship after a 5-2 win over the Waterloo Blackhawks in the fifth and decisive game.

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Gamblers win 2nd Clark Cup in three seasons

May 24, 2012 By

The Green Bay Gamblers are Clark Cup Champions for the second time in the

Gamblers hoist Clark Cup

last three years, knocking off the Waterloo Blackhawks 5-2 before 7,007 fans at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

The Gamblers captured their 4th Clark Cup overall, beating the Blackhawks in the Best-of-5 series 3 games to 2.

The Gamblers registered the best record in team history, going 47-9-4.  They never lost back-to-back games all season.

For Gamblers coach Derek Lalonde, it’s a championship in his first season at the helm.

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The Gamblers got goals from Alex Broadhurst, Sam Herr, Max Hartner, Noland LaPorte and Ville Jarvelainen.

Goaltender of the year, Ryan McKay earned the win in the pipes, earning 22 saves on 24 shots.  The Miami of Ohio recruit has 81 career wins, the most ever in the history of any Gamblers goaltender.  He finished 9-3 in the postseason.

 

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Gamblers need to do it on the road

April 23, 2012 By

No team has won on the road this season like the Green Bay Gamblers have.

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Their 25 regular seasons wins away from the Resch Center is a United States Hockey League (USHL) record.

The Gamblers blew out Youngstown in the first game of their best-of-5 series 7-1 on Saturday night, but Derek LaLonde’s team couldn’t follow that up on Sunday with another win. 

Green Bay outshot the Phantoms 43-24, but the Gamblers lost their home ice advantage with a 5-3 loss to Youngstown. 

Special teams hurt the Gamblers.  They were 0 for 3 on the power play and 0 for 3 on the penalty kill.

The series now shifts to Youngstown for games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Wednesday.  The Gamblers will need to win 1 of the 2 games on the road to force a fifth and deciding game on Friday.  The Gamblers went 2-0-1 at Youngstown this season.

 

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Gamblers post historic regular season

April 17, 2012 By

The 2011-12 hockey season has been filled with records for the Green Bay

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Gamblers of the United States Hockey League.

The Gamblers (47-9-4) not only set the USHL Tier 1 record for wins (47), points (98), least amount of losses (9) and road wins (25) in a single season, they also set Tier 1 records for goals scored (250) and goal differential (+112).

The Gamblers also, for a third straight year, led the league in goals against allowing a league low 138. [Read more...]

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