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Cyclone Hockey Names Jake Uglem as Player of the Week
Freshman defenseman tallies two goals against Lindenwood
October 21, 2014 – Ames, Iowa – Cyclone Hockey is pleased to announce freshman defenseman Jake Uglem
(Moorhead, Minn. – Winkler Flyers/MnJHL) as its Player of the Week following his two-goal weekend against
Central States Collegiate Hockey League rival Lindenwood last weekend.
While 10th-ranked Iowa State has struggled to light the lamp when playing ACHA Men’s Division 1 Top-25
opponents so far this season, including against Lindenwood this past weekend, Uglem chipped in offensively both
nights against the Lions by scoring at the 10:56 mark of the second period Friday night with a point shot that
deflected off traffic out front and scored high to tie the game 1-1 at that point and by joining junior forward Alex
Stephens (Bellingham, Wash. – El Paso Rhinos/WSHL) on the attack and redirecting a Stephens feed from the
slot and past Lindenwood goaltender Cody Karpinski with 17.5 seconds left in the second period Saturday night to
give Iowa State a 1-0 lead heading into the second intermission. The Cyclones lost Friday night 3-2 on a Lions goal
with 1.2 seconds left in regulation and suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime defeat to Lindenwood Friday night, but
those disappointing defeats didn’t detract from Uglem’s exploits.
“He had two key goals for us this weekend and he’s playing great defensively for us,” Cyclone Hockey Head Coach
and General Manager Jason Fairman said of the reasons Uglem was named Player of the Week.
The 6-1, 205-pound Uglem has established himself as one of the Cyclones’ most dependable defenseman only a few
weeks into his rookie season of college hockey, and the reasons for that one ones all experienced hockey coaches
and scouts can appreciate.
“He does a great job getting shots from the point to the net,” said Fairman of Uglem. “He’s probably among our top
defensemen doing that.
“He also makes good defensive decisions. He steps up and takes the body at the right times and makes good, smart
plays. I’ve been very pleased with his play this year.”
After 12 games in 2014-15, Uglem is second amongst all Cyclone blueliners in defenseman scoring with 4 points (22-4) and he’s currently on a three-game point streak, which is uncharacteristic territory for Uglem. In the Minnesota
high school ranks, Uglem put up decent numbers his junior and senior seasons, but not extraordinary offensive
totals. In his first season of junior hockey, which he split between the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia
Hockey League and the Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, he tallied only one goal and one
assist in 43 games between those two respected teams. In an injury-plagued 2013-14, Uglem tallied a respectable
6 points (1-5-6) in 34 games, but numerous defensemen with similar numbers have moved to the American
Collegiate Hockey Association’s Men’s Division 1 and have topped out as sixth or seventh defensemen. Uglem,
however, appears destined to become an impact defenseman without big offensive totals on his junior hockey
resume.
“According to him, he hasn’t traditionally been a goal scorer,” said Fairman of Uglem. “But, he keeps the game
simple and he’s doing all the right things and, by doing that, he’s going to get scoring opportunities, like last
weekend, and he’s shown he can make smart offensive decisions and make things happen when he gets involved
offensively.”
While Uglem wasn’t a points leader in Winkler, he was a leader on the Flyers as an alternate captain and was also a
captain for the Moorhead Spuds, with whom he made it to the Minnesota Class AA State Tournament in 2009 and
2011, and Fairman can see Uglem developing into a leader for Cyclone Hockey, too.
“Jake’s a soft-spoken individual, but he leads by example,” said Fairman. “I’m not surprised that he’s worn letters
during his career, because he’s the kind of player who leads by example, always works hard, always gives 100
percent effort, and does the right things.”
Fairman was already familiar with Uglem before he came to Iowa State, as he coached against the Spuds while
coaching the Buffalo Bison in the Minnesota high school ranks, and Fairman recommended the Minnesotan highly
to Director of Recruiting Eric Tofte and Assistant Director of Recruiting Kevin Wey and, now, only a couple
months into Uglem’s Cyclone Hockey career, Uglem has been recommending Iowa State to friends back in
Minnesota. Word-of-mouth recommendations by current players are always the best recruiting tool in any hockey
team’s arsenal and Cyclone Hockey is pleased Uglem is already spreading the word.
“It is encouraging,” Fairman said of the fact Uglem has already brought Cyclone Hockey to the attention of some
highly rated prospects in Minnesota. “You want to have players have a good experience and, from all indications
and from my understanding, Jake’s having a good experience and certainly he’s having success on the ice, and it’s
my understanding he’s doing well in the classroom, and I imagine he’s having a good social experience at Iowa
State, and that’s what the college experience is all about.
“If he can share that with others, it only helps our program, and he’s a good representative of Iowa State and
Cyclone Hockey and we’re always on the lookout for top hockey prospects with quality character and academic
excellence like Jake.”
Uglem and the Cyclones take on 19th-ranked Michigan-Dearborn this Friday and Saturday at the Ames/ISU Ice
Arena at 7:30 p.m. both nights. Fans who can’t make it to either Friday’s and/or Saturday’s contest against the
Wolverines can watch online live on America One. To register to watch, go to Cyclone Hockey’s website at
www.cyclonehockey.com and click on any America One logo and follow the instructions on America One’s website
accordingly.
Cyclone Hockey will be holding “Pink in the Rink” both Friday and Saturday night against Michigan-Dearborn,
selling special “Pink in the Rink” t-shirts and other items, with proceeds going toward breast cancer research.
The organization is also still busy selling flex packs and mini packs for the upcoming season. Cyclone Hockey also
offers steep discounts on group rates for groups of fans of 10 or more fans. Group rates must be secured two weeks
prior to the desired game a group intends to attend. Fans can learn more about Cyclone Hockey’s dramatically
slashed ticket prices and group rates at the organization’s website at www.cyclonehockey.com and can purchase
tickets by calling 515.294.0410 or at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena on game nights. Cyclone Hockey can also be followed
on Facebook at /CycloneHockey, on Twitter at @Cyclone Hockey, and on Instragram at @CycloneHockey.
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