March 3, 2008

Fairfield, CT - Senior Sarah Perry (Sudbury, MA) has been chosen to participate in the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Competition. The event will be held April 11, as part of the NCAA Frozen Four festivities at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

Perry took over the number one goaltender's job for the Pioneers this year, making 20 starts between the pipes. She posted seven wins with a 3.61 goals against average and one shutout. She helped guide the Pioneers to the championship game of the ECAC Open Tournament.

The skills 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. An alternate list has been established in the event that players have to withdraw from the competition due to other commitments, such as their team's participation in the Men's Frozen Four.

To be eligible, all players must have exhausted their collegiate eligibility and be nominated by their head coach. 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.

Tickets for the event are $10 and will go on sale March 1 at the Pepsi Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 303/830-8497. The Frozen Four Skills Challenge will begin at 7 p.m. Mountain time 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.