Posted: 10/5/04 Section: Sports

Kohler said the Illini need to score when they get those quality chances as well, but there were still a lot of positives. For example, he said the rookies looked really good and should make a bright future for the Illini.

"It was a good start to the year. We have a lot of room for improvement, but we're happy with the result," Kohler said.

Loose Pucks

Kohler leads the team in goals with three, and total points with six ... DeGeorge stopped all 26 shots faced and has a 100-minute shutout streak ... Freshman forwards Drew Heredia and Nick Fabrini lead all rookies in points with four each ... The Illini will wear decals on their helmets this season in remembrance of two former players who passed away over the summer - Art Olson, 26, who died suddenly of a heart aneurysm, and former women's hockey club captain Garnet Litherland, also 26, who died of acute lymphoblastic leukemia ... Five Illini will play in the Winter World University Games in Innsbruck, Austria, Jan. 12 - 22. Goaltender Mike DeGeorge, junior defenseman Andy Lubesnick and senior forwards Brian Coleman, Brett Duncan and Jim Rogers made the team. Chad Cassel will be the head coach.

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