Feb 2- Ducks lose lead, lose players, blow game: Though it appeared the Ducks had a victory in their hands, University of Washington comes back to capture the Athletic Awards I-5 Cup in an 8-6 victory in Eugene, Ore. The night looked very promising for the Ducks, as they jumped to a big early lead in front of an excited 400+ loud and rowdy Duck fan base. The Ducks got on the board first when Nathan Vogel threaded a perfect pass to Tyler Shaffar who was able to tap the puck in to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead. However, UW responded midway through the first to tie it up with own of their own. Then with 5 minutes remaining in the first UW had the opportunity to take the lead with a 4 minute powerplay. But Oregon ended up getting more offense from it then UW. First, Brett Ledder scored on a shorthanded breakaway, juking to his backhand to give the Ducks a 2-1 lead. A minute later, The Duck's notched another shorthand goal when Shaffar one-timed in a pass from Mike Tornabene (3 assists on the night) to make it 3-1. The goal gave Shaffar his 100th point in his career with the Ducks. With the fans excited the Duck's went into the second period on the powerplay and looking for more. That happened when Shaffar beat UW's goalie Scott Southard, with a wrister from the face off circle to complete his the hat trick for the night. That's was the last happy Duck moment for awhile as UW would score the next 5 goals in the game to take a 7-4 lead. Midway through the second period the Ducks lost Shaffar for an undisclosed amount of time due to an injury. Goalie Josh Hardin was knocked out for the remainder of the game, and Jesse Cohen also had to leave the game with a concussion. Even with the Duck's depleted the Ducks attempted another come from behind assault. In a 4-4 situation Larry Platzke brought the Ducks to within 2 with 5 minutes remaining, with his third point on the night. Ledder followed up with one of his own 14 seconds later to make it a 7-6 Husky lead. So the heated rivalry was now in store for another great finish as both teams battled for the I-5 Cup. With 4 minutes to go, the Huskies were called for a penalty, and Ducks through everything they could to try to tie the match up. However, the relentless Huskies finally broke through and put home a shorthanded goal on Joe Faglaino to sweep the I-5 Cup. The Huskies out shot the Ducks 42-33 on the night.
Jan 28- San Jose State Holds Ducks Back- The Ducks Bay Area road trip ends with tough 7-4 Loss to the San Jose State Spartans in San Jose, Ca. While down early on to the Spartans, The Ducks made a run falling short on the night. Despite good end to end rushes for both teams in the 1st period San Jose State took a 3 goal lead into the second period after scoring their first goal 10 minutes into the game. The Ducks answered with a goal of their own, thanks to forward Mike Tornabene whose offensive game seemed to come back to him this weekend after scoring the night before. The Ducks had a chance to make it 3-2 a few minutes later, but Nathan Vogel, who had 3 assists on the night, was robbed on a point blank shot by Spartan goalie Eric Lahrs. The Spartans ended up the 2nd period with 3 more goals to take a 6-1 lead into the third. The Ducks however, did not let down, and instead played their best period of hockey on the weekend in the third period. Tornabene found a loose rebound and made it 6-2. Brett Ledder then answered with a poweplay goal, followed by Rob Starkey's goal and 2nd point of the night on a deflected shot. With the lead down two and the Ducks desparelty trying to get the next goal, the Spartans converted one of their own to put the game away. Josh Hardin stopped 35 shots on the night, while the Ducks took 23 shots.
Jan 20- Palmer beats Ducks in physical affair:  Palmer West easily defeated the Ducks 8-2 in San Jose, Ca. While trying to beat the Ducks on the ice, Palmer also apparently tried to beat the Ducks into the ice. Perhaps Palmer was out for revenge since this was the first meeting between the two teams  after a weekend sweep two years ago up in Oregon destroyed any national hopes for Palmer. So while taking a 5-0 lead after one period of play, including 2 goals in the first 2 minutes, Palmer tried every physically intimidating tactic it could think of on the ice. Whistle or no whistle the game continued for the Palmer Pride, eventually scoring 2 more goals to the Ducks 1 in the second period to enter the third with a commanding 7-1 lead. Mike Tornabene, who seems to be the Duck's leading post hitter, scored to get the Ducks on the board in the second. Thomas Mele, who returned from a coach to player for the rest of the season added the Duck's second goal of the game with a minute remaining in the contest to cap off a travel weary squad's lackluster performance. 51 shots were taken on Oregon's netminder Josh Hardin .
Jan 20- Trojans silence Ducks offense at home to get a weekend sweep:  USC controlled the Ducks and the scoreboard in a 5-1 loss for the Ducks in Eugene, Or. USC once again jumped on the board quickly scoring 2 first period goals, to take the quick lead. In the 2nd period with the Ducks desperately trying to score the first goal of the weekend, a defensive breakdown resulted in the Trojans third goal of the night. The third goal also resulted in the Duck's pulling starting goalie Josh Hardin, with Joe Faglaino.  Finally, at 10:31 of the second period, the Ducks pulled off a necessary element in winning a game: a goal. Brett Ledder put home a powerplay goal to make the game interesting once again. However, USC responded with  a powerplay goal of their own a few minutes later to deflate the Ducks hope and give the Trojans a 4-1 lead into the third period. USC added on more in third, in a night that saw USC outshoot the Ducks 39-26.
Jan 19- USC's goalie frustrates Ducks: In a game that seemed to be controlled by the Ducks, even having the Ducks outshoot USC 35-32, the Ducks still fall 4-0 to Trojans in Eugene, Ore. USC's Clay Hix stoned the Ducks, including 17 saves in the second period alone. A fluky goal 1 minute into the game seemed to give USC the advantage, however, the Ducks kept battling and seemed destined to put the puck in the net. But  time and time again the Ducks were denied. Including  point blank opportunities and a few posts as well.  While quieting the Ducks home crowd USC was eventually able to capitalize on a few Duck turnovers to put the game away from Oregon. With the score 1-0 at the start of the second, USC scored 3 unanswered goals to make for a disappointing home appearance and 3 game losing streak. Josh Hardin stopped 28-32 shots on the night.
Jan 13- Utah skates on higher ground; blows out Ducks- Despite visiting church earlier, the migrating Ducks prayers were not answered as they were blown out by the University of Utah  10-2 in Salt Lake City. The Ducks road migration has proven a problem with a 1-7 road record. The Ducks were thinking the possibility of an upset against the #2 ranked team, when Andrew Belcher knocked in a powerplay goal early in the first period. The Ducks maintained their 1-0 lead all the way until the final minutes of the first period when Utah opened the floodgates. Utah scored 5 more goals by the end of the second period forcing the Ducks to pull starter Josh Hardin and replace him with nationally ranked goalie Joe Fagliano to start the third. Steve Budke showed his knack of finding the net to make it 6-2 before Utah finished off the Ducks with 4 more goals to complete the hunt.
Jan 12- Shorthanded goals deflate Ducks in penalty filled affair:- Oregon loses 5-1 to #1 ranked Weber State, letting up 3 shorthanded goals in a match that saw 184 minutes of penalties in Ogden, UT in front of a 600+ rowdy Weber crowd. The Ducks 94 minutes of penalties, along with the Weber State's minutes set a new Oregon record in penalty minutes in all aspects. Josh Hardin did an excellent job in net stopping 39 of 44 shots and keeping the Ducks in the game with incredible saves. 5 minutes into the first period, the Ducks were looking to take an early lead on the powerplay, when Weber St. intercepted a pass and scored their first of three consecutive shorthanded goals to take an early 1-0 lead. The second period again started on the powerplay for the Ducks, however, a quick strike by Weber State shorthanded gave the WSU a 2-0 lead. WSU completed their shorthanded bonanza with a goal  with 5 minutes remaining in the second to build a solid 3-0 lead. Weber State added 2 more goals in the third, including one on the powerplay, before the Duck's Brett Ledder netted a power-play goal to get the Ducks on the board.  That's when the scene turned ugly. With the game already out of control from the early goings, eventually all the small scuffles erupted into a major skirmish which resulted in 5 Ducks  (Andy Waldera, Tyler Shaffar, Brett Ledder, Craig Platzke & Nathan Vogel) being thrown out for the remainder of the contest along with  4 Weber State players. Despite the major infractions the game settled down as the Ducks continued their road woes. 
Dec 2- Ducks dispose of Vikings with two late goals- In another great match against Western Washington, the Ducks pull out a victory with two late goals in a physical 5-3 victory Saturday night in Eugene. Once gain the Ducks were led by outstanding goal tending from Josh Hardin who stopped 24 shots on the night. The Oregon defense, shorthanded for the weekend due to injuries, once again saw Rob Starkey (2 assists) pick up his play to pave the path for a  Ducks victory. The Ducks  found themselves behind early giving up an early first period goal 5 minutes into the contest to go down 1-0. The Ducks battled back to take the lead, scoring two goals 1:12 apart with 5 minutes remaining in the first. Andrew Belcher knocked in the first one, and Mike Tornabene, the Ducks' leading goal scorer, gave the Ducks the lead. The second period started off with a 2-1 lead for the Ducks, with the Ducks looking to get the next goal to start putting the Vikings away. The Duck's finally netted the third goal thanks to Belcher's second of the night with 5 minutes remaining in the second. However, the Vikings did not give up and battled back with their own goal with two minutes remaining in the period to steal the momentum from the Ducks. With the Vikings down 3-2 in the third period, the Vikings battled hard to get the tying goal. The Vikings were finally able to tie the game with a power play goal half way through the third period. With the game tied at 3-3 the Vikings once again went on a power play due to Tyler Shaffar's second bad penalty in a row. Fortunately, Oregon  was able to kill off the penalty and keep the match tied at 3-3. With 3 minutes remaining in the period the Ducks finally had a power play of their own. Tornabene caught a pass in the slot and put the puck home for his second of the night and the game winner. With two minutes remaining Nathan Vogel added the insurance goal to complete the exciting 5-3 victory. Shaffar had the play maker with three assists in the Ducks 38 shot night.
Dec 1- Vikings take one away on Ducks home ice- The Western Washington Vikings came down to Eugene and stole one form the Ducks home, with a 4-2 victory. Goalie Josh Hardin made his presence known in net once again for the Ducks with a great performance on a 41 shot assault from the Vikings. Hardin was retuning from an unfortunate hand injury suffered a month ago. The Ducks offense had its problems scoring against the stingy and solid Viking defense and goaltending. Vikings jumped on the board quickly with a goal in the first two minutes of the game. However, Tyler Shaffar answered with his own to bring the game to 1-1 tie. The rest of the 1st period and all the way until midway through the second saw both teams battling back and forth unsuccessfully trying to score. The Vikings finally were able to open the gates, as they put in three goals in the end of the second period to hammer down the Ducks 4-1. The third period saw the Ducks throwing everything they can at the Vikings, but Vikings tender Dave Morrill was there to answer the task. The Ducks efforts finally came through with a goal from Nathan Vogel with 3 minutes remaining in the game. Despite peppering the Vandals for the last three minutes with a plethora of great scoring opportunities the Vikings held the Ducks back. 
Nov 18- Huskies put Ducks away in 3rd period- Ducks couldn't pull off the comeback magic in 4-1 loss to Washington in Seattle.  With the Ducks down 2-0 entering the third period, it looked as if the Ducks were going to mount another comeback. The Huskies who scored goals in both the first and second period, enjoyed numerous power plays  in a lopsided officiating game that saw the Ducks record 24 minutes of penalty minutes to UW's 12 minutes. Despite the poor officiating the Ducks looked like they were back on track as Brett Ledder scored a goal 49 seconds into the third period to make it 2-1. The next few minutes saw the Ducks miss a flurry of opportunities to tie the game.  However, the pressing Ducks were caught by UW, and were down 3-1 just a few minutes later, killing any momentum the Ducks had. With Oregon on its heals UW finished off the Ducks and the weekend series with a goal to make it 4-1 with 10 minutes remaining in the third period. Joe Faglaino, continued, his strong performance in net for the Ducks despite absorbing a loss. The win put UW up 2-0 in the I-5 cup. 
Nov 17- Ducks amazing comeback ends in a loss to UW- Down 3-0 with 8 minutes remaining in the third Oregon scored three goals to tie the game before Washington put home the game winner with under a minute left in a 5-3 heartbreaking Ducks loss in Seattle, Wa. The Huskies controlled most of the game, taking a 3-0 lead into the third period with a goal in the first and two more in the second. The Ducks seemed flat and the game was going the Huskies way until Nathan Vogel found the net with 7:56 left in the third to make it 3-1. The loss of the shutout was perhaps to much for the UW's starting goalie Scott Southard to handle, as Southard took a swing with his  blocker at Vogel after the goal, which resulted in a 5 minute major and game disqualification for the goalie. With the Ducks on a 5 minute unlimited powerplay, the momentum of the game suddenly changed. It took four minutes for the Ducks to net their powerplay goal as Vogel added his second of the night to make it 3-2. The Ducks were not done, as Andy Waldera scored on the powerplay just 25 seconds later to amazingly tie the game at 3-3 with 3:20 remaining in the contest. The next 2 minutes saw intense action from both teams, however an unlucky bounce proved to be the Ducks downfall. With 44 seconds left, an attempted break out pass from the Ducks zone took an awkward deflection and went directly to UW's forward Sam Kim, who deked  Duck's starting goalie Joe Fagliano to put home the game winner. UW added an empty net goal with 23 seconds remaining, to cap off  the nail bitter. 
Nov 11- Offensive mayhem for the Ducks- Oregon swept the visiting University of Idaho Vandals with a 13-1 victory in Eugene, Ore. The outcome of the game was never in doubt, as the Ducks trounced over the Vandals with 4 first period goals. In the second period the Ducks added 5 more to give them a 9-1 lead as Idaho was finally able to get one through goalie Joe Fagliano, the only shot of  30 to get through. With the first two lines getting a rest in third, The Ducks continued to run down the Vandals with 4 more third period goals. Scoring highlights including a 4 point performance from Scott Tedrick & Mike Tornabene. Tyler Shaffar got his second hat trick of the weekend, and Andy Wadlera along with
Nov 10- Ducks blow out the Vandals- Oregon continued it's winning ways, by easily defeating the University Idaho Vandals 8-2 in Eugene, Ore. Joe Fagliano, getting his first start in net due to Josh Hardin's injury, stopped all but 2 shots on a 26 save performance. The Ducks got off to a quick start as Senior Tyler Shaffar got his first
Nov 4- Ducks cruise to easy home win vs Pioneers- A Duck offensive explosion led to a convincing 14-2 win over Lewis and Clark Saturday night at the Lane County Ice Arena. In a game that kept the scorekeeper on his toes, the Ducks outshoot L&C 59- 20. The game saw hat tricks from freshmen Steve Budke and Mike Tornabene as well as 2 goal performances from Andy Waldera, Brett Ledder and Andrew Belcher. Eight ducks had a multiple point game, highlighted by Tornabene's 6 points and Waldera's 5 points.  While in control of the game the Duck's only took a 2-1 lead into the 1st intermission. L&C goalie Chris Larson continued his strong play over the weekend seeing 23 shots in the first period alone. However, in the second period the Ducks started to put the game away on the scoreboard as they entered the third with a 5-2 lead. Then the flood gates opened and a new Oregon Ducks single period record of 9 goals gave the fans a offensive show. Defenseman Tim Gibbons put the last wound in to finalize the offensive demonstration, netting his first career UO goal. Other notables included Nathan Vogel's and Jessie Cohen's 3 point nights. Goalie Joe Fagliano came into replace Josh Hardin in the third period and continued his scoreless streak now at 71:50. 
Nov 3-Ducks get much needed road victory vs Lewis and Clark- The Ducks easily defeated ACHA newcomer Lewis and Clark Friday night 10-1 on the road in the Portland Area. While Lewis and Clark played a tough and scrappy game the Ducks simply dominated the Pioneers, out-shooting them 42-14. Oregon was able to roll all four lines throughout the game. The Ducks took an easy 4-0 first period lead thanks to goals by forwards Andy Waldera, Brett Ledder, and two from Tyler Shaffar, before Lewis and Clark answered back making it 4-1 to end the 1st. At the start of  the second, goalie Joe Fagliano replaced  Josh Hardin in net, and did not allow a goal for the rest of the night. The second period scoring for the Ducks saw Defenseman Dan Rusler net his first career UO goal, followed by Mike Tornabene and Nathan Vogel to make it 7-0. The third period saw another first career goal from defenseman Jesse Cohen, as well as two more goals from forwards Kyle Eliason and Ledder's second of the night. Seven Ducks recorded a multiple point game: Shaffar (4), Ledder (3), Vogel (3), Waldera (2), Cohen (2), Tornabene (2) and Eliason (2).
Oct 28-Skid hits five games as Ducks lose to Montana St.- The Ducks were embarrassed on home ice Saturday night as they lost to Montana State 9-2 in Eugene, Ore. Once again the Ducks were stomped on in the 1st period giving up 6 1st periods goals. Back-up goalie Joe Fagliano replaced starting goalie Josh Hardin midway through the 1st period. The Ducks, an experienced team in trying to overcome huge 1st period deficits, were unable to muster anything as Montana State took a 8-0 lead entering the third period. Junior Nathan Vogel scored to end the shutout bid and freshman  Steve Budke scored at the buzzer
Oct 27-Ducks throw one away against Montana St.- Once again the Ducks came out absolutely flat in a first period of a game, giving up 5 1st period goals before losing to Montana State 7-5 in Eugene, Ore. MSU shellacked starting goalie Josh Hardin for four straight before the Duck's freshman Scott Tedrick scored his first goal in his UO career. However, The Ducks gave up another quick one just 38 seconds later  to give MSU a comfortable 5-1 lead. Larry Platzke quickly answered to get the Ducks back to within 3 with a minute remaining in the 1st period. In the second period the Ducks started to take control of the game as Junior Andrew Belcher knocked in a power play goal to reduce the lead back to 3 for MSU. The Ducks had numerous opportunities to cut down the lead, but three posts, and a few missed opportunities left the Ducks frustrated. After coming out of the second intermission down 5-2, MSU quickly silenced the Ducks with a goal by MSU's Walt McBrian (his third of the night). The Ducks kept battling as Tedrick scored to bring the Ducks within two, but once again poor defensive zone play resulted in MSU answering with a goal of their own. On a bright note for the Ducks Tedrick scored his third goal of the game with a minute left to complete his hat trick. Senior Captain Tyler Shaffar recorded 4 assists and three posts on the night.
Oct 21-UO loses heartbreaker to UCLA-The road keeps haunting the Ducks as they lose a heartbreaker on the road against UCLA 3-2 in a game that easily could have gone the other way. The Ducks physically dominated the game with their hard hitting style but were unable to work the scoreboard and get the puck past UCLA Goalie Mike Michelena. Oregon goalie Josh Hardin, and UCLA's Michelena, made great save after save in stifling both teams attacks. After a scoreless 1st period the Ducks once again fell behind in the weekend games, giving up 2 goals in the 1st half of the second period. However, down 2-0, the Ducks struggling power play came to life with a power play goal by senior Larry Platzke, who pounded in a rebound from a shot from the point to get the Ducks to a 2-1deficit with a minute remaining in the period. In the third period UCLA seemed to put the dagger in, when they scored to make it 3-1, however, Andy Waldera responded with his own goal 7 seconds later to bring the Ducks back to within a goal with 15 minutes remaining. The next 15 minutes the Ducks did everything they could to try to tie the game up. After a missed power play opportunity midway through the third period, the Duck finally had to pull the goalie for the extra attacker. Despite some flurries in front of the net, UCLA was able to hold the Ducks back for a weekend sweep.

Oct 20- Mental lapses destroy Ducks in 1st period against Bruins-The Ducks plagued by penalty problems came out flat against UCLA and lost 6-3 in El Segundo, CA even though they out-shot the Bruins 38-27. The 1st period mental mistakes proved costly as UCLA jumped out to a 5-0 led in the 1st period due to their strong power play unit. On a 5 minute boarding penalty UCLA was able to score three goals to give UCLA shocking 4-0 lead just 12 minutes in. The Ducks still not ready to play gave up one more to be down 5-0 before freshman Mike Tornabene scored to make it 5-1. After taking out starting goalie Josh Hardin at the start of the 2nd period, freshman Joe Fagliano came out strong and let up only one goal the rest of the night on 15 shots. The Ducks came out a lot stronger in the last two periods, but the deficit in the 1st period was too much for the Ducks to overcome, even with Tornabene's hat trick.

Oct 19- UO falls apart in 3rd period vs USC-In a game that was a lot closer than the scoreboard indicated, the Ducks fell apart in the third period to fall 7-1 against USC in Anaheim, CA. With both teams battling end-to-end, USC struck first with 5 minutes remaining in the 1st period. However, the Ducks kept battling, and thought they had a tied the game up at the end of the 1st period on a goal by Tyler Shaffar. However, a controversial call by the referee ruled that the puck was kicked in.  The Ducks never seemed to regain the momentum lost. The Ducks remained strong, before going down to USC on a late goal in the second period to fall down 2-0. With Ducks still in striking distance in the third, USC started to pull away as the Ducks self destructed. Perhaps, it was the Ducks long travel day, but Oregon gave up 5 goals to give USC yet another victory over the Ducks as the two programs clashed. Freshman Mike Tornabene was able to break up the shutout with a goal with a minute left in the game. Ducks new player, Qutaibah Hamada, received his first career Duck point on the final goal.