RELEASED:  Monday, February 1, 2010

UW-Stout’s Gaulrapp Candidate For Frozen Four Skills Event

MENOMONIE, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stout senior forward Joel Gaulrapp is a candidate for the 2010 Frozen Four Skills Challenge scheduled for Friday, April 9 at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.,  in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Men's Frozen Four.

The original list of more than 150 players was trimmed to 68 by a selection committee. Fans will be able to select six positions players and two goalies from each gender of the East team and each gender of the West team for a total of 32 players to the final rosters. Gaulrapp is vying for a spot on the West team and is one of two NCAA Division III players still remaining for consideration on the West team.

Voting for the players begins Monday, Feb. 1 and runs through Monday, Feb. 15. The on-line voting can be access through the NCAA web site at www.ncaa.com/frozenfour

The selection committee will take all voting into consideration prior to making its announcement of the final rosters by the end of February.

Last season, UW-Stout's Nick Klaren was an alternate to the Frozen Four Skills Challenge.