BOWLING GREEN, Ky. Black Mens Le Veon Bell Elite Jersey . -- Jeff Brohms belief in taking chances and having a creative offence helped Western Kentucky pile up yardage, points and victories last season. It also helped him become the Hilltoppers new head coach. WKU athletic director Todd Stewart announced Friday that it was promoting the offensive co-ordinator, naming Brohm as its coach. Brohm is replacing Bobby Petrino, who Thursday was named the Louisville head coach. Brohm vowed to maintain WKUs offensive proficiency as the Hilltoppers move into Conference USA next season. "Were going to try to stay cutting edge, be ahead of the curve and be creative," he said during a press conference Friday afternoon after becoming WKUs 19th head coach. "Thats one thing as a coach that I take pride in -- not just studying ourselves but the best teams in the country, making sure were not missing out on anything other teams do," he said. "And making sure were giving our players the best chance to succeed." Brohm, 42, takes control of a Hilltoppers squad that went 8-4 in their final year as a member of the Sun Belt Conference and just missed a second straight bowl appearance as an FBS school. A Louisville native who played quarterback for the Cardinals and was an assistant coach at the school under Petrino, Brohm built the Hilltoppers into the Sun Belts second-ranked offence (458.5 yards per game) in his first season as co-ordinator. Running back Antonio Andrews was named conference player of the year. The former NFL quarterback has sent 20 players including four QBs to the pros. Brohms coaching resume includes stops at Florida Atlantic, Illinois and UAB. Stewart said the Hilltoppers offensive success last season made searching for Petrinos replacement a no-brainer. "Jeff earned this over the past 12 months and was a big reason we won eight games," the AD said, adding that it would have been a waste of time to interview anyone else for the job. Brohm said Petrino was very supportive of him being a head coach while he was a co-ordinator and told him the "best thing" was to do it at WKU. Now that he has the job, the next step is trying to win the C-USA title. "I think its a quality conference and were excited to be in it," Brohm said. "It will bring a lot of energy to our fans and team to play new teams and experiment with going to different places and I think we fit in great. "In our first year our goal is to win the conference championship." Jack Lambert Authentic Jersey . Thea Culley, Brienne Stairs and Stephanie Jameson scored for the Canadians (1-1-3), who were already out of contention for a London Olympic berth in the six-country tournament. Terry Bradshaw Jersey . 10 San Diego State to a 73-64 win over UNLV on Wednesday night.WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Jets missed an opportunity to finish their first NHL season in 15 years on a high note, but they got a big sending off from their fans anyway. Steven Stamkos scored his 60th goal of the season and Teddy Purcell had a hat trick, including the overtime winner as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Jets 4-3 Saturday. After the game, 15,004 fans gave the Jets a standing ovation as players hoisted their sticks in the air to acknowledge the support that gave Winnipeg a reputation of being one of the loudest NHL buildings. Those same fans had also given Stamkos a standing ovation after Martin St. Louis sent a pass to the front of the net and Stamkos fired the puck over Ondrej Pavelecs glove at 3:29 of the third period. "I didnt want to get off the ice," said Jim Slater, who scored his 12th and 13th goal of the season to finish with 21 points. "Every fan stayed and I think its more of us giving them the applause more than they are us." The players had went to the dressing room after the final buzzer, but returned a few minutes later to give away their jerseys to fans who had won them in a draw during the game. Slater wasnt surprised the crowd gave Stamkos a standing ovation for his rare feat. "Theyre knowledgeable fans," Slater said. "They know how hard it is to get 60 goals in this league. "Anyone that does that definitely deserves an ovation. I dont know if many other buildings would do it, but it was actually kind of good to see our fans do it." Nik Antropov also scored for Winnipeg (37-35-10), while Pavelec made 21 saves in the loss. Vincent Lecavalier added two assists for the Lightning (38-36-8). Dwayne Roloson made 28 stops for the win. Stamkos praised Winnipegs fans for the response to his goal, even though they had spent most of the game booing him. "That made it even more special, to like I said do it in Canada and have them do an ovation like that it was amazing," Stamkos said. He added it was also special to have St. Louis assist on the goal, as he had on Stamkos 50th this season. Just 19 players have scored 60 goals or more in a single season. The exclusive group includes players such as Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Brett Hull. Alex Ovechkin is the only player to score 60 since 1996. The Washington Capitals star had 65 goals in the 2007-08 season. Purcell scored 1:08 into overtime when he took a pass from Victor Hedman and sent a high shot over Pavelecs glove. Mel Blount Jersey. With just 53 seconds left in the third, Slater scored his second goal of the night to send the game into overtime. Blake Wheeler set up the tying goal when he sent a pass from the side of the net in front to Slater, who shot it over Rolosons stick. Nik Antropov also scored for Winnipeg (37-35-10), while Pavelec made 21 saves in the loss. Vincent Lecavalier added two assists for the Lightning (38-36-8). Roloson made 28 stops for the win. "You want to finish on a high note ... but we came up short," Antropov said. But that doesnt diminish the memories fans gave the players throughout the season. "Thats something thats over the top," Antropov said. "I expected it was going to be crazy, but not like this. Its so overwhelming. Nothing but positive things about that." Purcell notched his first goal of the night at 17:49 of the first period. Lecavalier kicked the puck back during the faceoff and Purcell one-timed the pass into the net. Tampa went up 2-0 at 1:12 of the second when Lecavalier sent a pass across the front of the net and Purcell flipped it over Pavelec. Stamkos finished the season with 97 points in 82 games. Purcell wrapped up the season with 65 points in 81 games. Lecavaliers two assists gave him 22 goals and 49 points in 64 games. Winnipeg made it 2-1 after Antti Miettinen spun around behind the back net and made a backhand pass to Antropov, who beat Roloson at 8:53 for his 15th goal of the season. After Stamkos goal, Slater closed the gap 3-2 at 4:59 when he slipped between two defenders and went in alone on Roloson, firing a low shot between his pads. Noel congratulated Stamkos for his 60th goal and then praised Jets fans for giving him a standing ovation. "Hes a very good player," Noel said. "Im very impressed with him and very impressed with the way our fans were respectful of him. "I thought it was a really good moment for our fans and I thought it was a classy move on our part, from the fans standpoint, and the ovation they gave him." Tampa coach Guy Boucher said its cliche, but Stamkos is one of those stars who never thinks of himself, only the team. "Its not the goals," said Boucher. "He just never has enough of getting better." Neither team scored on the power play, with Tampa going 0-for-3 and Winnipeg 0-for-2 with the man advantage. ' ' '
