First DII Season an Eye-opener; EKU Ready to Make a Move
Embarking on its second season as a D2 team and hopeful of taking a big competitive step forward, Eastern Kentucky will be one of the first teams out of the box next week when American Collegiate Hockey Association clubs return to the South’s rinks. “I kind of look at our program as ready to make a move,” [...]
Patriots to Take on Hill Staffers, Lobbyists; FBI on Radar
George Mason University and the federal government are on a collision course, and it has nothing to do with the economy, the budget deficit or the war in Afghanistan. The Patriots will take two breaks from their quest for a Blue Ridge Hockey Conference playoff spot — and possibly a third — to battle the [...]
Frozen Tide Pride Alive in, of All Places, the Big Apple
Like all major universities, Alabama has graduates and rabid followers of its sports teams around the globe. But if you narrow them down to true Frozen Tide hockey enthusiasts, they’re mostly members of the players’ immediate families and close friends. Away from Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Bama hockey followers stand out like a Formula One race [...]
Commodores’ New Leader Wading into Unfamiliar Waters
Thomas Bernstein (photo), newly installed as the head coach at Vanderbilt, brings pretty much the same hockey experience to the rink as the Commodore players he will lead in 2010-11. The New Jersey native’s only ACHA experience was with the Cornell University DI club team after playing high school hockey in Basking Ridge, N.J. Later, he was his high school’s junior [...]
Some of South’s Best, Michigan Powers to Face Off in Knoxville
Take a couple of ACHA DIII powerhouses from the North and four from the South and turn them loose against each other over four days. What you’ll likely get is one heckuva a regular-season collegiate club hockey event. That’s what coach Steve Durrigan and his Tennessee club have concocted for an extra long weekend in mid-October — all in the name of charity. [...]
With Home Ice Edge, More Talent, TCNJ Expects to Improve on 2009-10
The Lions of The College of New Jersey will open their new season against the same Gettsburg College team they faced in their opener a year ago. From there, the Lions will execute a 27-game schedule fashioned much the same way as last season’s. With a strong blend of returning skaters and newcomers anticipated, general manager Les Schriber [...]
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