VCU Ice Hockey News Feed

Playoffs! - 2010-02-20

2010-02-20

The Rams finished off their regular season schedule tonight with a 12-3 victory over Atlantic Division rival George Mason. Eight different players scored in the blowout, with Dallas Woods(two goals, three assists) and Tyler Smith (two goals, two assists) leading the way. In a complicated tie breaker scenario (due to Catholic, William & Mary and VCU all finishing with 12-2 records), the Rams will now go to Charlotte, NC to defend their title as the third seed from the Atlantic Conference. In their first round matchup, the Rams will face off against second seeded William & Mary 6pm Friday at Extreme Ice Center. If the Rams win they will move on to the semifinals against top seeded Catholic on Saturday at 1pm. Be sure to follow the Rams as they defend their title on twitter! (http://twitter.com/VCUHockey)

Three Rams receive All BRHC Honors - 2010-02-16

2010-02-16

Today the BRHC has named their 1st and 2nd Team All BRHC Honors. Senior forward Dallas Woods and Freshmen Defenseman Max Greenfield were both named to 1st Team All BRHC while Junior Goalie Colin Davis was named to the 2nd Team All BRHC. This is Woods' 3rd time being named to the 1st Team All BRHC. The BRHC will announce the winner of league MVP next weekend in Charlotte, NC during the playoffs.

Schedule Changes due to Blizzard of 2010 - 2010-02-10

2010-02-10

The inclement weather experienced by the mid Atlantic over the past few weeks has forced VCU hockey to change their schedule around a bit. First off, January 31st non-league match up vs #10 Salisbury was cancelled due to snow. Last weekend's match up against conference foe VMI were originally postponed, but after not being able to reschedule the games prior to playoffs, VMI (the home team) was forced to accept 1-0 forfeits for both games. And finally, due to the heavy snow experienced over the past week up in Northern Virginia, both GMU and VCU have agreed to postpone the game to next Saturday, February 20th. Be sure to come out and watch your Rams finish off their 2009-2010 regular season on a strong note. Puck drop is at 830pm at Richmond Ice Zone.

VCU Wins Big in First Two BRHC League Games - 2009-10-13

2009-10-13

This past weekend VCU opened up their BRHC league schedule by beating their opponents by a combined score of 20-6. Friday Night the squad beat the 2008-2009 Mason Dixon League Champions and BRHC newcomers, Catholic University 8-5. For a in depth game write up, be sure to visit www.hockeyyall.com. Saturday, the Rams traveled to Roanoke to faceoff against the only BRHC team to beat them last season, Radford. The Rams dominated from the drop of the puck till the final whistle winning 12-1. This coming Friday the guys will travel to Yorktown to take on ODU, before returning home Saturday to play against division rival, William & Mary. Puck will drop at 830pm at the Richmond Ice Zone.

2009-2010 VCU Hockey Tryouts - 2009-08-28

2009-08-28

VCU hockey club will be holding tryouts for the 2009-2010 team at Skate Nation Plus on the following Dates: Sunday 6:10pm and Monday at 10:10pm. Tryouts will cost $30 a player to help cover ice time costs. Each player is encouraged to show up an hour early to each tryout for team assignments.

2009 Interest Meeting - 2009-08-25

2009-08-25

All VCU students interested in playing for the 2009-2010 VCU Rams Hockey Club is strongly encouraged to attend the upcoming interest meeting. The meeting will take place Thursday August 27th at 10:30pm in the VCU Commons. All questions, comments and concerns will be addressed, in addition to important paperwork handed out. If you know you will be unable to attend, but still are interested in trying out for the team, please be sure to contact Michael Ellison at ellisonmr@vcu.edu

Interested Players for 2009-2010 Season - 2009-06-01

2009-06-01

Tryouts for the 2009-2010 VCU Rams hockey club is only about 3 months away! All interested players are encouraged to fill out a recruit form and/or contact GM Mike Ellison at ellisonmr@vcu.edu with any questions/comments/concerns. Don't miss out on your chance to be part of a championship team!

Former ECHL Star Signs on to Coach Rams - 2009-05-20

2009-05-20

The Rams are glad to announce that Former ECHL Star Kevin St. Jacques has signed on to coach the squad for the 2009-2010 season. St. Jacques was drafted in the 6th round, 112nd overall in the 1991 entry draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. After finishing up his Major Junior career where he put up over 500pts in just under 300 games with the Spokane Chiefs and Lethbridge Hurricanes of the WHL, he turned pro in 1992 with the Indianapolis Ice of the IHL. St. Jacques would end up playing 16 professional seasons in various leagues and finished his career with 1000 points. St. Jacques looks to lead the Rams in their quest to not only defend the BRHC league championship, but to lead the club in what they hope to be another strong season resulting in club's first showing in the ACHA South Regionals and possibly the club's second National Championship appearance.

VCU WINS BRHC CHAMPIONSHIP!! 2-1 over Citadel - 2009-02-22

2009-02-22

This weekend the Rams were able to top off their organization's most successful season in years, with the BRHC League Championship. Stellar goaltending by Colin Davis led the way as the Rams beat VMI 4-2 in the Atlantic Conference Finals and then held on to beat The Citadel 2-1 the next morning in the league championship. In addition to winning the playoff championship trophy, the team was awarded the regular season championship trophy after finishing the season 7-1 in BRHC league play. Other awards won by the team include: Coach Zecivic Tihomir-Coach of the Year, Dallas Woods-1st Team All BRHC and goalie Colin Davis was named playoff MVP. With majority of the squad returning for next season and with the addition of talented freshmen/transfers, the Rams look to build upon this season's success.

Rams Take out #13 VMI - 2009-01-23

2009-01-23

The Rams knew that their performance this weekend would be pivotal for not only their semester, but for their season as a whole. Friday they endured the two hour drive to Lynchburg, VA to take on the always physical VMI Keydets. Coming into the the came, VMI was ranked #13 in the South and were atop the Atlantic Division with six points (3-1). They quickly proved they were no joke when they scored 13 seconds in on new VCU goalie Colin Davis. The Keydets would eventually knock another one in before ending the first period up 2-0. VCU simply came out flat in the first and weren't playing the way they were capable of. But leave it up to Coach Zeka to talk some sense into the players, and you can believe he did just that. The Rams came out flying in the second and at the 9:55 mark of the second, Junior Eric Fernandez finally cracked the VMI goalie with his 4th of the season. Then came the momentum breaker for the Keydets. The VMI Assistant captain got into a scuffle with new Ram, Sophomore Phil Myers causing each to get DQ'd with the VMI player also receiving an additional two minutes for Instigating the fight. VCU would convert on the power play and never look back. For the remainder of the game VMI would continue to get in penalty trouble, and VCU kept on converting on the power play. VCU scored six goals straight goals before the discouraged Keydets were able to pop in two goals in the finals minutes of the third to make it 6-4. The Rams were led by Junior Dallas Woods (goal, three assists) and Captain Brian Sutton (two goals, two assists) in the upsetting of the ranked VMI Keydets. With the win the Rams take over first place in the Atlantic and hope to continue their winning ways tomorrow when they travel to Newport News to take on the much improved William & Mary squad.