February 25, 2005
Tight ECRHA Races Conclude This Weekend
Due to a snowy present from Mother Nature last month, the final weekend
of the Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association?s (ECRHA) regular
season schedule was pushed back a week to accommodate those teams
unable to make it to the rink during the stormy weekend.
Therefore, the ECRHA travels back to the Sportsplex in Feasterville, PA this Saturday, February 26th, for a one-day event to conclude the regular season and finalize the rankings for next weekend?s ECRHA Annual Championship Event.
This weekend?s schedule will provide spectators with a great mix of games from all four divisions, top 25 action, and featuring local area schools across two rinks.
The schedule begins at 10:30 AM Saturday morning with a chance to watch the top-ranked Division II team in the nation Neumann University battle a very formidable opponent when they play 18th ranked West Chester University.
Fans of the University of Delaware are going to have a decision to make at 11:30 AM when both the Fighting Blue Hens? A and B squads play. In Division I action, the 23rd ranked A squad takes to the floor against James Madison University. While on the second rink, the B squad faces Northern Virginia Community College in B division action.
Twin rink action continues throughout the day until 6:00 PM when one rink will feature a Professional Inline Hockey Association (PIHA) doubleheader between the TOUR GROWL and the Downingtown Rage. Several members of the GROWL are affiliated with the ECRHA. Goaltender Jason Kalish currently plays for the University of Pennsylvania and was named to the ECRHA Division II All-Star team this season, forward Ron Tracey is a member of the ECRHA Alumni and defenseman Justin Nazarenko serves the ECRHA as a referee.
Immediately following the second GROWL game, 15th ranked Millersville University looks to avenge a 4-3 loss to 18th ranked West Chester University from November. In that game, Millersville lead 2-1 after two periods before West Chester mounted a valiant comeback that was capped with a game-winning goal with just 1:30 remaining in the game.
Closing out the action in the event is a doubleheader featuring the University of Delaware and Penn State University. First, at 10:00 PM the Division I squads take the floor with the 23rd ranked Delaware team looking to repeat their efforts from a 5-2 victory over Penn State in the first semester. At 10:30 PM the B division squads begin play on the second rink with 13th ranked Penn State looking to duplicate their efforts from a 4-2 victory over the 23rd ranked Fighting Blue Hens back in October.
The final game of the ECRHA regular season pits James Madison University and 17th ranked University of Pittsburgh B teams against each other at 11:00 PM. This will be the only meeting between these two teams this season. In their last meeting, February 16th, 2003, Pittsburgh defeated James Madison by an 8-4 score.
The ECRHA Annual Championship Event will take place next weekend, March 4th-6th, at the Sportsplex in Feasterville, PA. Thirty-five teams will be in action across two rinks all weekend long with a champion being crowned in four divisions.
For more information on this weekend?s regular season finale or next weekend?s Championship event, please visit http://www.ecrha.net.
For more information on the TOUR GROWL, please visit their offical web site at http://www.growlhockey.com.
Therefore, the ECRHA travels back to the Sportsplex in Feasterville, PA this Saturday, February 26th, for a one-day event to conclude the regular season and finalize the rankings for next weekend?s ECRHA Annual Championship Event.
This weekend?s schedule will provide spectators with a great mix of games from all four divisions, top 25 action, and featuring local area schools across two rinks.
The schedule begins at 10:30 AM Saturday morning with a chance to watch the top-ranked Division II team in the nation Neumann University battle a very formidable opponent when they play 18th ranked West Chester University.
Fans of the University of Delaware are going to have a decision to make at 11:30 AM when both the Fighting Blue Hens? A and B squads play. In Division I action, the 23rd ranked A squad takes to the floor against James Madison University. While on the second rink, the B squad faces Northern Virginia Community College in B division action.
Twin rink action continues throughout the day until 6:00 PM when one rink will feature a Professional Inline Hockey Association (PIHA) doubleheader between the TOUR GROWL and the Downingtown Rage. Several members of the GROWL are affiliated with the ECRHA. Goaltender Jason Kalish currently plays for the University of Pennsylvania and was named to the ECRHA Division II All-Star team this season, forward Ron Tracey is a member of the ECRHA Alumni and defenseman Justin Nazarenko serves the ECRHA as a referee.
Immediately following the second GROWL game, 15th ranked Millersville University looks to avenge a 4-3 loss to 18th ranked West Chester University from November. In that game, Millersville lead 2-1 after two periods before West Chester mounted a valiant comeback that was capped with a game-winning goal with just 1:30 remaining in the game.
Closing out the action in the event is a doubleheader featuring the University of Delaware and Penn State University. First, at 10:00 PM the Division I squads take the floor with the 23rd ranked Delaware team looking to repeat their efforts from a 5-2 victory over Penn State in the first semester. At 10:30 PM the B division squads begin play on the second rink with 13th ranked Penn State looking to duplicate their efforts from a 4-2 victory over the 23rd ranked Fighting Blue Hens back in October.
The final game of the ECRHA regular season pits James Madison University and 17th ranked University of Pittsburgh B teams against each other at 11:00 PM. This will be the only meeting between these two teams this season. In their last meeting, February 16th, 2003, Pittsburgh defeated James Madison by an 8-4 score.
The ECRHA Annual Championship Event will take place next weekend, March 4th-6th, at the Sportsplex in Feasterville, PA. Thirty-five teams will be in action across two rinks all weekend long with a champion being crowned in four divisions.
For more information on this weekend?s regular season finale or next weekend?s Championship event, please visit http://www.ecrha.net.
For more information on the TOUR GROWL, please visit their offical web site at http://www.growlhockey.com.