Over and Done With

As far as the current members of the Icers are concerned, there's no jinx at the Ice Line in West Chester. They say it was a lack of effort and not gremlins that led to Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the West Chester Golden Rams.

It was a so-so performance that came a day after the Icers played 60 minutes of solid hockey in Friday night's 7-1 romp. The Saturday letdown was the latest loss for the team on the main rink at the Ice Line, the 4th straight going back to the 2006 National Championship Game loss to Rhode Island.

Watching a spirited practice this afternoon, it looked like the team has put Saturday's loss behind them while they prep another home and home series this weekend.

The Icers host Drexel on Friday night before heading to Philly on Saturday in the second straight weekend of ESCHL conference play. Even though the Dragons are 2 and 4 on the season after dropping a pair of games to Rhode Island, the Icers cannot take Greg Marinari's team lightly.

They did that last season, and we all know how that worked out -- Drexel shocked the ACHA with the first ever win over Penn State.

Ted Hume continued his outstanding play in net this past weekend, although he wasn't thrilled with his performance on Saturday. I caught up with Ted after practice. Like most goalies, Ted marches to his own drummer and he remains upbeat despite Saturday's setback.