The Icers returned to business on New Year's Day, three weeks and a day since wrapping up the first semester with a 4-2 win over Liberty.
Assistant Coach Matt Lindsay led the drills as the guy hit the ice at the Greenberg with just three days to prepare before heading outdoors to face Neumann U. at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Knights are the number11 8 (as of Jan. 2 poll) team in NCAA Div. III and will likely be the Icer's toughest test of the season.
Neumann heads to CBP fresh off of a championship at the Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic. The Knights blanked the host Lakers (currently #2 in D-III) 3-0 in Saturday's title tilt, the first time Oswego has been shut out since January 2002.
The Knights, now 9-3-0 heading into the first-ever meeting with Penn State, have become a D-III powerhouse under head coach Dominick Dawes. In just his fourth season as head coach, Dawes is already the winningest coach in Knights' history. The winning began early, with Dawes leading the team to the 2009 NCAA Division III championship, the first in school history.
Dawes' current squad is led by forwards Jordan Zalba (Jr., Victoria, B.C.) and Oswego tournament MVP Cory Park (Sr., Mississauga, Ont.).
Goaltending wins championships, and Neumann is solid between the pipes. Ross MacKinnon (Sr., Manchester, CT) was the 2009 Frozen Four MVP in his freshman season and was in net in Saturday's win over Oswego. Matt Tendler (Sr., Warminster, PA) is one of three Philly-area Knights players.
Tendler was the victor in Neumann's 5-3 win over Hamline in the opener of the Oswego tournament. If I was a betting man, I would lay odds on Coach Dawes giving Tendler the start on Wednesday.
Our own Philadelphia guys are going to enjoy playing in their own backyard.
Among them is senior defenseman Dan Loucks, who has teamed with fellow Phillyite (Phillyan?) Rich O'Brien to form a formidable shut-down combo.
By the way, it looks like I will get my wish for hockey weather. The National Weather Service is forecasting a slight chance of snow and below-freezing temperatures for Wednesday night.
Assistant Coach Matt Lindsay led the drills as the guy hit the ice at the Greenberg with just three days to prepare before heading outdoors to face Neumann U. at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Knights are the number
Neumann heads to CBP fresh off of a championship at the Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic. The Knights blanked the host Lakers (currently #2 in D-III) 3-0 in Saturday's title tilt, the first time Oswego has been shut out since January 2002.
The Knights, now 9-3-0 heading into the first-ever meeting with Penn State, have become a D-III powerhouse under head coach Dominick Dawes. In just his fourth season as head coach, Dawes is already the winningest coach in Knights' history. The winning began early, with Dawes leading the team to the 2009 NCAA Division III championship, the first in school history.
Dawes' current squad is led by forwards Jordan Zalba (Jr., Victoria, B.C.) and Oswego tournament MVP Cory Park (Sr., Mississauga, Ont.).
Goaltending wins championships, and Neumann is solid between the pipes. Ross MacKinnon (Sr., Manchester, CT) was the 2009 Frozen Four MVP in his freshman season and was in net in Saturday's win over Oswego. Matt Tendler (Sr., Warminster, PA) is one of three Philly-area Knights players.
Tendler was the victor in Neumann's 5-3 win over Hamline in the opener of the Oswego tournament. If I was a betting man, I would lay odds on Coach Dawes giving Tendler the start on Wednesday.
Our own Philadelphia guys are going to enjoy playing in their own backyard.
Among them is senior defenseman Dan Loucks, who has teamed with fellow Phillyite (Phillyan?) Rich O'Brien to form a formidable shut-down combo.By the way, it looks like I will get my wish for hockey weather. The National Weather Service is forecasting a slight chance of snow and below-freezing temperatures for Wednesday night.
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