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Penn State wins the Brawl For it All Championship | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Monday, March 19, 2012 | |||
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Brawl For it All Championship | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Friday, March 09, 2012 | |||
Admission to the game is $5 for adults and $3 for students and children. Anyone under the age of 10 is
free. Directions to the rink can be found HERE.
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Southeast Regionals | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Sunday, March 04, 2012 | |||
The ACHA Southeast Regionals were held this past weekend at the Virtua SkateZone in Pennsauken, NJ.
For those who had the chance to watch all the games know what a great weekend it was. The Mid-Atlantic
was represented with three teams from the south and one from the north to make it to the Final 4 meaning
that there will be three teams representing the Mid-Atlantic at Nationals.
On Saturday, 4 games were on schedule starting with #3 UMBC taking on #10 Rider. Rider kept the game
close as UMBC was winning 2-0 late in the third period before an open net goal sealed the UMBC victory. In
the second game, #4 Miami of Ohio took on #9 Rowan. Rowan took a 2-0 lead after the first as they out played
Miami. Miami closed the gap in the second making it 2-1 but could not keep enough pressure giving Rowan a
great win. The third game featured #5 Liberty against #8 Bowling Green. The game was close until the third
period when Liberty took control breaking a 2-2 tie to win 7-3. In the final game of the day was #6 Kennesaw
taking on #7 Virginia Tech. Another great game as well as a high scoring one, with Virginia Tech winning 7-5.
In the final 4 on Sunday, #3 UMBC took on #9 Rowan which was followed by #5 Liberty taking on #7 Virginia
Tech. The first game was the gem of the weekend as both teams played their best with the goalies stealing
the show. The game needed overtime to determine the winner as a bad bounce gave UMBC the victory and a
trip to nationals. The second game was the battle between two south rivals and Virginia Tech eventually won
5-3 to advance to the nationals.
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Southeast Final Rankings | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Monday, February 27, 2012 | |||
The ACHA's M2 Southeast Final Rankings included 8 Mid-Atlantic teams which 7 of them reached this years
regional's. This is another great successful showing for one of top leagues in the ACHA. Leading the way was
Penn State who got the auto-bid at #2. UMBC occupies the #3 position followed by Liberty at #5, Kennesaw at
#6, and Virginia Tech at #7. Finishing the top ten were Rowan at #9 and Rider at #10. Just missing the cut and
ranked at #11 was Temple. The final rankings are as follows:
#1 Florida Gulf Coast
#2 Penn State
#3 UMBC
#4 Miami of Ohio
#5 Liberty
#6 Kennesaw State
#7 Virginia Tech
#8 Bowling Green
#9 Rowan
#10 Rider
#11 Temple
#12 Kentucky
#13 Maryland
#14 Dayton
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Mid-Atlantic Playoffs | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Saturday, February 18, 2012 | |||
The 2011-2012 Mid-Atlantic Divisional Playoffs have concluded with congratulations to the South winner
UMBC and North winner Penn State. There will a 1 game Championship between the two divisional winners
to determine the overall Mid-Atlantic champion. The game is scheduled for March 10 in York, PA. Detailed
information will be available soon.
In the divisional playoffs, opening night featured Temple and Delaware. The game was close throughout
with Temple prevailing 8-6 in the end. In the south, Kennesaw took on East Carolina State with Kennesaw
taking it with a 7-3 win. On the second day, the north final four featured Temple and Penn State which was
followed by Rowan and Rider. Penn State won their game 5-0 while the Rowan game took overtime to decide
where Rider won 2-1. In the South, UMBC took on Kennesaw while Liberty took on Virgina Tech. UMBC
moved on to the final by winning 7-4 with Liberty joining them after beating Virgina Tech 3-2. The finals on
Sunday got started in the south where UMBC prevailed as the south champion with a 3-2 win over Liberty.
In the North, Penn State won their championship beating Rider 4-1.
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Playoff Broadcast | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Friday, February 17, 2012 | |||
The Mid-Atlantic South playoff games are being broadcasted during the entire weekend! You can check out
the broadcasts directly at:
http://www.liberty.edu/campusrec/clubsports/index.cfm?PID=21918
The north games are being carried by IYM radio (www.iymsportsradio.com) with the final being broadcasted at:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iym-sports-radio
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North Playoffs Set | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Monday, February 13, 2012 | |||
The Mid-Atlantic North Playoffs matchups have been set with Game 1 scheduled for February 17 at 7:30PM.
Game 2 is scheduled for February 18 at 3:40 PM. Game 3 is scheduled for 7:00 PM of the same day. The
championship game will be on February 19 at 2:30PM. Here is the full Mid-Atlantic South Bracket:
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South Playoffs Set | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Wednesday, February 08, 2012 | |||
The Mid-Atlantic South Playoffs matchups have been set with Game 1 scheduled for February 17 at 10:15 PM.
Game 2 is scheduled for February 18 at 12:30 PM. Game 3 is scheduled for 3:15 PM of the same day. The
championship game will be on February 19 at 2:45 PM. Here is the full Mid-Atlantic South Bracket:
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Mid-Atlantic Awards | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Wednesday, February 08, 2012 | |||
As the 2011/2012 regular season comes to an end, the Mid-Atlantic has voted for their Year End Awards.
The awards are based on the highest amount of votes from all the members. This year winners are:
League Most Valuable Player (MVP): there was a tie resulting in a co mvp.
Colin Davis - Rowan
Nick Jost - UMBC
Best Forward: Colin Davis - Rowan
Best Defenseman: Nick Jost - UMBC
Best Goalie: Tom Badalli - Penn State
Coach of Year: Aaron Voegtli - UMBC
Awards to each individual will be handed out during this years playoffs. Congratulations to everyone.
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Mid-Atlantic Playoffs Schedule Set | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Monday, January 30, 2012 | |||
It's that time of the year as the 2012 MID-ATLANTIC PLAYOFFS (MACH V) are almost upon us. The season is
by no means over with some amazing games remaining to determine the final positions but the playoff
schedule has been set. This year, the playoffs will once again see the two conferences play in their own
divisional playoffs with the winners scheduled to play for the overall championship. The format for both
conferences is the top five teams making it in.
Mid-Atlantic North Playoffs will be held at Canlan Ice Sports in Vineland, NJ while Mid-Atlantic South Playoffs
will be held on the campus of Liberty University at the LaHaye Center. Here are the dates an times:
MACH NORTH
Friday 2/17 - Game #1 at 7:30 PM 5th seed vs 4th seed
Saturday 2/18 - Game #2 at 3:40 PM Winner of Game #1 vs 1st seed
Saturday 2/18 - Game #3 at 7:00 PM 3rd seed vs 2nd seed
Sunday 2/19 - Game #4 at 2:30 PM North Championship Game - Winner of Game #3 vs Winner of Game #2
MACH SOUTH
Friday 2/17 - Game #1 at 10:15 PM 5th seed vs 4th seed
Saturday 2/18 - Game #2 at 12:30 PM Winner of Game #1 vs 1st seed
Saturday 2/18 - Game #3 at 3:50 PM 3rd seed vs 2nd seed
Sunday 2/19 - Game #4 at 2:15 PM South Championship Game - Winner of Game #3 vs Winner of Game #2
MACH V TITLE GAME
Saturday 3/10 - MACH V Title Game Winner of MACH North vs Winner of MACH South
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Pond Hockey Showdown | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 | |||
the 50's with mostly sunny skies. Because of the warm weather forecast, the game is scheduled to start at
5:00 PM and will be broadcasted on IYM Radio. Guest attending the game should wear club attire (no jeans) and dress appropriately for the weather as temperatures will fall once the sun goes down.
The MACHA and the ACHA, along with Rowan, are working on putting on the best possible game. For
directions you can visit the Navesink Country Club website or by clicking HERE. Hope to see everyone at the pond!
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Happy Holidays! | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 | |||
The Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey would like to wish everyone a Happy and Safe Holidays!!
Also, on January 7, 2012 the third annual New Jersey Pond Hockey Classic will take place at the Navesink Country Club in Middletown NJ. The host Rowan Ice Hockey will once again suit up in the cold elements as take on Temple University for the great cause of helping people with Multiple Sclerosis. The event is free for everyone who would like to come and watch an outdoor game for a good cause. The time of the game is yet to be announced, but we will be posting updates soon.
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Second Ranking | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Thursday, December 01, 2011 | |||
Another strong showing for the Mid Atlantic in the recent (2nd) Ranking of the ACHA SE. Eight Members found themselves in the top 15 ranking with three in the top five - UMBC, Penn State, & Liberty; three more in the top 10 - Kennesaw, Virginia Tech, & Rider; followed with Temple and Rowan.
This weekend Dec 2,3,4, the Mid Atlantic will once again host their Showcase at the Rinks at Warwick. There will be six member schools participating with the schedule as follows:
Friday 12/2
5:30 UMBC - Penn St
7:30 Temple - SJU
8:15 UD - Liberty
Saturday 12/3
1:00 Temple - UMBC
Sunday 12/4
9:00 am Rowan - UMBC
2:30 Temple - Penn St
There is also additional action this weekend with Virginia Tech traveling to ECU for a two game series then up to Liberty to play their M1 team. Rider has a three game weekend, all non-league against Harvard, MIT and Rodger Williams. Rowan and Liberty also travel to play University of Maryland. KSU is off for the remander of the year.
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2011-2012 ACHA DII Select Team Roster Set | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Thursday, October 13, 2011 | |||
ACHA DII Commissioner, Mike Radakovich and ACHA DII Vice President, Paul Hebert, announced the 2011-2012 ACHA DII Select Team roster today. Twenty-one players representing eighteen ACHA Division II colleges and universities will tour Europe from December 27, 2011 to January 5, 2012 to play five games against teams from Austria, Germany, Slovenia and Croatia.
Bob Brinkworth (Barrie, CAN), head coach at Florida Gulf Coast University will coach the team and will be assisted by Mike Forbes (Grand Haven, MI), head coach at Grand Valley State University and Aaron Voegtli (Philadelphia, PA), head coach of University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Representing the Mid-Atlantic will be junior Nikolaus Jost from Grosse Pointe Park, MI (University of Maryland Baltimore County) and junior goaltender Will Neifeld from Miami, FL (Temple University). For the rest of the Select Team roster, please visit the ACHA DII Selects website at www.achad2selects.com.
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UD Hockey Supports Childhood Cancer Research | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Thursday, September 29, 2011 | |||
Over 30 members of the university of Delaware ACHA DI and DII men's hockey teams participated in the 4th annual CureSearch Cancer Walk to benefit Childhood Cancer research this past Saturday, Sept. 24th at the Wilmington Riverfront.
UD Hockey walked in support of "Team Brett." Brett Land, age 2, was diagnosed with Pre-T-Cell Leukemia in December 2010, and since then has undergone chemotherapy, a bone narrow transplant, and full radiation to combat this disease. Brett is currently in remission from this disease but continues weekly treatments and monitoring.
The Land family has a unique connection to UD Hockey as Brett's father, Jason, works as a school teacher alongside Assistant Coach Jesse McNulty at William Penn High School in New Castle, Delaware.
CureSearch for Children's Cancer is a national non-profit foundation whose mission is to fund and support children's cancer research and provide information and resources to all those affected by children's cancer. CureSearch raises funds for promising research conducted at more than 175 hospitals across the nation. These hospitals participate in National Cancer Institute sponsored clinical trials by the Children's Oncology Group.
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UMBC Ice Hockey | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Thursday, September 29, 2011 | |||
UMBC looks to build on recent success highlighted by appearances in the last 2 ACHA National Tournaments. This year's team is young with only 2 seniors, but the team have the highest of expectations.
Their schedule this season is highlighted by home games, including conference rivals Temple, Virginia Tech, Liberty and Delaware, and non-conference teams Montclair St, Kentucky and Maryland. The team will also take road trips to fellow National Championship contenders William Paterson, Siena College and the University of Miami.
On the last weekend of the regular season, the Retrievers will compete in the Crabpot Tournament hosted by the United States Naval Academy featuring local rivals Navy, Towson and Maryland. UMBC won the Crabpot in 2009, and have not competed in the tournament since. The full article can be read HERE.
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Kim Becker Named Asst to the Women's Commissioner | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Friday, August 19, 2011 | |||
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Penn State gets a new DII Head Coach | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Monday, August 15, 2011 | |||
Staring in the 2011-12 season, the Ice Lions will have a new head coach in Josh Hand who was an assistant coach for the DI team last season. The Reading, PA native who has played two seasons with the Boston Jr A Bulldogs and four seasons at NCAA DIII Concordia College in Minnesota, will try to take the Ice Lions to the next level after last years team just missing the nationals.
Hand stated, "I think I bring a lot of experience from playing and being part of the DI team here. My hope is for us to be back where we were . . . And any coach's goal is to win a national championship."
To get more information, you can go HERE.
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ECU Facing Uphill Battle in 2011 | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Tuesday, August 02, 2011 | |||
For the second season in a row, East Carolina will be skating uphill when it takes the ice in 2011-12. Last season, the Pirates were confronted with a higher caliber of non-varsity hockey after shifting from the Division III Blue Ridge Hockey Conference to the Division II Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey's new South Division where they joined three ranked Southeast Region teams. After going 1-6-1 in division play and falling short of .500 hockey overall, this season's schedule will give ECU even more to chew on.
To read the full article, go to HockeyYall.com or HERE.
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Mid-Atlantic Interview with League Presidents | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 | |||
The Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Conference (MACHA) which has been around for twelve years went through some recent changes and updates as reported earlier this month; most notably changing of their conference name to Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey to differentiate themselves from another conference with the same acronym.
With the new conference name, the Mid-Atlantic recently had their outgoing President and their new President discuss the changes for the league in an interview with HockeyYall. You can catch the interview right HERE.
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A New Name and Playoff Format are Adopted | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Friday, July 08, 2011 | |||
Beginning with the 2011-2012 ice hockey season, the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) will be known as Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey, or as The Mid-Atlantic.
The league will also adopt a new playoff format for both divisions within the Mid-Atlantic. The championship series will be known as the Mid-Atlantic MACH V and will feature the top five teams from each division competing intra-divisionally toward two division champions. Following the ACHA SouthEast Regionals, the Mid-Atlantic will host a championship game between the two division winners at a site that will be determined at a later date.
We are confident the name change will clarify any confusion created by two leagues within ACHA D2 ranks with the same acronym, while also allowing our league to retain its own unique identity. The Mid-Atlantic name continues the original tradition of excellence both on and off the ice.
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Delaware Names New Coach | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | |||
Vince Falkowski, who has spent the last two seasons on the coaching staff at the Salesianum School in Wilmington, Delaware, has been named the first men's hockey coach for the newly formed University of Delaware ACHA Division II team. Vince has served for the past two seasons on the coaching staff of the Salesianum School for both their in-season and summer program. Vince has also served the University of Delaware community as both a coach and mentor for the Learn to Play Hockey and Cross-Ice youth programs in the Newark community. Vince will take over a Division II program entering its inaugural season as a team and will compete in the North division of the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey (MACH). The UD ACHA-D2 program will play a 25-game schedule this season, and will play its home games in the University of Delaware's Gold Ice Arena. Vince graduated from the University of Delaware in 1999 with a Bachelor's degree in Animal Science. Vince was also a member of the University of Delaware Division 1 hockey team from 1997 to 1999 as a Defenseman. Vince lives in Newark, Delaware area with his wife, Jen, and his two sons.
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Blue Hens are Coming | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Sunday, April 10, 2011 | |||
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Mid-Atlantic Member Changes | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Sunday, April 10, 2011 | |||
For the 2011-2012 season, Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey will be comprised of thirteen teams, down from fifteen the year before. Three members, Life University, Seton Hall University, and The College of New Jersey have decided to move on in a different direction and no longer be members. We want to wish each team the best in their upcoming year.
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ACHA Select Team adds Mid-Atlantic Coach | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 | |||
The Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey has the pleasure of announcing that Aaron Voegtli (UMBC) has been selected to be one of the coaches for the 2011-2012 ACHA D2 Select Team. Preliminary plans for next season include meeting in Albany around Christmas for team meetings and practice then travel to Europe for approx 9 days. Austria-Germany-Slovenia-Croatia and Italy are in the works.
The staff for the SELECTS will be comprised of Bob Brinkworth (FGCU) heading the bench; Dan Daikawa (Miami) and Coach Voegtli. Last season Voegtli was selected ACHA Coach of the Year, taking the UMBC Retrievers to the final four and this year taking the Dawgs back to the Nationals.
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New Website | |||
Posted By: Mid-Atlantic | |||
Thursday, September 30, 2010 | |||
The Mid-Atlantic unveiled their new website starting with the 2010/2011 season. The task of getting the site up and running was not an easy one, but a year later is once again going through some minor updates. As with any sites, the process remains on-going. The Mid-Atlantic strives to provide its fans with as much information as possible and we will work hard to ensure news, scores, and other pertinent information is posted in a timely matter. | |||
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