LSC Hockey

Sebastion C. Lury
Special to the Critic

Club looks to make the playoffs for the fourth straight year.

The Lyndon State Hockey Club is preparing to begin their 2008 campaign.

Though Lyndon State does not have a varsity hockey team, the college does have a hockey club that plays roughly 20 games per year. According to head coach Jonathan Davis, the team will play around 22 games this season.

The club is in the New England College Hockey Association Division II, a subset of the American College Hockey Association.
The club is primarily funded through the Student Government Association due to its non-varsity status. Davis says the club is “extremely appreciative” of all the support they receive from the SGA.
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SC hockey will take place in the Fenton W. Chester Arena, down the hill from the college. However, before beginning play there, the club has been traveling to Stanstead, Canada to practice and play scrimmages.

The reason for this is that the Fenton W. Chester Arena only has ice seasonally. The team will be moving from Canada to the Fenton W. Chester Arena beginning the week of Oct. 13.

The regular season begins on Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Thompson Arena in Hanover, NH, as the LSC club matches up against the Dartmouth College Club team. LSC Hockey opens at home on Halloween, Oct. 31, against Daniel Webster. Davis says that if the club had any true rival, Daniel Webster would be it.

The club looks to make the playoffs for the fourth straight year. The previous three years, the club has been unsuccessful in advancing past the first round of the playoffs and hopes to reverse that trend this year.

The club does not consist only of players, but also include statisticians, announcers, first responders, and a variety of other positions. Also, players don’t have to compete in games, but can join for the fun of hockey practice and scrimmages.
It is not too late to join the club, according to Davis. Davis recommends that those interested contact him via email, Jonathan.Davis@lsc.vsc.edu, or by phone 626-6419.

Davis is encouraged by the progress of returning players as well as the addition of new players and says that LSC will have a “great team this year.” He also encourages students to continuously check the schedule at www.lyndonstate.edu/hockey.
There is no charge to LSC students for home games.