Eric Ryan will represent Alvernia in the All Star game
03.09 | Ice Hockey
This year four members of the Alvernia Ice Hockey team were awarded as part of the 2010 Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) Conference Select Team. This is the first time in the programs history that players have been awarded with this honor.
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Aston, Pa (Saturday, March 10) - A late power play goal off the stick of Anthony Froio (Glenside, Pa / Interboro HS) sent the Vern into a sudden death overtime in the DVCHC Championship game. Unfortunately Penn State Brandywine tallied the game winner ten minutes into the first overtime period for their first conference championship. Froio carried the Crusader's offensively with a strong performance which included a “hat trick” and voted DVCHC Championship game MVP.
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Aston, Pa (Sunday February 28, 2010) - Only one game remains on the Delaware Valley College Hockey Conference schedule for the 2009-2010 season; the Championship game on March 6th. Alvernia punched its ticket to be one of the last two teams standing with an impressive 8-7 semifinal victory over the # 2 seed Richard Stockton College. Alvernia avenged two regular season losses to Stockton including an 8-0 laugher back in November. That was then and this is now. Alvernia will return to play in its third consecutive conference final.
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Aston, Pa (Saturday Feb. 27) - Christian Baron (Philadelphia, Pa / LaSalle College HS) scored just 0:45 seconds into the overtime period to give Alvernia a dramatic come from behind first round playoff victory over East Stroudsburg University # 6 seed. The Crusader's # 2 seed were facing first round elimination of the DVCHC playoff tournament trailing 2-1 with just over three minutes remaining. Michael Christie (Collegeville, Pa / Perk. Valley HS) slipped a sleeper shot from behind the net using ESU goaltender as a backboard to even the score pushing the game to the sudden death overtime period.
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Reading, Pa (Sunday Jan. 31, 2010) - Kevin Mengel (Gilbertsville, Pa / Boyertown HS) top shelved the game winning goal with 0:38 seconds remaining in regulation. The late goal helped stave off a late third period rally by the visiting East Stroudsburg University Warriors. The Vern completed the two game regular season series sweep over East Stroudsburg. Alvernia moved into a tie for second place in the DVCHC's tough American Conference.
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