HOCKEY CLUB TEAM FACTS
DVCHC Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference
ACHA American Collegiate Hockey Association
NEUMANN UNIVERSITY
Hockey club
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Baseball
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Basketball (Men)
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Cheerleading
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Dance Team
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Ice Hockey (Men)
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Roller Hockey
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Rugby (Men)
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Rugby (Women)
For information on any of the club programs, please contact the Assistant Athletic Director/Director of Campus Recreation, David Deal, at (484) 840-4735 or
[email protected].
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Program started in 2007 Home Rink: IceWorks in Aston, PA. League: Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (“DVCHC”) Division: American Collegiate Hockey Association (“ACHA”) DIII
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Region: Atlantic Conference 2011-2012: First Atlantic Regional Tournament Appearance 2012-2013: DVCHC Champions, National Tournament Appearance, Ranked #14 in Country 2013-2014: DVCHC Champions, National Tournament Appearance, Ranked #12 in Country
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DVCHC AWARDS ■
Brian Murphy: Defenseman of the Year, 2014-15
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Ryan Dreger: League MVP, 2013-14
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FACILITIES Mirenda Center for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development A state-of-the-art facility that serves as home to the university’s 22 NCAA teams. The men’s and women’s basketball teams and the volleyball team play home games in the main gymnasium, which seats approximately 1,200 spectators. The 72,000-square-foot building includes a grand foyer with impressive exhibits that feature five themes that connect sports to the Franciscan tradition: Play, Respect, Beauty, Balance and Reflection. The Mirenda Center houses the “Institute for Sport Spirituality and Character Development®”, the Athletic Department and a fully equipped fitness center and cardio room.
Andrew Scannella: Defenseman of the Year, 2012-13, 2013-14 Riley Hess: Finbarr O’Connor Award for Sportsmanship, 2012-13 James Murphy: Community Service Award, 2011-12
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Academic All-Americans: Ryan McCanney (2012), Jake Slimm (2012,2013), Cody Roy (2013), Matt Fox (2013), Ryan Dolan (2013) Atlantic Region 3rd Team: Brian Murphy (2014-15)
Bruder Athletic Fields
Neumann University team members are as intense with their compassion as they are with their
The Bruder Athletic Fields are located in close proximity to the Mirenda Center and the residence halls. The men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s lacrosse and field hockey teams play on a lighted turf field that has seating for more than 400 fans. The Bruder baseball and softball fields were renovated for the 2013 season with seating for fans, press boxes and spacious dugouts.
competitiveness. Integrated with the Institute for
Ice Works
Sport, Spirituality and Character Development,
Ice Works of Aston, a 1,000 seat facility one mile from campus, serves as home for the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. IceWorks has four ice surfaces, a full-service restaurant and bar, full-service pro shop, arcade and banquet/party rooms. The ice hockey teams have their own private locker rooms while the coaches have an office available at the rink.
Neumann athletics emphasizes Reverence, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship in every sport.
2017-18 SEASON PREVIEW The Neumann University Hockey Club will look to re-establish the program as one of the elite in the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) locally as well as regionally in the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s (ACHA) Atlantic Conference. The club has competed in five Regional Tournaments and two National Championship tournaments in the past six years. The Knights have also received several individual accolades including six Academic All-Americans and an Atlantic Region Team selection by the ACHA and six DVCHC awards including League MVP and three Defensemen of the Year honors.
COACH SHULL
Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Courts The men’s and women’s tennis teams play on the lighted Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Fund Memorial Courts. The complex holds four courts.
Head Coach Mike Shull has coached ice hockey for 20 years with stints from the Atoms to High School Varsity and with Neumann University at the collegiate level. Coach Shull joined the Knights in 2009 and has been an integral part of the team’s growth and success over the past seven seasons including two league championships, five ACHA Atlantic regional appearances and two ACHA National Tournament appearances. Contact Coach Shull: 610-299-0352
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