With the Drexel Roller Hockey Club teams going on winter break and out of action until early January, here is an update for the end of the first half of the year.

Our A/B teams had one last tournament to end the half last weekend, playing games on Saturday December 6th in Broomall, PA. The A team had a strong showing, going 2-1 against some tough competition while the B team lost both games, ending its undefeated start. The 7-0-1 start was the longest undefeated regular season run the B team has had in the team’s history in the ECRHA. It was the second longest undefeated run since the B team opened the 2006-2007 season with a 9-0 record (including 3 exhibition games) before losing their first game to Towson, 6-4. The 7-0-1 start is better than the 6-0-0 regular season start in 2006-2007. The B team’s record is now 7-2-1.

A Team (ECRHA Division II) Scores:

Drexel 2 West Chester 4 – Loss

Drexel 9 Ramapo 0 – Win

Drexel 8 Temple 5 – Win

B Team (ECRHA B Division) Scores:

Drexel 2 West Chester 5 – Loss

Drexel 3 Temple 4 – Loss

A team Stats Leaders:

Senior Andrew Nguyen ranks fifth in the league in points (30 points in 11 games) and ranks third in the league and fifth in the country in assists (18 in 11 games). This is his fifth and final season with the club. He has played on the A team all five years.

Pre-Junior Chris Adams, playing his third season with the club and second on the A team, is third in the league and eighth in the country in goals (21 in 11 games).

Impressive freshman rookie goalie Steve Stewart ranks fifth in the league in wins (6), fifth in the league and in the country in saves (266), and third in the league in save percentage (88%).

B Team Stats Leaders:

Freshman rookie John Kundrat has impressed thus far the season. He ranks fifth in the league in assists (12 in 10 games). He has also scored 23 points in 10 games. Other players who have scored more than a point per game: freshman rookie Erl Hem; sophomore Ian McEwing; Pre-Junior Artie Woods.

Senior goaltender Kevin Appel ranks second in the league and third in the country in wins (6), fifth in the league in saves (189), and fourth in the league in goals against average (2.75).

Our C and D teams have also concluded play until winter break is over.

Our C team enters the break with a 3-1-0 record. Their only loss came from the undefeated St. Joseph’s University team, 2 weeks ago. The score was 4-2. Last week, the C team also beat Neumann College by a score of 5-1. It marked the first time any Drexel team (PCRHL or ECRHA) has beat a Neumann team since the 2004-2005 PCRHL Tier I playoffs, in which Drexel’s first Tier I team won the PCRHL championship.

The team has seen strong play from newcomer Pete Psyrris, who has notched over a point a game. Returning players Kyle Defelice, DJ Gialanella, and Al Borelli have all also scored more than a point per game. 5th year senior Jimmy Heis, playing his third year in goal, ranks in the top five in the league in goals against average (4.00), save percentage (86%), and wins (3).

Our D team continues to play hard despite facing some adversity early on. After losing the first two games of the season, the team notched its first win against Widener University’s White team two weeks ago, winning 5-2. However, they were set back last week when they lost to Cabrini College, 8-5. Our C team’s record stands at 1-3-0 going into the break.

A positive note to start the season is the play of sophomore rookie goalie Tejas Patel who ranks in the top 5 in goals against average (5.00) and save percentage (83%).

The ECRHA held its annual Columbus Day Preseason Event this past weekend at the Feasterville Sportsplex and, as always, the Drexel Roller Hockey A and B teams were both involved.

Both teams made a strong showing, with the A team going 2-0-1 in Division II play and the B team finishing 1-2-0 while playing some very tough competition in the likes of Penn State and Stony Brook.

All in all, it was a solid weekend for two teams still experimenting with team chemistry and newcomers to both rosters, and players on both teams played very well.  With several promising young rookies on both of the teams, this should be a great year for Drexel Roller Hockey.   Both teams will be in action to open the regular season in Marple, PA on the weekend of October 25th.  Show up to support Drexel Roller Hockey!

Results:

A team (Division II):
Saturday, 10/11 Drexel 6, Rowan 5 (W)
Saturday, 10/11 Drexel 5, Cornell 5 (T)
Sunday, 10/12 Drexel 7, Shippensburg 3 (W)

B team (B Division):
Saturday 10/11 Drexel B 7, Cornell B 1 (W)
Saturday 10/11 Drexel B 2, Stony Brook B 3 (L)
Sunday 10/12 Drexel B 5, Penn State B 7 (L)

Since it wasn’t posted clearly in the previous news update.

Tryouts will be held at the Feasterville Sportsplex (http://www.sportsplexpanew.com/).

Tryouts are scheduled for Saturday, October 4th from 8am-12pm. All new and returning players are required to attend if you expect to play this season. The fee for tryouts will be $20. You will not be allowed to tryout if you do not pay this fee. Please bring all necessary equipment (skates, shin pads, helmet, gloves) along with other highly recommended equipment (cup, elbow pads). If you need a ride, we will be carpooling from Drexel Pizza at 7am that morning.

Also, time has come to brush off the dust and get back on the rink. Our Pre-Season practices are scheduled for every Thursday in September (4th, 11th, 18th, 25th) as well as the first Thursday of October (2nd) at 10 PM. These practices are designed to get you back into shape for the upcoming season and are in no way a tryout.

Our annual Pre-Season meeting is scheduled for October 2nd at 8 PM in the DAC Media Room. This meeting is mandatory for new players and recommended for returning players. This meeting goes over everything you need to know about the club as well as information regarding this upcoming season.

For new and interested players, you can sign up for our message board and our mailing list! We do all of our important communicating via the message board (http://www.durhc.com/bb) , so it is quite important. Please be sure to use your name as your user ID (FirstLast), and follow all instructions upon signing up.

E-mail President Jim Heisler or Vice President PJ Dolan with any questions or further information.

Dryland workouts will be held Saturday and Monday from Saturday August 2nd through Monday, September 22nd at Buckley Green. Saturdays are 9am – 12pm. Mondays are 6:30pm – 8pm.
All are invited to attend!
E-mail President Jim Heisler or Vice President PJ Dolan with any questions or further information.

Games will be this Sunday, April 27th.

Come out and support your Dragons!

game 1 @ 7pm
game 2 @ 9pm
game 3 (if necessary) @ 11pm
PLACE:
Marple Sports Arena
611 South Park Way
Broomall, PA 19008

Drexel came out strong against Widener and secured a 2 goal lead early. Widener came back to tie, but the Dragons would not back down and went on a scoring spree to finish off Widener by a score of 6-2.

Next week, the Dragons will play Penn State Delco in the semi-finals on their way to victory.

Day and time to be announced.

The Drexel Dragons add another win onto their winning streak, which is now up to 5 games. Down by 2 goals with 1:27 left in the 3rd period, Al Borelli knocked in 2 goals to tie it up with goaltender Jimmy Heis on the bench for the extra attacker. With 5 seconds left in the game, Borelli put in yet another goal for the game winner, clinching a single shift hat trick.

Playoff details will be announced as they are revealed by the league.

This past weekend, the Drexel PCRHL team upped their winning streak to four games with wins in both games of the doubleheader.

Starting off with a crushing 10-0 win against Ursinus on February 24th, Drexel has been in high spirits coming into this weekend. In the first of two games, Drexel kept West Chester at their pace, and prevented WC from using their trademark speed. Drexel then faced Widener University in a late 11:00pm start. Coming out a bit sluggish, Drexel found themselves down by two powerplay goals at the end of the first period. However, the team was able to fire itself back up again, and scored the game winning goal with just 3 seconds left on the clock.

Next week, Drexel tentatively faces Ursinus University once again on the eve of Easter Sunday. Details of this game are still uncertain since Urisinus has not showed to their last three PCRHL games.

On a side note: New pictures from the 2007-2008 ECRHA and PCRHL games will be uploaded to the gallery soon.

Hello Everyone!
Just a reminder that our tryouts are this Saturday October 13th, at 8 AM at the Sportsplex in Feasterville. We will be meeting at Drexel Pizza at 7:15 AM to carpool for all those that need rides.
 
There is a $15 tryout fee to cover rink and administrative costs. Please bring your Drexel ID as well. Tryouts will start at 9 AM after we handle all administrative work starting at 8.
 
Please email me if you have any questions,
Kevin Christmann