02/14/2010
It's been no secret that the Burke Catholic Hockey team has been one of the most successful hockey programs in the local area; over the course of the last two seasons- Section 9 and D2
It's been no secret that the Burke Catholic Hockey team has been one of the most successful hockey programs in the local area; over the course of the last two seasons- Section 9 and D2
Champs-Last Year's Regional Champs ; A 65 and 26 record over the last four years. Many of those players have moved on to play college hockey and have been very successful. Last week , theTimes Herald Record posted a story listing the former Eagles currently playing in the college ranks . The schools range from Siena, American University, Niagra, and New Haven.
All of the players mentioned in the article play for teams registered in American College Hockey Association. It is comprised of colleges throughout the county representing different geographical areas. There are D1-D2-D3 men and women teams. Depending on the program, they play a very competitive schedule highlighted by National Championships.
Point: if you can get into a college you can continue to play. Burke Catholic is very proud of the fact that the boys mentioned in the article had the grades and the SAT scores to be accepted by their respective institutions. Their hard work both on and off the ice enabled them the opportunity to be classified as student athletes at the Collegiate level.
So...Study hard..Play hard..Reap the rewards....
NOTES: Siena's D3 team will be playing in their playoffs at IceTime the last weekend in February...Coach Scott Malinowski jr is a graduate of the college ranks--Scott was a member of two time National Champs Morrisville College and a graduate of Towson State College where he played for their D1 club program.......Baseball calls: Coach Alex Trezza - former StonyBrook University D1 Club Ice Hockey all time leading scorer and currently professional Baseball player for the Worcester Tornadoes, has accepted an assistant coaching job at Anna Marie College in Worcester Mass. Alex, with eight years of minor league expierience with the Detroit Tigers , Colorado Rockies, North Shore Spirit, will
continue his career with the Tornadoes while working towards his masters and coaching at the collegiate level....Coach John Conroy has been a big help on the bench this year--he has volunteered his time while attending Mount St. Mary College where he is a member of their D3 baseball team-John had a great fall season and will be the Mount's starting first baseman.
Make sure to check the schedule for the final games of the year. Sunday's Jv will have to be re-scheduled as Msg. Farrell has canceled.
