Virginia Tech Ice Hockey was formed in 1984. In the fall of 1995 they joined the newly formed ACCHL and have competed there ever since. The team won the regular season champion title during the 1996–97 season with a record of 13–1. Currently the Hokies play out of the Roanoke Civic Center and recently drew the biggest crowd in team history of 5200+ to the VT vs. UVA game on January 19, 2007. The team also scored a Virginia Tech first in the January 19 game when the Hokie Bird mascot did the first "Laid an Egg" cheer with the fans, dropping a blue and gold Cavilier "Egg" from its tail onto the ice after a penalty called on UVA. They became the first non Carolina team to win the Canes Cup on January 14, 2007 by defeating the Duke University Blue Devils, NC State University Wolfpack and the East Carolina University Pirates. During the 2010-2011 season, the Hokies turned towards a more competitive conference called the MACHA. MACHA stands for the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association. It has two divisions, the Northern and the Southern Division. Along with the Hokies, teams such as Liberty,East Carolina, Kennesaw State, and Life are in the same division. Right now the Hokies are # 6 in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
No comments:
Post a Comment