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UR TO ATTEND CCHC SEMI-FINALS IN WASHINGTON D.C.
Tournament to be held at Fort Dupont Rink
02.19.2008 //
For more information about the CCHC tournament, visit:
http://www.cchchockey.com/playoffs.htm
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UR RANKED 4TH IN THE FINAL SOUTH RANKINGS
Qualifying for Regional Tournament
02.10.2008 //
For more information about the tournament, download:
South Regional Tournament Info (.pdf file, 724Kb)
(Right-click, and "Save Target As...")
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UR DEFEATS PSU-D TO CAPTURE CCHC REGULAR SEASON TITLE!
02.07.2008 //
UR Spiders will be the #1 seed for the CCHC Playoffs (held in Washington, DC on Feb 22 - 23).
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SECOND SEMESTER PREVIEW
The Spiders are looking forward to an action-packed 2nd semester!
01.16.2008 //
The roster will have some changes as some freshmen will no longer be on the team and study abroad students will return. The team looks forward to the return to the ice of Junior forwards Chris Nelson and Mike Fredrickson.
The 2nd semester schedule starts with a game vs. cross-town rival VCU. The Spiders want to complete the 2 game sweep this season. Next will be the 5th Annual Rumble in Richmond. ACHA South #1 seed UCF will attend for the 3rd year in a row. UCF beat UR in 2006, UR beat UCF in 2007, and the 2008 game should be a great battle. Gettysburg, who beat CNU this year and CCHC member Loyola are the other 2 teams in the tournament. These should be 6 great games.
Having qualified for the ACHA DIII National Tournament twice in their history (2004, 2005), the team is unhappy with their recent absence from the tournament. Every team holds its destiny in their hands with the new ACHA “Regional Tournament” Format. The Spiders have been ranked in the top 10 in the Southern Region all season and expect to stay there after the final February ranking (includes games from the 1st weekend in February). Teams #1 and #2 get an automatic bid to the National Tournament (Rochester, Minn) and teams #3 through #10 will play in the Regional Tournament to determine South seed #3 and #4 for the Nationals. All 4 spots are up for grabs!
Regionals, CCHC Playoffs, Nationals??? – should be exciting Spiders hockey!
Please contact team General Manager Tom Occhino with any questions.
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FIRST SEMESTER SUMMARY
01.15.2008 //
The biggest question coming into the 07-08 season was - can the Spiders replace the production and leadership from the recent Senior graduates? Coach Occhino was able to add a total of 13 freshmen (F,D,G) to the roster which would allow great flexibility. The freshmen were ready to contribute.
The Spiders opened the season with a win over Salisbury University in front of numerous Spider Hockey Alumni who were in town for the 3rd Annual Hockey Alumni weekend. Other early season wins included a tight victory over George Washington University during Parent's Weekend (the 1st game in CCHC history) and a road victory over D2 Georgetown University (last year's ACCHL champions).
There were some bumps in the road as the Spiders lost 1 goal games to PSU-Delco and old BRHC rivals ODU and CNU.
The highlight of the semester was the UNC Tournament as the Spiders went 3-0 to win it all! This was the 1st non-BRHC tournament championship in the Spiders' seven year history.
Other highlights and milestones included:
2 victories over South Region top 10 team USF
2 shutout victories (Cam Purves vs. Georgia Tech and Kevin Walsh vs. VMI)
3-0 record vs. ACHA DII opponents (UNC, UVA, Georgetown)
Many Hat Tricks (Mike Sumbs, Mike Collins, Dan Hebert)
Sat 11/10/07 vs. UVA - Senior Captain Mike Sumbs extended his career assist record by getting his 100th. Freshman Sam Beaver scored the goal.
(pictured below, left)
Sunday 11/11/07 vs. VMI -
Coach Occhino earned his 100th Career win!
(pictured below, right)
The semester ended with a record of 14 wins and 5 losses. Time was left at the end of the semester for the players to hit the books hard for exams. Everyone is excited for the 2nd semester. The roster will change and improvements will need to be made. The semester will be filled with big-time games!
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UR SPIDERS NEWS ARCHIVE
RICHMOND 6 // GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 4
 09.29.2007 //
Saturday night the Spiders hosted George Washington University in the inaugural game of the Colonial Collegiate Hockey League (CCHC). The two teams have become close rivals in the ACHA South given their games Nationals implications.
The Spiders would fall into an early hole going down 1-0 just two minutes
into the first period. However UR would bounce back with goals from
freshman Mike Collins and senior Bryan Sweeney to take a 2-1 lead after
one period.
GW came back firing to start the second period with two goals in the 5th minute of play to lead 3-2. Senior Taylor Hastings would even the score on a Spiders' power play heading into the third period.
Senior Captain Mike Sumbs would keep the Spiders rolling with the go
ahead
goal early in the third. It was a lead Richmond would not relinquish as
they skated to a 6-4 win. Junior Cam Purves played solid again to pick
up his second W of the season.
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2007-08 CAPTAINS SELECTED
09.25.2007 //
Coach Occhino has selected Senior Mike Sumbs as the Captain for the 07-08 season. Mike is the 5th Captain in the 7 year history of the club. Selected as one Alternate Captains was Senior Taylor Hastings and the team voted Senior Justin Collins as the other Alternate Captain. Coach Occhino is confident that these three Seniors will help lead the team in accomplishing their goals. |
RICHMOND 9 // SALISBURY 3
09.21.2007 //
The 2007-2008 season got underway Friday night as the Spiders skated to
a
9-3 victory over up and coming Salisbury University. The Spiders were
fired up and their intensity translated into an early lead as Senior
Captain Mike Sumbs scored just 24 seconds into the first period. It was
a
lead the Spiders would never relinquish. The Spiders would go on to
score
8 more goals in the victory. The high-powered offensive effort was lead
by
Freshman Mike Collins who had 3 goals and 2 assists. Junior goaltender
Cameron Purves and freshman Kevin Walsh combined in a solid defensive
effort. The Spiders now turn to face George Washington University (Sat
9/29 - HOME) in their first game in the CCHC. |
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WELCOME TO THE 2007-08 SEASON!
 09.17.2007 //
This will be an exciting season for the
team as they enter their 7th season on the ice. After the departure of 7
key team members (graduating Seniors), the team is excited by the
incoming freshman class. The team has left the BRHC to enter the newly
formed CCHC (Colonial Collegiate Hockey Conference). Also on the schedule
are many new opponents and tough teams.
Please check back for the 2007-08
roster and schedule that will be posted soon on the new and improved
webpage.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Tom Occhino
Head Coach and General
Manager
email: coach.occhino@richmondspiders.com
phone: 804-755-7306
Mike Sumbs
Student Team President
email: mike.sumbs@richmond.edu |
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