ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
Icecats Tight Playoff Battle
Date:02/24/2019 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
The IceCats came ready to play in the ECHA quarterfinal game this past Friday at IceLine. They faced the United States Naval Academy for the third time this season, having both won and lost a game to them. Before the game began, ECHA league commissioner Gregg Marinari announced the players who made the 2018-2019 ECHA first-team and second-team all-stars. Representing Villanova, B...
Senior Night Showdown
Date:02/18/2019 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
Villanova’s last weekend of regular season games just passed, with a senior night home game against Lehigh University on Friday and a Sunday afternoon Winter Classic against Penn State Berks. After warm-ups on Friday night, the Villanova seniors on the team were recognized alongside their parents and family members in a traditional senior night ceremony. The turnout for the ...
IceCats Outscore Opponents 14-1 Over 2 Games
Date:02/12/2019 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
Villanova played two league games this past weekend against Temple University and Towson University. On Friday night, the IceCats hosted Temple at Hatfield Ice. Villanova played a strong first period, scoring the only two goals of the period. Goals were scored by David Gilfillan and Jack Merecki. Gilfillan’s goal was scored on a 2 on 0 rush by a beautiful backdoor pass from ...
Overtime Thriller at Hatfield
Date:02/07/2019 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
Villanova played two tough league games this past weekend. Friday night’s game was at home against Lehigh University, and Saturday was away at the Class of 23 Arena against Drexel University. Friday night’s versus Lehigh was a nail-biting game. Lehigh scored the first goal almost halfway through the period. About 13 minutes into the period, Timothy Arena scored a goal ...
IceCats Win 3 Straight on the Road
Date:01/30/2019 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
The IceCats took a road trip up to New York this past weekend for 3 games against Cornell University, Rochester Institute of Technology, and SUNY Cortland. Beginning Friday night, Villanova kicked off the weekend playing Cornell. Most of the first period was quiet until just 3 minutes left when Cornell broke the silence and scored the first goal of the game from a shot around the ...
IceCats Split the Weekend
Date:01/23/2019 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
The IceCat’s first weekend back from winter break was met with 2 home league games on Friday and Saturday night. On Friday night, Villanova faced the United States Naval Academy. Villanova started strong with the first two goals of the game, scored by Brett Mackell and Joey Duffy. Navy scored the last goal of the period with just five minutes left in the first. Abou...
Winter Classic Set!
Date:01/02/2019 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
The IceCats will take on PSU Berks in the Winter Classic at Navesink Country Club! The game will be played on Sunday February 17th with warmups starting at 12:10 p.m. Come out and support the IceCats as they rock their brand new Winter Classic sweaters. ...
Senior Night Date
Date:01/02/2019 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
The IceCat's Senior Night has been moved from Friday February 8th (vs Temple) to Friday February 15th (vs Lehigh). Make sure you come out and support the graduating class in their last home game at Hatfield Ice! The game is at 7:20 p.m. See you there! ...
Villanova College Showcase at Hatfield Ice
Date:12/09/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
The IceCats played in the Villanova Hockey Showcase at Hatfield Ice on Friday and Saturday nights, bringing home a win and a loss. Friday night’s game was against Niagara University. It was a tight first period as neither team was able to score a goal. The standstill was broken in the second period as Niagara scored the only goal of the period. The third period saw the mos...
A Weekend vs. WPU
Date:12/02/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
Villanova played William Paterson University twice this past weekend in a home and home series of league games. Saturday’s game was at home for the IceCats, and they scored the first goal of the game just 3 minutes into game play, thanks to Timothy Arena. About 7 minutes into the period, William Paterson made it on the scoreboard with a goal. With about 5 minutes left in the first, Timothy ...
Military Appreciation Weekend
Date:11/18/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
Villanova played the Indiana University of Pennsylvania at home twice this weekend, and walked away with a win and an overtime loss. For Saturday night's game, camo bandanas were given out to fans at the door. The IceCats wore their bandanas during warm-ups. Military veteran Bill Winterburn participated in a ceremonial puck drop and shared his story of being in the service. The Villan...
Third Period Rollercoasters
Date:11/11/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
The IceCats split this weekend with two league games, one at home against Penn State Berks and the other away at the United States Naval Academy. Friday night was a tight game against Berks. The first period went back and forth with goal scoring. Timothy Arena scored the first goal for Villanova just 50 seconds into the game. Berks responded with a goal a couple minutes later. With about 3 minut...
Double Digit Win Against Temple
Date:11/04/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
The IceCats had a successful weekend, playing just one away game at Temple on Friday. Villanova’s George Clark scored the first two goals of the game. Temple got on the scoreboard with a goal about 12 minutes into the period. Before the end of the first, Timothy Arena scored a goal for Villanova. The IceCats opened up the second period with 3 goals, scored by Patrick Keough, David...
League Game Weekend
Date:10/28/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
Villanova played 2 league games this week, an away game at Penn State Berks on Saturday night and a home game against Drexel on Sunday afternoon. During the first period against Berks, Villanova scored the first 2 goals of the game. Goals were scored by Christopher Parisi and Tim Matthews. With less than a minute left in the first, Berks buried a goal. Villanova’s George Clark scor...
Breast Cancer Awareness Weekend
Date:10/14/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
Villanova brought home a win against Rochester Institute of Technology on Friday night at home, and then hosted a breast cancer awareness game against the University of Arkansas on Sunday afternoon. Friday night’s game began with a 2 goals in the first period by Villanova’s Joey Duffy and Richie Halevy. The second period went back and forth with a lot of scoring. RIT...
Weekend vs. NYU & Towson
Date:10/07/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
The IceCats traveled to the Big Apple this past Friday night to play New York University at Chelsea East. Junmo Kim scored the first goal of the game for Villanova about 13 minutes into the period. With just one minute left, NYU tied the game for the period. During the second, NYU dominated the ice, scoring a total of 6 goals throughout the period. Both teams scored one goal in the thi...
City 6 Showdown
Date:09/30/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
Villanova’s home rink, Hatfield Ice, hosted the City 6 Showcase this past weekend. Teams that participated in the event were Villanova, Penn, St. Jose, Temple, Drexel, and La Salle. On Saturday night, Villanova played their first game of the showcase against Temple University. Villanova dominated the first period, scoring the first two goals by Timothy Blajda and Timothy Arena. Jus...
Home Opening Weekend: 3-Game Recap
Date:09/27/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
By Amanda Trusky Your IceCats are back! After a long off-season, a competitive week of tryouts, and a few practices later, Villanova Men’s Ice Hockey Team was ready for their home opening weekend. The weekend began with a home/home series against Rutgers University. On Friday night, Villanova hosted Rutgers at Hatfield Ice. The first period was tight as both teams...
2018-2019 Home Scheudle Released
Date:08/29/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
2018-2019 Home Games @ Hatfield Ice September 21st vs. Rutgers – 7:10pm (Home Opener) September 23rd vs. Cornell – 1:10pm September 29th vs TBD - 8:00 pm (City 6) September 30th vs TBD - TBD (City 6) October 6th vs. Towson – 7:40 pm October 12th vs. RIT – 7:10 pm (Pink In The Rink) October 14th vs. Arkansas – 1:10 pm October 28th vs. Drexel – 4:00 pm (...
Villanova Hockey Searches for Puck Sponsor
Date:03/25/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
We, Villanova University men’s ice hockey, are providing a sponsorship opportunity for one lucky company to have their logo on the backside of our official game pucks! These pucks will be used every game next season and distributed as team memorabilia to some lucky fans throughout warmups and game play. If you are interested in sponsoring our Villanova men’s ice hockey ...
Villanova makes it to championship game, loses in OT
Date:02/25/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
By Amanda Trusky This past weekend, Aston Ice Works hosted the ECHA playoffs. Beginning Friday, Villanova shutout Temple University. Patrick Keough and David Troiano each scored a goal for Villanova during the first period. Troy Donahue buried the last goal of the game about halfway through the second. The final score of the game was a 3-0 win for Villanova. Villanova moved on to play Navy on Sa...
Villanova Undefeated weekend: 3-0-0
Date:02/19/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
By Amanda Trusky Villanova defeated Lehigh University in back-to-back games this past weekend. Friday’s away game began with 3 goals in the first period scored by Villanova’s Jack Skaggs, Patrick Keough, and David Troiano. During the second period, Villanova locked in 3 more goals by Christopher Parisi (2) and Eric Brotmann. Villanova opened the third period with 2 goals by ...
Drexel Weekend: 1 Win, 1 Loss
Date:02/04/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
Villanova played back-to-back league games against Drexel University this past weekend, finishing with a loss and a win. Drexel began the Saturday night’s away game strong, scoring 1 goal in the first period and 4 in the second. During the third period, Villanova buried 3 goals in a row, scored by Patrick Keough, Timothy Matthews, and Troy Donahue. Drexel scored the final ...
Villanova Takes Win Over GWU
Date:01/28/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
By Amanda Trusky Villanova triumphed over George Washington University at home this past Saturday night. During the first period, Villanova buried 2 goals by Brian Anderson and and Matthew Mullen. Villanova established a 4-goal lead in the second period with another two goals by Edward Klein and Patrick Keough both on the power play. Richie Halevy scored the first goal o...
First weekend back from break: 1 win, 2 losses
Date:01/22/2018 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
After a long winter break, Villanova returned to the ice this past weekend with 3 games against NYU, University at Buffalo, and Courtland. On Friday night, Villanova hosted NYU at Hatfield Ice. During the first two periods, NYU established a 5-0 lead over Villanova. NYU locked in 3 more goals at the beginning of the third. Villanova’s Matthew Mullen buried a goal during the second half of ...
League Game Win Streak Comes to an End
Date:11/21/2017 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
By Amanda Trusky The IceCats boarded the bus and headed down to Maryland on Saturday for a league game against Navy, but they came home defeated. The game was scoreless for the majority of the first period, until Navy buried a goal within the last minute. Navy was able to put home 4 more goals throughout the second period. In the third period, Villanova’s Jack Ska...
Review: ACHA Showcase Weekend
Date:11/13/2017 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
By Amanda Trusky Over Veteran’s Day weekend, Villanova played in the ACHA Showcase at Warwick Ice Arena, but the IceCats were unable to bring home a win. Friday night’s game was against West Virginia University. Villanova’s Troy Donahue scored the first goal about 9 minutes into the first period. West Virginia scored 4 minutes later, wrapping up the period with a 1-1 tie. Dur...
Villanova Defeats PSU Berks in Back-to-Back Games
Date:11/06/2017 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
By Amanda Trusky Maintaining their league-game strength, Villanova defeated Penn State Berks this weekend in back-to-back games. Villanova hosted first with Saturday night’s game at Hatfield Ice. PSU Berks scored the first goal about 10 minutes into the first period. Villanova responded with two goals in one minute by captain Jack Skaggs. Within the last 5 seconds of the period, PSU Berks...
Villanova Undefeated in League Games
Date:10/30/2017 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
By Amanda Trusky Villanova defeated both Rowan University and United States Naval Academy this past week, maintaining their undefeated league game play. Rowan University visited Hatfield Ice Thursday night. Rowan scored first with a goal about 5 minutes into the period. With just 15 seconds left in the first, Villanova tied the game 1-1 with a goal by Timothy Matthews to wrap up the peri...
Villanova 2-0 on Weekend vs. Temple
Date:10/23/2017 Source:ACHA : Villanova University Men’s Ice Hockey
By Amanda Trusky Villanova played and won their first league games this weekend against Temple University. Temple hosted the first game Friday night at Flyers Skate Zone Northeast. Troy Donahue on Villanova scored the first goal of the weekend about 15 minutes into in the first period. Villanova established a 2-0 lead halfway through the second period with a goal scored by Aidan Rush. The thi...
