CNU Ice Hockey Team Heads South After 19-1 Regular Season
News Release - February 12, 2008
Media Contact:
Emily L. Lucier
Press Secretary and Media Manager
emily.lucier@cnu.edu
(757) 594-8428
(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) - The Christopher Newport University ice hockey team ended its 2007-2008 regular season with a Blue Ridge Hockey Conference (BRHC) record of 12 wins and no losses, and an overall record of 19 wins and only one loss.
The Captains were named the BRHC regular season champions, and were ranked third place in the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s South region. The team has earned a spot in the BRHC playoffs to battle for the entire BRHC championship.
The Captains will be traveling to Duluth, Georgia this weekend to the South Regional Tournament to take on the Georgia Institute of Technology Yellow Jackets for a bid to the National championship tournament in Rochester, Minnesota.
The team will also travel to Wilmington, NC on Feb. 22 to compete for the BRHC championship. This has been a remarkable year for the Captains, as they have been ranked in the top 10 all season and had a star player, Mark Wilkinson, recognized as one of the South’s Best; and achieving a near-perfect record. Answers to questions regarding the ice hockey team may be found on its website, www.cnuhockey.com or directed to their P.R. Director Jenni MacGregor at jenni.macgregor.04@cnu.edu.
Christopher Newport University is a four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia. CNU enrolls 4,800 students in programs through its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Joseph W. Luter III College of Business and Leadership and offers great teaching, small classes and an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor.
Visit us at www.cnu.edu.