{"id":39654,"date":"2011-11-16T13:12:07","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T19:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=39654"},"modified":"2011-11-16T15:37:14","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T21:37:14","slug":"nazerth-joins-ecac-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2011\/11\/16\/nazerth-joins-ecac-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Nazareth to join ECAC West for inaugural 2012-13 season"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nazareth College has been accepted for membership in the ECAC West, joining longtime members Elmira, Hobart, Manhattanville, Neumann and Utica. <\/p>\n
The Golden Flyers, a new program in Division III hockey located in Pittsford, N.Y., a Rochester suburb, will begin competition in the fall of 2012.<\/p>\n
“We think that top to bottom, this is one of the top conferences in the country,” said Nazareth coach George Roll in a news release. “It could be tough for us coming out of the gate, but we’re excited about the opportunity that the ECAC has given us.”<\/p>\n
League members will continue to play each other three times in the 2012-2013 season, resulting in a 15-game league schedule.<\/p>\n
Nazareth will play its home games at the 2,300 seat Sports Centre at Monroe Community College, with its first home game against Geneseo on October 19, 2012.<\/p>\n
“Nazareth will be an exceptional addition to the ECAC Men’s West ice hockey league,” ECAC commissioner Rudy Keeling said in a statement. “Their rich history of athletic success has paved the way for their men’s hockey program to be a strong contender immediately. The ECAC is excited to welcome the institution as our newest member.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nazareth College has been accepted for membership in the ECAC West, joining longtime members Elmira, Hobart, Manhattanville, Neumann and Utica. The Golden Flyers, a new program in Division III hockey located in Pittsford, N.Y., a Rochester suburb, will begin competition in the fall of 2012. “We think that top to bottom, this is one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":140328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n