{"id":72389,"date":"2016-09-19T11:01:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T16:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=72360"},"modified":"2016-09-19T11:01:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T16:01:56","slug":"sacred-heart-announces-webster-bank-arena-as-new-home-rink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2016\/09\/19\/sacred-heart-announces-webster-bank-arena-as-new-home-rink\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacred Heart announces Webster Bank Arena as new home rink"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sacred Heart and Webster Bank Arena announced a new five-year partnership Monday for the Pioneers to play their home games at the facility beginning with this upcoming 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n
Webster Bank Arena has been home to the New York Islanders’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, since the team’s inception in 2001.<\/p>\n
“Being able to call a venue such as Webster Bank Arena our home is an important step for our hockey program and to provide the best opportunity for our student-athletes,” said SHU executive director of athletics Bobby Valentine in a statement. “The game day experience for our student-athletes, alumni and fans will be tremendous and we are excited about what the season and future will bring.”<\/p>\n
“I am grateful for the commitment of the university to the SHU hockey program,” SHU coach C.J. Marottolo added. “The new locker room will have custom lockers and provide a home for our current players, and being in a venue such as Webster Bank Arena will be an asset to our recruiting.”<\/p>\n
As part of the agreement, SHU hockey will have a dedicated locker room, as well as athletic training and equipment areas, a team room and coaches offices.<\/p>\n
The Pioneers’ 2016-17 home schedule begins on Saturday, Oct. 15 when 2015 national champion Union visits for a 2 p.m. EDT contest. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sacred Heart and Webster Bank Arena announced a new five-year partnership Monday for the Pioneers to play their home games at the facility beginning with this upcoming 2016-17 season. Webster Bank Arena has been home to the New York Islanders’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, since the team’s inception in 2001. “Being […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"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