Stockton University ICE HOCKEY

Dela-who? Dela-what? Delaware, and the Blue Hens fans were chanting loudly after their team stormed back from an early 3-0 deficit to take a 4-3 lead over Richard Stockton’s Ospreys heading into the final period at a Friday evening game on the University of Delaware campus.

A second period mid-ice collision caused an arm injury to freshman standout Brian D’erario and it seemed to have the Stockton team lose focus, as 3 second period goals by the home team put the Ospreys in a hole entering the final stanza. But sophomore Tyler Martin scored twice in the 3rd and goalie Eddie Rafferty held off all Delaware shots the rest of the way to secure the win for the visitors.

Freshman defenseman Richie Myers scored the game’s first goal and Al Morelli scored the other 2 goals for the NJ team. The teams will face each other again Sunday night at the Atlantic City SkateZone.

The Richard Stockton College Ice Hockey team opened their season a day later than originally planned, but the wait was well worth it, as the Ospreys came away from a Poconos Mountain matchup against the Warriors or East Stroudsburg University with a 9-4 victory. Stockton fielded several newcomers and a post-grad returnee in the line-up and the team speed led to several goals early. Unselfishness was the word of the day as pretty passing plays led to golden scoring chances throughout the game.

It’s only one game, but the puck movement and zone coverage throughout makes a Stockton fan optimistic for a successful season ahead.

If you are interested in playing for the Richard Stockton College Osprey Ice Hockey team next season, please email your information (phone, email, grade, position, etc) to Coach Ian Walterson at ianwalterson@comcast.net and Coach Jay Turcotte at
rsc-icehockey@comcast.net.

Captains practices occur throughout the summer months.

RSC competes in the ACHA Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) and was ranked in the top 10 in the ACHA Atlantic Region for the 3nd straight season last year.