Men’s Club Ice Hockey
KSC Men’s Club Ice Hockey Advances to the 2024 ACHA Men’s DII National Tournament!
Even though Keene State hosted the Regional Tournament this year, the club was not required to play in the tournament because they received an automatic bid to the National Tournament by way of their regional ranking: https://www.achahockey.org/m2-rankings.
Northeastern University (#1) and Keene State (#2) automatically qualified for the National tournament while 12 other teams came to Keene to determine who the other two teams would be to advance from the Northeast region: Army-West Point and the University of New Hampshire secured those two spots.
Four teams from each of the four regions will compete in pool play March 11, 12, 13 in St. Louis. The top team from each pool advances to the National Semi Final games on Thursday, March 14. The winners play for a National Championship on Friday, March 15.
Tournament Pool: https://www.achahockey.org/mens-division-2-pool-standings-2
Tournament Schedules/Results: https://www.achahockey.org/stats/schedule/all-teams/39/all-months?league=1&division=-1
MEN’S Division 2 - POOL A
March 11 - Concordia University of Wisconsin vs. Keene State - KSC won 5-4 OT
March 12 - Miami University (OH) vs. Keene State - KSC lost 7-5
March 13 - Keene State vs. Montana State University - KSC lost 4-3
Keene State does not advance to the semi-finals after finishing their pool play with a record of 1-2.
To help offset the cost of the men’s hockey club traveling to St. Louis, they have set up a fundraising link with GiveCampus. Here is the link for anyone interested in making a donation: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/KeeneStateCollege/ksc-men-s-ice-hockey-nationals-fund/?a=7680744.
Incoming students for fall 2024 interested in playing club hockey, can contact the current club president Will Slohm at william.slohm@keene.edu or the head coach, Bobby Rodrigue at bobby.rodrigue.60@gmail.com for more information about next year’s season.
Interested students can also visit the men’s club hockey web page www.kschockey.com or our Facebook page (Keene State College Hockey) or @KSCClubHockey on Twitter or their new KSC OwlNet page, https://keene.presence.io/organization/mens-ice-hockey.
The KSC Men’s Club Hockey team competes in the Northeast Hockey Association and are members of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. The Owls play in the Patriot East Division of NECHA, which also includes UVM, Providence College, UMass, and Holy Cross. The club also plays the University of New Hampshire, Boston University, Northeastern University, Bryant and RPI.
Here is the link to the 2023-24 KSC Men’s Club Hockey Schedule - KSC Men’s Club Hockey Schedule.
President: Will Slohm, william.slohm@keene.edu
Head Coach: Bobby Rodrigue, bobby.rodrigue.60@gmail.com
Advisor: Bert Poirier, bpoirier@keene.edu
Keene State MIHC prides itself on creating a family-friendly atmosphere for college hockey games at Keene ICE. Spectators may not bring alcohol, drugs, weapons or noisemakers into the rink and are subject to search by security officials. Smoking is prohibited at Keene ICE. Spectators who enter restricted areas, disrupt participants & spectators of the game, use foul language or damage any property may be ejected from the building and face possible disciplinary action or prosecution.