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2011 Military Classic of the South The annual Military Classic of the South will be held on Saturday, December 3rd at the Raleigh Iceplex in Raleigh, North Carolina at 4:30 pm. VMI is looking to return the cup to Lexington while the Citadel looks to keep it for another year. The charity event is a great opportunity to see two rival schools fight for bragging rights while raising money for a great cause. Come out and support the Keydets! VMI Hockey 2011-2012
Back Row, Left to Right: Coach Berthiume, Nick Putnam, Sean Turner, Michael Souza, David Tarangelo, Clay Strong, Austin Chien, Jordan Mrofchak, Joe Kohm, Mathew Wendler, Casimir Honorowski, Bob Flaherty, Brian Boyle, Tom Beary (A), Beau Ryan, Aaron Bradley, Manager Michael Scaplehorn
Front Row, Left to Right: Gianluca Mangiapane, Hunter Wood (A), Alex Erber (C), Warner Thomas Alumni Game Scheduled! The VMI Ice Hockey club will host their annual Alumni game on Saturday, January 14th 2012 at 4:30pm at the LaHaye Ice Center in Lynchburg, Virginia. This is a great opportunity for alumni and current cadets to interact and share stories as well as catch up with old friends in a fun and competitive game of pick up. All alumni are welcome to attend - if you have any questions please feel free to email Alex Erber (CIC) or Hunter Wood (ACIC) at erberag@mail.vmi.edu or woodhr@mail.vmi.edu. VMI Hockey looks for improvement in 2011 After dropping two close games against The Citadel in December, the VMI Hockey team is in search of redemption. The second half of the season kicks off with a match-up against Liberty University on Jan 15th at 4:45pm. The club will need to play solid defense and look for a good performance from senior goaltender Tommy Fields against Liberty's team, ranked 14th in the ACHA. Come out and support the Keydets at LaHaye Ice Center... VMI Defeats JWU On October 15th, VMI took down JWU in an exhibition match-up with a final score of 7-1.
VMI jumped on the opposition with an early goal and never looked back.
 2010-11 Season Kicks Off VMI Hockey started the season off with two tough losses. The first coming from the hands of NOVA CC in a pre-season exhibition, and the second coming from William and Mary. Despite the story of the scoreboard, the team took great steps forward during both games. Having only had three practices thus far, there is much room for improvement. The Keydets take on Liberty D3 at Lahaye Ice Center on 10/15 for their next game, come out and support Big Red. Team looks forward to 2010-11 Season With big changes going on in the BRHC, VMI Hockey looks forward to its forthcoming season. After finishing with a bang in the 2009-10 season, the Keydets are looking to improve and become a dominating force in the Atlantic Division. With six rising seniors, the team will be older and more experienced than past years. The team will also be welcoming a new Assistant Coach for the upcoming season. All things look positive for the future… VMI Hockey finishes with a big win On February 19th, the VMI Hockey Team finished its season by routing Radford at home with a dominating 9-0 victory. This was the final appearance in the BRHC for seniors Chris Mendillo, and Drew Horgan. It was also the final game for Assistant Coach Shawn M. Rost who played a pivotal role on and off the ice as a mentor for all the players. All three of these individuals had a large impact on the program and will leave a lasting legacy for years to come. VMI Takes Pair From Citadel  VMI defeated the Citadel twice this past weekend with scores of 4-3 and 5-4 (SO). Senior Chris Mendillo scored the deciding goal with 3:21 left in the game to claim Game 1 of the Military Cup. Goal scorers in the game were Freshman Alex Erber, Senior Drew Horgan, Senior Andy Adldoost, and Chris Mendillo.
Game 2 was played Dec. 5 at Wake Forest, and proved to be more intense. This marked the second annual Military Classic of the South.
With time winding down in the third period, Junior Drew Luxhoj scored the game-tying goal and sent the game into overtime. During the first overtime, VMI took a penalty and skated shorthanded for two out of the 5 minutes in overtime. Both goaltenders held their ground, and the game came down to the second shoot-out with the Citadel in two years. Senior Chris Mendillo and Freshman Hunter Wood both scored during the shootout, while Junior Eric Wittig denied the Citadel any goals, giving VMI a 5-4 victory to win the Military Classic of the South for the second straight year. This year the Military Classic raised over $3000 for the American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund. Keydets Defeat NOVA In Season Opener The VMI Keydets defeated Northern Virginia Community College on Friday night by a score of 6-4. With a short bench, VMI was able to out shoot NOVA 49-38. A spectacular performance by goaltender Eric Wittig and a high powered offense helped the Keydets to secure their first win of the new season. VMI came out strong, with freshman Hunter Wood netting his first goal of his VMI career, but NOVA answered with 1:09 left in the first period to tie the game. Scoring went back and forth all game until the Keydets got an insurance goal from senior Chris Mendillo, giving the them a 2 goal cushion with 1:08 left in the game. VMI will play Liberty University D3 on Friday, 2 October at 4:00pm at LaHaye Ice center in Lynchburg.
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