The ACU Hockey Club put on a charity game to benefit the Hendrick Children's hospital. The game was played by the ACU Hockey Club and The Men of Abilene. Before the game began, a hockey learning clinic was put on for children in attendance. Video/editing by Nathan Lundeen ... [Read More…]
JMC Network Newscast – October 3, 2014
This week on the JMC Network Newscast: We have an inside look at the acu charity hockey game benefitting Hendrick children's hospital. Then, highlights of Entra la plaza- the annual acu event that celebrates Hispanic heritage month. Also, details on acu's computer auction- where more than 400 laptops, desktops and ipads were sold. Finally, the ... [Read More…]
ACU Hockey to play in charity game
ACU Roller Hockey will participate in a charity game Saturday benefitting Hendrick Children's Hospital. The game will be between ACU Roller Hockey and a team comprised of Abilene and Dyess Air Force Base hockey players. The game will begin at 2 p.m. at the Jimmy Hoffman Arena at Cal Young Park on T&P Lane. The hockey team, funded by the ... [Read More…]
ACU hockey club preparing for season
The first year ACU club hockey started, the team took home the gold at Nationals. Now, 11 years later, it hopes to make it to the top again. Assistant captain Heath Bracken has high hopes for this year. "I'm super pumped. We have a pretty good chance of making playoffs," Bracken said. ACU will face teams including the University of Texas ... [Read More…]
Stars’ former coach Crawford should still be employed
Ninth place in the NHL Western Conference sounds bad, but it sounds a bit better when you consider the fact that your team was thirteenth the season before and a non-factor in playoff conversation. That's why the decision by Joe Nieuwendyk to fire Coach Marc Crawford seems a bit hasty. Crawford was in just his second season as head coach and had ... [Read More…]
Hockey: The Sports Fans Dream
Every day, thousands upon thousands of sports fans file into stadiums, arenas and ballparks all over the country. These people want one thing: excitement. Sports fans crave thrilling, edge-of-your-seat action with plenty of highlight-reel plays. With this in mind, it is inexplicable why the sports-loving public so often overlooks the world's most ... [Read More…]
Photo Gallery: ACU Inline Hockey
"Some people have the idea that inline hockey is a kiddie sport," says Mark Daughdrill, junior vocational missions major from Cypress. The men of the ACU inline hockey team would beg to differ. [flickr album=72157623737934628 num=10 size=Square] For a small number of ACU-affiliated hockey enthusiasts, the quick action of inline skating combined ... [Read More…]
Hockey team ready for sixth season
By Denton Josey, Staff Writer The ACU hockey team enters a new season with high expectations, and with good reason, but their question is: Will anyone notice? Great play and impressive records have ensured that teams across the nation know who the ACU hockey team is, and the team hopes another national tournament bid will catch some attention on ... [Read More…]