FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Fredonia entertains Southern New Hampshire at 7 p.m. Tuesday inside the Steele Hall Ice Arena.
It's the first men's hockey game of 2015 and the first meeting ever between the Blue Devils and the Penmen, who hail from Manchester, N.H.
It's also Fredonia's only home game in January. Doors open at 6 p.m.
The Blue Devils bring a 2-5-3 record into the game, including a 1-2-1 record on home ice. The victory came in their most recent game, 2-1 over Johnson & Wales on Dec. 12, prior to the three-week holiday break.
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"The break was great for our hockey team," Fredonia head coach
Jeff Meredith said, "and it was pretty evident when we returned on New Year's Day.Â
I can see the excitement in our group and it all starts in practice. They are having fun, working very hard, and enjoying being with each other. We are doing a lot of 'playing' in practice with small ice games."Following Tuesday's game, the Blue Devils play eight straight January road games -- including Friday night and Saturday afternoon in Aston, Pa., against Neumann.
They will be at home five times in February, beginning with the Feb. 6 Pink The Rink game vs. Potsdam.
NOTES: Pink The Rink jerseys are still available by contacting Meredith at (716) 673-3334 or by e-mailing him at meredith@fredonia.edu. Each jersey can be personalized as a tribute to a cancer survivor ...Fredonia is SUNYAC's least penalized team and, on average, the seventh least penalized team in NCAA Division III at 8.6 minutes per game. In addition, the Blue Devils are No. 17 nationally on the penalty kill. They've killed 33 of 38 penalties (86.8 percent) ...Â
Southern New Hampshire took a 5-5-0 record into its road game Monday night at Brockport.
