2008 Woodie Awards
Intramural Ice Hockey is a great success
Kate Ambrose
Issue date: 4/16/04 Section: Sports
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Everyone at Assumption who plays an intramural sport is a die hard, and the best part about it: they are not afraid to admit it. Very recently, the campus has had a new group of die-hards emerge. These die-hards are the kind that used to awake before the sun came up just to get in a little ice time. Yes, the new intramural sport these die hards play is ice hockey.
This addition was started by Juniors Devin Anno and Dennis Moran this year after they drew up a constitution which was presented to SGA. Although this may seem like a great deal of work for an intramural team, the results made the effort worth it. Anno and Moran also had to discuss ice time and other nitty gritties, such as the pay for the referee and game times, with Ann McCarron of the Plourde Recreational Center.
"I wanted to start the league because I thought it would be a great opportunity for kids who still wanted to play [hockey] but not at the varsity level," said Anno.
Moran shares the same sentiment of Anno and feels that the league was a real success.
"Everyone respected the rules and the intensity was great," said Moran. "I know a lot of people looking forward to the program continuing to next year."
Unlike intramural floor hockey where the sticks are provided, players had to provide their own sticks, skates, and all other equipment for their games. Although this is the priciest intramural sport at Assumption, it still was manageable for a college student's budget at a cost of $20 per player.
"All of the other teams realized that hockey can be an expensive sport, but it was worth it to everyone to pay to play," said Moran.
Once on the ice, the teams surely understood that the price was nothing in comparison to what they received.
"It's usually ten dollars every time you skate, and we got three hours out of this," said Junior Jeff Stavenger, who played for the championship team, Shootin' Skeet. "It was definitely worth it," he said.
This addition was started by Juniors Devin Anno and Dennis Moran this year after they drew up a constitution which was presented to SGA. Although this may seem like a great deal of work for an intramural team, the results made the effort worth it. Anno and Moran also had to discuss ice time and other nitty gritties, such as the pay for the referee and game times, with Ann McCarron of the Plourde Recreational Center.
"I wanted to start the league because I thought it would be a great opportunity for kids who still wanted to play [hockey] but not at the varsity level," said Anno.
Moran shares the same sentiment of Anno and feels that the league was a real success.
"Everyone respected the rules and the intensity was great," said Moran. "I know a lot of people looking forward to the program continuing to next year."
Unlike intramural floor hockey where the sticks are provided, players had to provide their own sticks, skates, and all other equipment for their games. Although this is the priciest intramural sport at Assumption, it still was manageable for a college student's budget at a cost of $20 per player.
"All of the other teams realized that hockey can be an expensive sport, but it was worth it to everyone to pay to play," said Moran.
Once on the ice, the teams surely understood that the price was nothing in comparison to what they received.
"It's usually ten dollars every time you skate, and we got three hours out of this," said Junior Jeff Stavenger, who played for the championship team, Shootin' Skeet. "It was definitely worth it," he said.