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St. John Fisher University will add two intercollegiate hockey teams to its athletic offerings beginning in 2025 and will be the first collegiate partner of the Rochester (N.Y.) Ice Center, the program\u2019s home ice.<\/p>\nSt. John Fisher University will add two intercollegiate hockey teams to its athletic offerings beginning in 2025 and will be the first collegiate partner of the Rochester (N.Y.) Ice Center, the program\u2019s home ice.<\/p>\n
The school is located in Pittsford, N.Y.<\/p>\n
The addition of men\u2019s and women\u2019s hockey teams to the roster of sports offered at the university broadens its total number of athletic teams competing in the NCAA Division III to 26 teams.<\/p>\n
Fisher\u2019s athletics department is now in the recruiting phase, and incoming hockey student-athletes will enter the university in the fall 2025 semester.<\/p>\n
This news builds upon recent years of growth in the Fisher athletics department as well as the increasing popularity of hockey in the Western New York region and on campus. Fisher\u2019s club hockey team won the American Division Championship at the AAU College Hockey Tournament in March 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are confident that our university\u2019s academic offerings, continuing growth, and reputation and record in the NCAA Division III will enable us to successfully recruit hockey student-athletes to Fisher who will add to our success,\u201d said Jose Perales, vice president for enrollment management, in a statement. \u201cWe look forward to providing the total Fisher experience to students who might now consider Fisher because of the opportunity to play intercollegiate hockey. Not only will they have access to a state-of-the-market academic experience but the exceptional Fisher athletics experience as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The university anticipates a roster size of 25-30 student-athletes on both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams with an eye toward their first competitive intercollegiate game in fall 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an exciting time at Fisher and expanding our intercollegiate athletic offerings to reflect the growing interest in hockey adds to that excitement,\u201d added Bob Ward, Fisher athletics director. \u201cThrough our partnership with the premier facility in the region, the Rochester Ice Center, our student-athletes will have access to cutting edge facilities, and a place to call home.\u201d<\/p>\n
The university said that next steps include hiring a coaching staff and the finalization of the sport\u2019s conference affiliation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
St. John Fisher University will add two intercollegiate hockey teams to its athletic offerings beginning in 2025 and will be the first collegiate partner of the Rochester (N.Y.) Ice Center, the program\u2019s home ice. The school is located in Pittsford, N.Y. The addition of men\u2019s and women\u2019s hockey teams to the roster of sports offered […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":144362,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[820,825],"coauthors":[901],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n