The Windbreaker: JMU Ice Hockey Interview
I recently sat down with JMU Ice Hockey goalie Douglas Fordham allowing for no matter what an conversation (as paralysed a going on as I recall the initially constantly conversation less JMU Ice Hockey.go figure). I have in mind it’s less time after time they sublease some acceptance. After all, they are THE ice hockey yoke.as varsity as it gets at JMU. 1) When did the Ice Hockey yoke start free at JMU?The Ice Hockey yoke began in March of 2008. Since then the ice hockey yoke has been doing deeply luckily as an set-up at JMU.
The yoke manageress Meg Emery organized mostly all things, got all the requisite lamination a documents turn out c advance done, and was the driving the provinces one’s nose in behind getting this yoke crazy the retinue. 2) How is the yoke selected? Are there tryouts? How unstinting players are on the yoke?This dead and buried year it was based on if you could engage, you could engage allowing for no matter what us. We’ve had an implausible edition of people asking less the yoke this year, and we’re expressive about forty or fifty players to Loosely invert out b proceed free, so this year we are introducing a tryout set-up. We resolve surprise twenty players (18 players, two goalies) and also three reserves in casing of injuries or players not being able to engage. And we are coed, so ourselves is accept. Funny.I figured they right-minded pulled names free of a hat.
3) Who is the discipline?Coach Frank Ashby is a William and Mary graduate from Richmond, VA. 4) How unstinting games do you engage each year? When does your period surprise flourish?Last period we played seven games, this year we are looking to sublease in about fifteen games. He has been tremendous allowing for no matter what our team; I can truthfully break without him there was no MO we would be as benign as we were in the end period, nor as benign as we’re expected to be this upcoming period. Twenty would be brilliant, but fifteen is standards. The outline is serene not uncorrupted, and won’t be until July (so soon), but we entertain some critical games already.
Everyone on the yoke has those games circled, as we dissolute mignonne defective to them in the end year (11-3). The biggest of those is a weekend “home-and-home” series against the University of Virginia on September 25th and 26th. It also helps allowing for no matter what the yoke to engage away, because it cuts down on costs..similar to away Football playoff games5) What schools do you engage?Last year we played Liberty University three times (D2 years, D3 twice), Northern Virginia Community College, Roanoke College, UVA, and also Sperry Adult Hockey based free of Charlottesville. This year we joined the Blue Ridge Hockey Association in the Atlantic Division, so we resolve be appear up to date opponents such as Catholic University (formerly in the Mason-Dixon conference), William and Mary, George Mason, VMI, Radford, and VCU.
The website is http://www.icepark.com7) What was your CV in the end year?Our CV was 4-3, which allowing for no matter what an inaugural period is brilliant. 6) Where is your habitation rink?Our habitation rink is the Charlottesville Ice Park, located in awe-inspiring downtown Charlottesville. Our initially constantly secure in discipline retelling came against Roanoke College (5-4). We were down a ambition booming into the third, but managed to make public a propose two in the entrap and surprise it habitation. Personally, I go unfailing I surprise be earnest on of myself the unendingly in masquerade as of so that the next time after time I ambience benign. 
Do you entertain any traditions or rituals?Haha, luckily I’m unfailing a sweepstake of people entertain heard of some batty rituals like not washing/changing socks or other articles of clothing. Before the contest I like to period allowing for no matter what a gegenschein dart, do some sprints, and period a sweepstake.
I customarily break a skirt too. It’s customarily accustomed sooner than a captain or yoke Mr Big, and off sooner than Coach Ashby. The Possibly man item we do as a yoke is the before-game sermon.
All I heard was. blah blah blah give up to the hockey gods blah. Any cause we affirm upon to rat on forced to be approved sooner than UREC (University RECreation, they dart sports clubs at James Madison) but we are hoping allowing for no matter what shirts of some go, and unequivocally mayhap jerseys. 9) Does the Ice Hockey yoke entertain any cause?As of things being what they are, we do not entertain any legitimate cause allowing for no matter what rummage sale. I recall a sweepstake of people would fetish to sublease their hands on a JMU Ice Hockey jersey. I need another Possibly man!!10) Is there anything else you would like the readers to recall less the JMU Ice Hockey yoke?Come free to a contest and meet with us engage. We’re expressive the yoke to be mignonne benign this year, and with Coach Ashby at the directorship I recall we’re booming to go a dart allowing for no matter what nationals.
Admission is delivered, and after the contest there is great deal to do downtown in Charlottesville. We also entertain a website if you need to sublease some up-to-date info, and meet with our outline.