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Fairfield University and Hockey? Not many people know that Fairfield even has a hockey team. Competing at the club level, the Fairfield Men’s Hockey team heads into its biggest game of the season this weekend.
The Fairfield Men’s Club Ice Hockey team is looking for a big crowd to back them this weekend as they take on rival SUNY-Farmingdale. Currently, Farmingdale is #5 in the country and is 18-3 overall.
The Stags are hoping to use this game to raise as much money as possible to support Breast Cancer Awareness. The team will wear special pink jerseys to show their support and all proceeds will go to Hockey Moms Fight Breast Cancer.
It has been a successful season thus far, but the Stags hope this weekend’s game will jump start a strong finish to the season.
Currently, the team is 7-6-1 and has qualified for regionals, where they will face Penn State-Altoona. Also on the horizon are the league playoffs and a potential trip to nationals if the Stags can get hot as the season concludes.
The team, led by captains Pat Walters ’11, Brian Loftus ’11, and Chris Pacicco ’12, has had several big wins on the club circuit this year, knocking off SUNY-Albany twice, Wagner twice, and powers Southern CT State and North Carolina.
A big reason for the Stags success has been contributions from players both young and old. Walters and Mike Pagliuco ’12 have been key pieces for the Stags in getting them into regionals for the first time since 2007. A mainstay in the crease all season, Pagliuco is 2-1 in his last three games, stopping 48 shots against Wagner and 31 vs SUNY-Albany. Walters has been pivotal on offense, scoring four goals in the last three games, including the game winner against SUNY-Albany.
Pagliuco’s strong play has been supported by a solid defense. He credits Matt Viskovich ’14 , Pat Sullivan ’14, and Alex Rusoniello ‘14 with being the anchors of the defense.
“The combination between a solid core on defense and young, fast forwards, we have really put ourselves in a good position to succeed at regionals and hopefully move onto the National tournament in Michigan,” said captain Pacicco.
As the Stags season concludes, they’re hoping for strong student support as they take on Farmingdale. “I think the student support will be a big help to our team, and more importantly, to help raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness,” said Pagliuco.
Details below on the time and location of the event:
Admission is $2. All proceeds go to Breast Cancer Awareness.
This Friday at 9 p.m. at the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport. Buses leave from the Rec Plex at 8:30 p.m.
Come out and support the Stags and Breast Cancer Awareness!
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