Skating to the finish

Liberty Men’s Division II (DII) hockey team’s 30-9 season came to end Sunday, March 23 after a 2-1 run in its first American Collegiate Hockey Association Nationals appearance in eight years. The Flames kicked off pool play by defeating top-seeded Grand Valley State University 3-2 in […]

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Hockey moves on to national tourney

The Liberty Flames men’s Division II team advanced past the Southeast Region Tournament for the first time Liberty University’s men’s Division II (DII) hockey team (26-7) continued tournament play with a win over the University of Delaware Blue Hens, 4-1, in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) regionals at LaHaye Ice Center. Both teams aggresively began the game, taking several […]

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Mountaineers grounded

Liberty’s Division I hockey team stretched its winning streak to five games The Liberty Flames Division I (DI) men’s hockey team completed a four-game season sweep against the West Virginia University (WVU) Mountaineers Feb. 14-15. The victories extended the Flames winning streak to five games and improved their record to 24-6-2. Liberty 5, West Virgina 2 A strong showing in […]

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Top teams split weekend matchup

Flames avoid sweep with strong showing in game two against Florida Gulf Coast in a key conference contest The Liberty Flames men’s Division II (DII) hockey team (22-6-0) split a weekend series with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Eagles (19-2-1) Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17-18. FGCU 8, LU 1 It was a rough night on the ice as Liberty fell […]

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Flames skate to seventh straight victory

The Liberty University men’s Division I hockey team swept the Eastern Michigan University Eagles in a weekend series Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2 at the LaHaye Ice Center. LU 4, Eastern Michigan 1 In the first-ever meeting between the Flames and the Eagles, Liberty extended its winning streak to six straight wins, defeating the Eagles 4-1. The first […]

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Clean sweep

The Flames (12-1) continued to stay hot over the weekend, improving on their five game home winning streak. Liberty outscored its opponents 11-3 in two games to defeat the Rochester Warriors (4-5) twice, Oct 25-26. LU 4, Rochester 2 Liberty came out of the gates looking very “complacent … expecting it to be easy,” according to Head Coach Kirk Handy. […]

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Panthers iced in rivalry matchup

Liberty captures its 10th win in 11 games, sweeping Davenport during Homecoming at the LaHaye Ice Center The Liberty University men’s Division I hockey team defeated the Davenport Panthers twice during homecoming weekend Friday Oct. 18 and Saturday Oct. 19. Liberty 2, Davenport 1 In the first game, Liberty defeated Davenport 2-1. Despite the absence of key players, such as […]

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Docksteader brothers net hat tricks

The Liberty Flames men’s Division II hockey dominated Elon and Millersville this past weekend behind the strength of hat tricks from Brad and Devon Docksteader. LU squashes Elon, 10-1 The Flames played controlled, physical hockey as they steamrolled Elon, 10-1, in front of a packed house Friday, Sept. 20. It did not take long for the Flames to get their […]

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McCombe voices title aspirations

The final buzzer sounds and several members of the hockey team take a victory lap around the ice in celebration of a close win. The crowd in the packed LaHaye Ice Center roars with excitement. Andrew McCombe, captain of the Liberty University’s men’s Division I (D1) hockey team, knows this scene well. As a senior, McCombe has led his team […]

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