written by: Head Coach Lee Strofe

Three teams, including Neumann University, from the Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association's (ECHRA) Division 3 opened up their season in Old Bethpage, NY last weekend.

Montclair State began their inaugural regular season with a 6-1 victory over the Catamounts of Vermont. They continued on against Cortland where the Red Hawks of Montclair surrendered 3-1 and 6-4 leads in the game. Cortland managed to score three straight third period goals with the final one being scored with 11 seconds remaining to result in a 7-6 defeat. Montclair ended the weekend with a Sunday morning matchup against Endicott that resulted in a 5-3 loss.

Another team to being their regular season journey was Temple University. The Owls flew out of Old Bethpage with dominant wins over Boston and Vermont and suffered their only loss against Syracuse. Every skater on Temple's roster recorded at least one point on the weekend.

Neumann was the final team from D3 to open their season this past weekend. They too had blowout wins over Boston and Vermont and also handed Endicott a 5-1 loss. Neumann's Michael Strofe was a man amongst boys this weekend after tallying 20 points in the three contests, including a 10-point performance versus Vermont.

All three clubs will hit the rink in Export, PA on November 16-17.