April 24

First Adrian Ice Hockey class ranked as nation’s best
Fogarty bringing in powerful group for Bulldogs’ inaugural season

ADRIAN, Mich.— Adrian College has captured the top 2007 recruiting class in all of NCAA Division III men’s ice hockey, according to collegehockeyrecruits.com.

As the Arrington Ice Arena is being constructed on the Adrian College campus, first-year head coach Ron Fogarty has been building AC’s first recruiting class. Fogarty and assistant coach Brian Burke have landed student athletes from all areas of Canada as well as regional talent.

Five players from the Western Ontario Hockey League (WOHL) and five from the North American Hockey League (NAHL) will matriculate to AC in the fall, while three players apiece will come from the Alberta Junior (AJHL) and Ontario Provincial Hockey Leagues (OPJHL). Two players were produced by the United States (USHL) and Central Junior Hockey Leagues (CJHL).

Adrian has also recruited players from the British Columbia (BCHL), Northern Pacific League (NORPAC) and New England Prep School League (NEPSHC West), while one student athlete will come directly from high school.

Transfers from an NCAA Division I and another NCAA Division III school will complete the inaugural Adrian College men’s ice hockey team.

Second on collegehocleyrecruits.com’s list was the University of Massachusetts- Boston, while 2007-08 Adrian College opponent Geneseo College was ranked third.

The Adrian College men’s varsity ice hockey team will open the Arrington Ice Arena and their 2007-08 season on Friday, October 19 at 7 p.m. versus Potsdam State University.