And I call myself a hockey fan...

Last year, the Brew Pub discovered a secret German beer recipe. It was delicious. It was so good, in fact, they froze it so they could skate on it and then in the spring, they melted it and drank it. But while they were skating on it, a surprising thing happened: a hockey team appeared. And they were apparently pretty good. As of two days ago, the WVU hockey team was 19-9-0-0 (8-3-0-0). But apparently not good enough to be listed on the university's athletics page:

Sad, but true. As a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association, the Skating Mountaineers face such powerhouses as Lindenwood and West Chester Universities. (In all fairness, they also face Illinois, Penn State, Oklahoma and Arizona, where I know hockey is big). The Mountaineers are currently ranked 16th, which suggests they are slightly better than the Cumberland Y's championship rec team. Let's give credit where credit is due: They have miraculously turned the program around as the team was 3-26-3-0 during the 2002-03 campaign. I mean, let's face it, Lindenwood was a powerhouse that year.

To perform such an amazing turnaround, WVU Hockey relies on such obvious hockey talent as assistant captain, Jeff Holabaugh - all 145 pounds of him - when he's soaking wet - and team captain, namely Tony Attanucci, who looks like he would shank you and is an impressive 5'8" 160 lbs.

Seriously though, despite it being second tier Division I hockey, I still got to support them - its an athletic team at WVU (plus I don't want shanked at Bent Willies by Attanucci). If only I would have known about them. That's why we're here folks: to inform, then mock. So go check out their web site and maybe a game (if the Mon ever freezes over).

WVU Hockey Team