For the Delaware Ice Hockey Club, the 1980-81 season represented an unfulfilled dream. On March 20 the Hens watched in disappointment as the coveted Hannigan Memorial Cup was awarded to the hailed Villanova Wildcats in front of a stunned Ice Arena crowd. The Hen’s season, which had begun with hopes of a league title, had ended in eerie silence after Villanova’s 6-3 win gave the Wildcats a two game sweep in the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Conferenc e (MACHC) championship series. After a red-hot start, a 13-3 win over Duquesne, the hens were ready to go. The 5-1 start they achieved slid to a halt and they won only four of their next sixteen contests. But when all had seemed lost, they regrouped and eventually squeaked past the Drexel Dragons in their semi-final game to reach the championship round. Though the Hens were the runner-up to the Wildcats, the MACHC coaches recognized their efforts. Center Rich Roux, right wing Steve Hubbart and left wing Tom Coluccio made the first team all-stars.
# | Player | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Mead | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Steve Grimme | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
Arnie Russo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
George Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | Troy Baldridge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | Tom Wick | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
4 | Chris Mattie | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
7 | Greg Lamb | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
7 | Jim Dewson | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 |
9 | Chip Jarry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
10 | Bill Browne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
11 | Jack Dewson | 0 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 0 |
12 | Rich Roux | 0 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 0 |
14 | Tim Brown | 0 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 |
16 | Bob Purcell | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 |
18 | Tom Coluccio | 0 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 0 |
18 | Fil Sherry | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 |
19 | Steve Hubbart | 0 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
20 | Kevin Clark | 0 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 0 |
33 | Pete Lockhart | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | Paul Redmond | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |