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2011-12
CAPTAIN
Chris Kunnen
2011-12
Alternate
Captains
Court Fall
Jake Green
Andrew
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Season Headlines
For the 11th consecutive year, the Flying Dutchmen have qualified
for the Division III national tournament of the American
Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Coach Chris Van Timmeren's
Flying Dutchmen (21-3-0-1)
have been named the number-one seed from the North Region
and as such have gained an
automatic berth in the 16-team national tournament field. The
tournament will be held March 14-17 in Vineland, N.J. Hope
has advanced to the national tournament every year since
the team's first trip in
2001-02. The Flying Dutchmen have been national runnersup
each of the past two years.
The Flying Dutchmen won their third consecutive Michigan Collegiate
Hockey Conference regular season championship. The
championship is the fifth in school history.
Six Hope players played in the allstar game of the
Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference on Saturday, Jan.
7. Flying Dutchmen who participated were junior Court
Fall of Royal Oak, Chris Kunnen of DeMoines, Iowa,
Justin Glick of Fort Wayne, Ind., junior Anthony Gasparotto
of Novi, sophomore Caleb Digison of Midland, and senior Dave
Nowicki of Littleton, Colo. Justin Glick scored two goals while Anthony Gasparotto and Chris Kunnen each had an assist. Dave Nowicki had a shutout in the period he played, stopping 17
of 17 shots.
The Flying Dutchmen opened the 2011-12 season by winning the Schupan Memorial Tournament in Midland, Mich. for the fourth consecutive year. The team's third victory of the young season, an 8-0 shutout of McKendree, Ill., was the 250th under coach Chris Van Timmeren.
An expanding Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) will consist of two divisions beginning in 2012-13. Hope's Flying Dutchmen will be in the West division. The West will consist of Adrian (Black), Aquinas, Calvin, Davenport, Grand Valley State, Hope, Lansing Community and Michigan State. The East will consist of Adrian (Gold), Detroit Mercy, Kettering, Lawrence Tech, Michigan-Flint, Northwood, Oakland and Saginaw Valley State.
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