SJU Ice Hockey Coaches & Staff
Finbarr O'Connor- SJU Ice Hockey Founder and Coach
Hugh Walsh- General Manager, Co-Head Coach
Raoul Ignatz- Director of Hockey Operations/ Co-Head Coach
Rick Savares- Asst Coach
Lindsey Votto- Power Skating Coach
John Hyland- Director of Player Development/ Recruiting
The 2011-2012 season for the Saint Joseph's University Ice Hockey
Team is the teams 40th Anniversary Season.
The team organized in 1971 was student run but then for the 1972 season Finbarr
O'Connor initiating his SJU coaching career that spanned 34 years winning
5 league championships and numerous playoff appearances.
The Hawks are now lead by co-head coaches Hugh Walsh, '85 and Raoul Ignatz.
Rick Savarese, '83 is an assistant coach and Lindsey Votto, '12 is the team's
power skating coach. John Hyland is the team's Recruiting Director. Walsh
and Savarese played for Coach O'Connor helping Coach win three of his Delaware
Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference Championships in a 4 year period.
The Hawks now play in the very competitive Mid Atlantic Hockey Confernce were
they are the only team in the 6 years they have played in the Conference to
make the playoffs each year. Other schools in the league include: Temple,
Rider, Rowan, Penn State Main, Delaware, Monmouth, UMBC, Virginia Tech, Liberty,
East Carolina and Kennesaw State.
The team's leadership has ensured the long standing hockey tradition at SJU
through commitment and loyalty to the program. The players understand the
loyalty involved when they see on an average 80 alumni come back for the alumni
game.
THE HAWK WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!
Assistant Athletic Director/Recreation
Corey Shannon
Assistant Director of Recreation
Angela Marfisi
Director of Sports Medicine
Lori Rafferty
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Melanie Monroe
