LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- Division III men’s ice hockey returns to Lake Placid, N.Y and the Famed Herb Brook Arena 1980 Rink. From January 2-3, 2015, four of the east’s top teams will square off in the New Year’s College Hockey Classic. 

The Classic will bring back two brothers, who grew up in Lake Placid, and are now coaches, Middlebury’s Bill Beaney and Southern Maine’s Jeff Beaney.  

Bill has guided the Panther’s program for 28 seasons and has led Middlebury to eight national championships.  This season Bill’s squad is off to a 2-4-2 start.

Jeff is in his 27^th season on the Southern Maine bench and his 254 wins are the most in school history.  His Huskies are off to a 1-8 start to begin the 2014-’15 season.

The other schools participating include St. Michaels College and Hobart. The Purple Knights have opened the season skating to a 4-2-1 record. One of those victories came against Southern Maine, when they blanked the Huskies 2-0 in mind-November.

Hobart is 6-4 overall after winning five of their last seven games.

Southern Maine and Hobart open New Year’s College Hockey Classic play, January 2, when they square off at 4 p.m. The 7 p.m. game pits Middlebury against St. Michaels.

On January 3, Southern Maine and St. Michaels will face-off at 4 p.m., followed by Middlebury and Hobart at 7 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now on line at http://www.tickets.com/venue/olympic-center-16876/, through the Olympic Center box office or by calling 518-523-3330. Ticket prices are $15 for adults/per day and $10 for students and children per day.

For more information about the New Year’s College Hockey Classic, visit http://www.whiteface.com/events/new-years-college-hockey-classic.

For more information about all of the events and activities on ORDA’s Olympic venues, log onto www.whitefacelakeplacid.com.

Media Advisory: Attached to this press release it the event’s media credential request form. Media planning on covering the New Year’s College Hockey Classic should completed the form and return it to Jon Lundin, ORDA public relations, email: jlundin@orda.org, Fax: 518-523-9275.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.