Salem State Vikings men's ice hockey

The Salem State Vikings are a Men's Division III team in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Men's Program History
The first club hockey team took to the ice in 1958. The team was based out of the North Shore Sports Center in Lynn, Massachusetts. The men's varsity program commenced in 1961. The team had relocated to the Twin Rinks in Danvers, Massachusetts sometime during the 1960's. In 1976 the team moved to a new rink built on campus, in 1984 the arena was dedicated to Richard H. Rockett and named the Rockett Arena. The school had appeared in two final fours in 1992 and 1994 and won ECAC East Playoffs championships in 1985, 1994, 1995. The team also participated in Frozen Fenway 2014 with a game against the Mass-Boston Beacons on January 7, 2014.

Conferences

 * NCAA Independent (1961-1964)
 * NCAA College Division Independent (1964-1967)
 * ECAC Division II (1967-1985)
 * ECAC East (1985-2009)
 * Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2009-present)

Arenas

 * North Shore Sports Center (1958-1960's)
 * Danvers Twin Rinks (1960's-1976)
 * Rockett Arena (1976-present)

Head Coaches

 * Joe Morency (1961-1962) 7-2-0
 * Don Dupuir (1962-1964) 16-6-1
 * Barry Urbanski (1964-1975) 137-65-4
 * Mike Gilligan (1975-1981) 124-48-2
 * Bill O'Neill (1981-present) 606-404-76 as of end of 2019-20 season

Links

 * Salem State Vikings men's ice hockey website
 * Salem State Vikings men's ice hockey website