Canton Kangaroos men's ice hockey

The Canton Kangaroos are a men's hockey team representing the State University of New York of Technology at Canton. The school is located in Canton, New York. Both teams play out of the SUNY Canton Athletic and Recreation Center, the "CARC". which was completed in 2011.

Team nickname
The school chose the nickname Kangaroos in 2006 when the school was reclassified as a four year college. The unusual nickname was chosen with the logic that a Kangaroo can't go backwards they only move forward and are aggressive animals and congregate in mobs and are able to adapt to situations

The nickname is shortened to the "Roos".

Arena
The SUNY Canton Athletic and Recreation Center also known as "The CARC" or "Roos House" opened in June of 2011. The rink was only part of the state of the art facility which also included a field house, fitness center, and swimming pool.

Men's Program
The program dates back to 1966 as a club level team. They played a hydrid ACHA/NCAA schedule for 2012-13. It was elevated to full varsity status with the 2013-14 season. The men's program became a Division III Independent for the 2012-13 season. The team has remained an independent as of the 2016-17 season. The team is eventually hoping to end up in the State University of New York Athletic Conference but no confirmation of a start date has been announced. The team had applied for membership for the 2016-17 season and was denied but the team played each of the members of the conference twice but not home and home as the league does for normal conference play.

Conferences

 * NCAA Division III Independent (2012-present)

Arenas

 * SUNY Canton Athletic and Recreation Center (2012-present)

Head Coaches

 * Carl Michaelson (2012-2013) 4-8-0
 * Pat Martin (2013-2013) 0-3-0
 * Trevor Gilligan (2013-2016) 20-47-8
 * Alex Boak (2016-present) 41-50-9 as of end of 2019-20 season

NCAA Tournament Appearances

 * None

Links

 * SUNY Canton Kangaroos men's ice hockey website