COC is asking "do you believe in miracles?"

[view:node_ad=5]Starting today, the College of the Canyons' Cougars will try
to make believers of the rest of the country as they vie for the American
Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division-III title during the ACHA
National Championships March 4-7 2009
in Rochester, New York.

 

As the Pacific Coast Hockey Association's (PCHA) only
community college team, Canyons recently registered a surprising 8-1 playoff
victory over nationally No. 1 ranked Northern Arizona University (NAU) to win
the PCHA's coveted Adams Cup and advance to the National Championships.

 

As a result, College of the Canyons will be one of only two
community colleges, and the only school from California,
competing in the National Championships' 16-team field.

 

With a mix of larger and more athletically celebrated
Division I universities – including University of Colorado, Georgia Tech and
University of Tennessee – and lesser known, put perhaps better geographically
suited for hockey, schools located in areas like Michigan, New York and
Pennsylvania, the Cougars will assuredly be one of the tournament's less
heralded entries.

 

But the team hasn't let Southern California's
atypical hockey weather slow them down. Primarily playing against surrounding
four-year colleges and universities the Cougars skated to an impressive 13-4
regular season record before racking up post season victories over South Dakota
State, U.S. Air Force Academy, Fresno State and NAU to stamp their tickets to
Rochester.

 

College of the Canyons will drop the puck against Albany
University in the opening round of
the ACHA Division-III National Championships at 4:15
p.m. EST today.