Reading, Pa. (Apr. 7, 2009) - Alvernia University Ice Hockey will be moving to the Delaware Valley College Hockey Conference (DVCHC) starting in the 2009-10 season.  The Crusaders spent two years in the Mason-Dixon College Hockey Association (MDCHA) and played in the conference final both seasons.

Alvernia will play in the 13-team conference that includes East Stroudsburg, Gettysburg, Kutztown, Lehigh, Monmouth, Neumann, PSU-Berks, PSU-Brandywine, Richard Stockton, Rutgers-Camden, Shippensburg, and Widener.  The DVCHC holds its conference playoffs at The Hill School Arena in Pottstown.

The Crusaders were 16-7 this passed season with an 8-2 mark in conference play.  They advanced to the MDCHA Championship where they lost to Catholic University, 2-1.  In 2007-08 Alvernia was 20-4 and 10-1 in conference play.  In that, the first year in the league, Alvernia lost to Gettysburg, 4-3, in the championship final.

The hockey season runs from October through February.  Alvernia practices and plays home games at the BodyZone and occasionaly schedules games in The Sovereign Center, home of the Reading Royals.