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Contacting the team
Anyone who is interested in playing ice hockey at Lynchburg College should email the team at lynchburg@brhockey.com or starbuck_j@students.lynchburg.edu.
About the School
Lynchburg College was founded as Virginia Christian College in 1903 by Dr. Josephus Hopwood, a pioneer in Christian co-education. His wife Sarah shared his vision and was his partner in all his endeavors.
Dr. Hopwood was president of Milligan College in Tennessee when a group of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ministers and businessmen approached him about establishing a college in Lynchburg. They informed Dr. Hopwood that Westover Hotel, a failed resort, was available for sale and could serve as the center of operations for the new college. Dr. Hopwood agreed, and the property was purchased for $13,500. Renamed Westover Hall, the resort hotel housed the new college’s entire physical plant until 1909 when a new central heating plant was completed along with the construction of Main Hall (later known as Hopwood Hall), and Carnegie Hall, a men’s residence.
The second oldest college in Virginia to be founded as coeducational, VCC changed its name to Lynchburg College in 1919, reflecting its broadening constituency.
Since 1903 Lynchburg College has grown from the original eleven faculty members and fifty-five students to one hundred fifty full-time faculty and more than 2,400 students from across the nation and around the world.
Faithful to its commitment to the liberal arts and high academic standards, Lynchburg College has a national reputation as an institution that offers quality educational opportunities while building the character and the leadership ability of its students. The College is one of only fifty institutions nationwide participating in the Bonner Leaders program, which focuses on student leadership development through service.
About the Team
Lynchburg Ice Hockey started in the spring of 2006 with the opening of Liberty's ice rink, LeHaye Ice Center, with a group of players playing in an Adult league. The next fall the team played again in the adult league along with several games in the spring against other adult league teams as an official club sport.
In the summer of 2007, Lynchburg Club hockey joined the Blue Ridge Hockey Conference. In the first year the team learned a lot about league. On January 26, 2008 the team won its first game over William and Mary. This year the team is looking at playing about 14-15 games.
