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Virginia Military Institute Men's Ice Hockey 🦘🇺🇸 | ACCHL Men's D3

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The Military Classic of the South returns to Charleston this November.

Two military colleges.
Two days.
One tradition.

Merch is now available — grab yours through the link in our bio. 👀

📍 Carolina Ice Palace — Charleston, SC
📅 November 6–7, 2026

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From the rink to the ranks, VMI Hockey continues to lead by example.

2LT Hunter, US Army
2LT Kaplanidis, US Army
2LT Geisinger, US Army
Hamilton, US Army - commissioning in December
SSG Daffron, US Army - commissioning in December
ENS Harrell, US Navy
ENS O’Byrne, US Navy

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Welcome to VMI, John Feeley!

John, a 6'-3", 175 lb goalie, comes to Lexington from West Chester Wolves USPHL Premier and the Twin City Ice Mavericks U18 AAA program!

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Welcome to VMI, Michael Deats!

Michael, a 5'-8", 170 lb defenseman, comes to Lexington from Monsignor Farrell High School and most recently from the Woodbridge Wolfpack 18U program!

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Welcome to VMI, Reed Bott!

Reed, a 5'-10", 175 lb defensemen, comes to Lexington from West Anchorage High School and most recently from the Team Alaska 18U Tier 1 program!

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Next up is Ethan Hamilton. Ethan spent 2 years on the team. After graduation, he plans to become an Army Infantry Officer and attend Ranger School. His favorite memory was scoring a hat trick for his girlfriend. His advice—“Get pucks on net, read a lot, and be kind to everybody.”

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Michael spent 4 years with the program, 2 as assistant captain. In May, he will commission into the U.S. Navy as a Submarine Officer. His advice to new players—“Life sucks sometimes, especially at VMI, but it’s during those tough times that you will find your greatest strength.”

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Next up is Gunnar Romsland. Gunnar spent four years with the program and was a physical presence for the team. In May, he plans to work for CACI. His favorite memory was the Citadel trip his freshman year. His advice to incoming players is, “Be a good man”— something he lived by.

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‼️Senior Spotlight‼️

Geisinger spent four years with the program and was a steady presence in net. After graduating in May, he will commission as a 2LT in the U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch. His favorite memory was making the switch to forward during the Navy game.

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‼️Senior Spotlight‼️

Hunter spent four years on the team and has led it since his 2/C year. After graduating in May, he will commission as a 2LT in the U.S. Army Aviation Branch. His favorite memories include beating The Citadel during his 3/C year and the team’s away trips.

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VMI falls to The Citadel in the Military Classic.

Thank you to our seniors for the leadership the last two years and example you set for this program. To our parents and alumni, we appreciate you showing up and standing behind this team. We will be back.

Rah VA Mil.

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Your why.

Through collective hardship, rats demonstrate discipline, unity, and commitment to the Institute.

Welcome to the Corps.

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Friday’s game against Virginia Tech has been cancelled. We will be back January 30th and 31st for our Military Classic against The Citadel to end our season. Thank you for the understanding!

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From Rat Year to Captains 🏒⚔️

Congrats to Honest Shin and Colton Shirk on being named VMI Hockey captains for the 2026-2027 season‼️

➡️ Swipe to see where they were at the end of their Rat Year season‼️

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As the fall semester comes to a close, our First Class cadets preparing to commission into the U.S. Army and Navy this May approach a defining milestone: branch assignments. This is what VMI is all about: developing leaders grounded in duty, discipline, and service.

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At the end of the fall semester, we’re 2–2 in conference play and tied with JMU for first in the ACC M3 Virginia Division. Shoutout to our goalie Geisinger for logging 600 minutes and 250+ saves, and to our point leaders G.Romsland and Hamilton for driving the offense.

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Virginia Military Institute.
We’re especially grateful for our cadets and their steadfast commitment to honor, discipline, and service as they prepare to lead in the military and beyond.

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Ring Figure, Rat Olympics, Founders Day, and Fall FTX each brought their own tests, traditions, and memories—and these men rose to every one of them. They’ve shown what commitment, perseverance, and Brotherhood look like in action.

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🚨 SCHEDULE UPDATE 🚨
Our game originally scheduled for Saturday, January 24th vs. @nokehockey has been moved up to Friday, January 16th.

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GAME DAY IS HERE‼️

🆚 @LibertyHockey
📍 Lynchburg, VA
🏟️ LaHaye Ice Center
⏰ 1600

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