A graduate of RIT, John Eldridge has been working at SPM for sixteen years and finds the hockey games a fun place to share his passion for the school—“if you really want to see school spirit, you need to go to the hockey game,” stated John.

John is a long-time hockey fan of over forty years, playing several years himself. His love of hockey allowed him to develop better relationships with his students and co-workers. He recalls, “some students joined me one game and it grew into a usual thing. Other faculty and staff members started to join and soon even outside acquaintances followed. It became a network of print people, but we were all there to have fun and forget about the classroom and work.”

RIT Tigers’ hockey games are events that everyone looks forward to, whether a student, faculty or an outside participant. The energizing atmosphere allows everyone to forget about the stresses of life and to share jokes and memories between friends.

As for John’s predictions for the game, he says: “I think it will be a close game. All five teams are capable of winning the conference. For the Tigers to win they will need to focus and not turn the puck over.”

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