Alliance Hockey

Another former Alliance player has gone NCAA Division I, this time it’s an original Bulldog, and she’s a Lady one at that.  

Dru Burns (1991) has just signed a National Letter of Intent to play hockey with the Eagles of Boston College beginning in the 2009-2010 season. 

Dru is currently a senior at Shattuck Saint Mary’s (SSM) in Faribault, Minnesota, where she is a defenseman on their Girls Prep (19U) team, which is 24-4-2 thus far in the 2008-2009 season.

Dru was a member of the inaugural Alliance Squirt A team during the 2001-2002 season, and played for Alliance for 5 seasons, her last being with the 2005-2006 14U Bantam AAA Tier I squad.

She then went on to play all-girls hockey full time in 2006-2007, when she was a member of the SSM Prep (19U) team that went 54-2-1 and won it’s 3rd consecutive USA Hockey 19U National Championship.

Due to her success on the ice and in the classroom, Dru was afforded many choices to consider when making her decision of where to go to college and play hockey, and chose Boston College because of their strong academic heritage and her desire to be challenged academically as well as athletically.

Dru was the top recruit for 2nd year Boston College Head Coach Katie King, herself an accomplished student while playing hockey at Brown University, as well as being a 3-time USA Hockey Olympian.

While at BC, Dru will be challenged on the ice as well as the classroom, as she will also be tutored by Eagle Defensive Coach Courtney Kennedy, a 2-time All American Defenseman for the Minnesota Gophers, and a 2-time USA Hockey Olympian as well.

With their current 2008-2009 team record at 9-3-3, the Eagles look to be in contention for another run at the Frozen Four in 2009, where they competed just 2 seasons ago in 2007. Next year they will be adding their first player from Texas in Burns, complementing their currently diverse roster which is comprised of 22 players from 12 different states.

An annual regular at the USA Hockey National Select Festivals, Dru has experienced many accomplishments on the ice and off during her career, and becomes the 7th former Alliance player to play or commit to an NCAA Division I program.

Congratulations to Dru, her 4 sisters, brother, and especially to her proud parents Christine and David.

Go Bulldogs and Go Eagles!

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He was fun, adventurous, always had a smile on his face, was sometimes a little bit crazy, was a really good hockey player, and was a Bulldog. 

Adam Hartwick, who played for the Alliance Bulldogs for 3 seasons, passed away late Sunday night September 7th, as the result of a car accident in Coppell.  He was 19 years old.

Adam played for the following Alliance Bulldog hockey teams: 2002-2003 Bantam A, 2003-2004 Bantam AA (USA Hockey National Championship Bronze Medalists), and the 2005-2006 Midget Minor AA. Prior to those seasons, he played with the DMHA AA program, Dallas Jr. Stars, and the Dallas Storm.

Adam was a 2007 graduate of Coppell High School.   He played and lettered for the Coppell Cowboys Varsity hockey team for 4 seasons, 2003-2007.

Those Coppell teams included the 2004 Rocky Mountain District High School Champions and the 2004 Metroplex Hockey League Champions.  Adam also played for the Coppell JV Black team as an eight grader during the 2002-2003 season.

Adam played defense with a style that matched his personality – with of lots of energy, passion, and sometimes a little risk.  He was always one of the players that coaches and teammates wanted on the ice late in a big game.

The Alliance Hockey Association expresses its deepest sympathies and condolences for Adam’s parents Kathy and Dave, and Adam's two sisters Katy and Kristen.  Additional information regarding services will be posted on the Alliance web site as soon as they are finalized.