Elmira College Athletics

Honors & Awards
NEHC All-Academic (2022-23, 2023-24)
Booster Club Player of the Year (2021-22)
AHCA All-Academic Scholar (2021)
UCHC All-Academic Team (2021)
UCHC All-Rookie Team (2021)
NEHC All-Conference Second Team (2021-22)
NEHC Player of the Week (1/23/23)
NEHC All-Conference First Team (2022-23)
EC Male Athlete of the Year (2023)

2024-25 Season
Appeared in 24 games... Registered a season-high eight shots in at Norwich (3/01)... Scored two goals and added one assist in a 6-2 victory over SUNY Geneseo (1/10)... Recorded two assists in a 3-2 win against Salve Regina (1/31)... Blocked a season-high four shots in a 3-2 win over Skidmore (11/15)... Finished the season with nine goals (second highest on team), 17 assists, and a total of 84 shots, along with 24 blocked shots.

2023-24 Season
Appeared in 26 games as a senior for the Soaring Eagles... Finished the season with three power-play goals, one short-handed goal, and two game-winning goals... Opened the season with one assist in back-to-back games against Nazareth and Oswego... Tallied a hat trick along with a power-play and short-handed goal in a 7-1 victory against Oswego... Netted one goal and one assist along with the game-winning goal in a 3-1 victory against Skidmore (1/6)... Netted the game-winning goal in a 4-3 victory against Castleton in the regular-season finale... Added one assist in both NEHC Tournament games against Babson and Trinity... Finished the season with 20 blocked shots to go along with 218 wins in the faceoff circle. 

2022-23 Season
Skated in all 26 games for the Soaring Eagles and established himself as a primary offensive threat for Elmira down the stretch, finishing the season with a career-best in goals (20), while adding four assists to his point total…after scoring just one goal over the first six games of the season (a short-handed goal against Southern Maine (Nov. 4)), would put together a 12-goal outburst over a six game stretch, including four against the eventual D III National Champions, Hobart (Jan. 21) in Elmira’s 7-5 victory over the Statesmen…held the team lead in goals scored by 12, while also winning 271 faceoffs in the circle to go along with 20 blocked shots…against Johnson & Wales (Jan. 27), scored two goals in Elmira’s 6-1 victory…was credited with the game-winning goal against nationally-ranked Colby (Dec. 31) at First Arena...earned First Team All-NEHC after finishing second in the league in goals scored behind Luke Aquaro of Hobart, while his 17 scores in conference play ranked first in the league…scored four power-play goals during the season which ranked fourth in the New England Hockey Conference…earned NEHC Player of the Week (Jan. 23) following his four-goal outing against Hobart.

2021-22 Season
More than doubled his point total from the season prior after registering 29 points (12G, 17A) in 26 games…tied with Shawn Kennedy ’24 for the team-best in points, while helping the Soaring Eagles earn its first bid to the NCAA Tournament in nearly ten seasons…recorded a goal and a pair of assists against Buffalo State (11/13), while scoring a pair of goals in Elmira’s 5-2 win over New England College (1/7)...went on a streak of scoring seven goals in an eight game span from 12/3-1/15 where the Soaring Eagles went 7-1 during that time…finished the year with 256 face off wins in the circle, while earning a Second Team All-Conference honors from the New England Hockey Conference.

2020-21 Season
Appeared in 15 games for the Soaring Eagles during the COVID-19 shortened season where Elmira earned its first UCHC title…recorded 12 points (5G, 7A) during the season, recording the first goals of his collegiate career against Neumann on 2/26, as EC’s only goals in a 2-2 tie…would score Elmira’s lone goal in loss to Utica (3/5), while also scoring the first of two goals for Elmira in its UCHC Semifinals win over Utica (4/2)...assisted on a goal in the UCHC Championship game in Elmira’s 3-0 win over Stevenson…won 141 face offs during the season 

Before Elmira
Graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut, in 2018...Lettered in cross country, ice hockey, and lacrosse during his prep career...Logged two outstanding junior hockey seasons, first with the New Jersey Rockets of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Premier division in 2018-19...Totaled 41 points (19g-22a) in 38 regular-season games with the Rockets...Played his last junior season in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) with the East Coast Wizards...Notched career highs across the board with 30 goals and 36 assists for 66 points, and was named an EHL First-Team All-Star.

Personal
Chance is an Education major. He is also a member of the EC Esports & Men's Golf programs.