{"id":73014,"date":"2016-10-18T20:04:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T01:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=73014"},"modified":"2020-08-24T17:07:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T22:07:44","slug":"robert-morris-alum-brandon-blandina-joins-alma-mater-as-volunteer-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2016\/10\/18\/robert-morris-alum-brandon-blandina-joins-alma-mater-as-volunteer-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Morris alum Blandina joins alma mater as volunteer assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"ps_captionIns\" aria-describedby=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/uscho.photoshelter.com\/img-show\/I0000RL7ogEidBcM\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photo By: RMU Athletics\" alt=\" (RMU Athletics)\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Blandina-Schooley-practice.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Robert Morris volunteer assistant coach Brandon Blandina (left) joins head coach Derek Schooley at a recent Colonials practice (photo: RMU Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Robert Morris alum Brandon Blandina has joined the Colonials coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach.<\/p>\n<p>Blandina played in 133 games for the Colonials from 2008 to 2012, scoring 11 goals and 27 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Following his RMU career, Blandina played professional hockey in the ECHL for two seasons, playing 117 games, scoring 15 goals and recording 45 points.<\/p>\n<p>Since retiring from professional hockey, Blandina has run his own business in the Pittsburgh area &#8211; Elite Strides &#8211; using a synthetic ice treadmill to teach skating. Blandina also works with the Pens Elite organization as a coach.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Brandon was a very good defensive forward for our hockey team,&#8221; said RMU coach Derek Schooley in a news release. &#8220;He was part of the penalty killing unit that was No. 1 in the nation and he was very good at faceoffs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be able to add an alumnus like Brandon to our staff will be very beneficial to not only our coaches, but our players. He&#8217;s been in their shoes and knows exactly what it means to play Colonials hockey and we&#8217;re excited to have him on board.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m happy to be able to come in and help the team,&#8221; added Blandina. &#8220;I&#8217;m glad to be able to give back to the organization.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Morris alum Brandon Blandina has joined the Colonials coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach. 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