Tim Costello
While still a young program, the Anna Maria AmCats have the opportunity to do something on Saturday that could only have been dreamed about just eight short years ago. Playing as an independent team, there was no league to win nor easy way to qualify for the national tournament. Fast forward to year two … Read more
While many of the conferences are setup in a No. 1 v. No 2 scenario for the conference title this upcoming weekend, how the conferences got there certainly was some captivating hockey with several surprises and overtimes aplenty. The semifinal round for almost all the leagues is in the books. Here is how things … Read more
What a wild first round night across the D-II/III landscape with multiple overtime games and challengers giving favorites a lot of stress in opening round playoff action. Nazareth needed a late rally and double overtime to beat Albertus Magnus and Chatham went one period more, needing three overtimes to take out Brockport. One NCAA … Read more
There is a ton of mid-week first-round or quarterfinal round action to take note of this final week of February. Winners won’t get to relax for long with semifinal games scheduled for the weekend. Picking GOTW slates in two phases based on early results so here is Part 1 for the mid-week excitement upcoming. … Read more
Well, that’s a wrap!! Leagues playing their final weekends saw battles for the top spot as well as tiebreakers invoked to determine who plays in post-season tournament action. Just goes to show that every point matters right to the bitter end. Oh, and there were some playoff games contested as well that set up … Read more
For nearly seventy-five years, the Walter Brown Award has represented the very best of American-born players at the highest level of college hockey in New England. Started in 1953 and presented by the Gridiron Club of New England (formerly Greater Boston), the award recognized excellence on the ice, academic excellence, sportsmanship and leadership. It … Read more
This is what every team has worked so hard for – be in a position to play in the conference tournament where every team reverts to 0-0 on the season and hopes for championships are renewed in a very short season. Got to get in to play and many conferences showcase those battles from … Read more
Congrats to Adrian and Wisconsin – Stout who officially claimed regular season titles this past weekend. Hobart has clinched in the SUNYAC and just about every other race is up for grabs with just Hamilton and Norwich, and Utica in the driver’s seat for claiming NESCAC, Little East, and UCHC regular season crowns. Here … Read more
While there is some degree of clarity in a very few conferences, there is potential chaos brewing everywhere else. Nothing is yet guaranteed up and down the conference leaderboards so games are meaningful and points, valuable across the country. Full effort and focus required now more than ever as the number of games continues … Read more
Just two seasons removed from Trinity College’s national championship run in 2024 where they lost in a close title game to Hobart, hockey coach Kim Weiss has advanced her career quickly where few female coaches have ascended with her current assistant coaching role for the Colorado Eagles, the AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. … Read more
No doubt some of the elite teams are rising to the occasion at the right time of the year and there were big and important wins for Hobart, Adrian, Bowdoin, Endicott, Norwich and St. Mary’s this weekend to name just a few. The races are heating up as the number of games keeps counting … Read more
Sitting just two points behind Norwich with a game in hand and a Saturday matchup on tap with the Cadets this weekend, the Babson Beavers are in a great position in the first season for the Little East Conference. With just six games remaining in the regular season, no one is taking anything for … Read more
And the countdown continues as weekends and games dwindle to impact any team’s quest for points and ascension in the standings. As usual all the games matter but some more than others as the matchup presents an opportunity to gain on a team ahead in the standings. Look for more craziness to unfold across … Read more
Wow! What a weekend that was! The top four in the NCHA all played in key head-to-head matchups; the upset bug took a bite of Oswego and Endicott, and all the other conference races saw their share of drama. Just another typical weekend across the D-II/III landscape. Here’s the info on the action that … Read more
In the always turbulent MIAC conference, the battles for wins and points are very meaningful in a conference where all the teams are bunched up in the standings and one weekend’s results can send you up or down the table quickly. For St. Olaf’s, the season has already shown their ability to play in … Read more
If this week’s schedule doesn’t get fans excited about some D-III hockey, then I am not sure what will. Matchups everywhere amongst contending teams with valuable points on the line as battles within conferences heat up. Even coaches are likely going to be doing a little scoreboard watching to see if any help comes … Read more
The second half sprint is about halfway complete with most leagues finding just four weekends remaining on the regular season schedule. Across the eleven conferences playing at the D-II/III level, only WIAC’s Wisconsin-Eau Claire (five-point gap) and Hamilton from the NESCAC (six- point gap) have any kind of meaningful buffer with most sitting at … Read more
A look at the CNE standings finds the usual suspects lurking at the top of the standings with UNE, Curry and Endicott in close proximity but none atop the leaderboard. The Suffolk Rams currently hold the top spot by a single point following their weekend sweep of Wentworth last weekend and look to build … Read more
Well, for the most part, the non-conference games are done. It’s now, all about the league play and points for the next four to five weeks so get ready for some dramatic shifts in the standings as every team gets focused on what matters most in the second half. Can only control the game … Read more
The hunt is on for conference regular season titles, playoff seeding and teams building to their best hockey when it matters most. Lots of great conference battles this week with the prerequisite number of surprises and some new teams positioning themselves in the fray for the top of league standings. Here’s a look at … Read more