D-III East: Kangas thrilled to be back at Williams
Coach Bill Kangas is happy to be back behind the bench at Williams.
Coach Bill Kangas is happy to be back behind the bench at Williams.
Trinity, Wesleyan, and Williams opened NESCAC play with weekend sweeps, while Fredonia stunned previously unbeaten Oswego. Tim Costello wraps the weekend.
Trinity fell short last year to Colby in the NESCAC tournament, showing the volatility in the conference. The Bantams are the early favorite, but look to Williams and Connecticut College to challenge. Tim Costello previews the NESCAC.
The NESCAC starts play this weekend, and Tim Costello picks a few games from that conference, as well as rivalry games in the CCC and SUNYAC.
With a new coach in Cam Ellsworth, the Norwich Cadets are looking to change their outlook and reascend to the pinnacle of the NEHC.
Babson and UMass-Boston each swept Castleton and Norwich, Utica fell to Nazareth, Oswego swept Canton and Hobart, and Endicott and Nichols split a home-and-home. Tim Costello recaps the weekend.
The East sees some fascinating games, as Geneseo renews a rivalry with Plattsburgh State, Norwich skates against UMass.-Boston, and No. 5 Hobart squares off with No. 6 Oswego. Tim Costello picks the games.
Assumption is off to a 5-0 start, including some overtime wins, that has their coach, a former Asssumption player, excited about his team’s chances to capture the NE-10 this year.
Norwich beat Hobart on the road in a huge battle, while the University of New England and Salve Regina split a home-and-home. Tim Costello recaps those and more from the weekend.
There are some big games in the East this first weekend of November, including No. 6 Salve Regina hosting No. 7 University of New England, and No. 5 Hobart facing No. 12 Norwich. Tim Costello picks those and more.
It’s not easy to start an NCAA program from scratch, but Anna Maria has already hit the ice in its first season and played some close games, and is looking to get its first win.
Geneseo and Hobart both started with big wins, while Endicott and Norwich battled to a draw.
No. 6 Hobart faces Elmira in a home-and-home, and No. 5 Geneseo is at home. Tim Costello picks the games.
In a conference where only six teams advance to the postseason tournament, every game will be a battle, but Utica will likely end up on top in the UCHC and gain the new autobid for the league.
The SUNYAC is one of the more competitive conferences, and Geneseo and Oswego look to battle it out this season.
Hobart will look to hold off UMass-Boston and Babson in the very competitive NEHC.
Teams in the NE-10 are playing each other more regularly, and the conference will be even more competitive, but expect St. Michael’s to battle familiar foe St. Anselm for the league crown.
After making a run to the national championship last year and falling just short to St. Norbert, Salve Regina is looking to capture the CCC this season.
Fitchburg State broke the hegemony of the MASCAC last year and won the league title, and looks poised to repeat.
After an exceptional season that saw him garner second team All-American, Nick Albano of Massachusetts-Boston has been named USCHO’s rookie of the year.