East wrap: Feb. 4

The BIG game is over, and as amazing and entertaining as the Eagles’ upset win was over the Patriots, the pigskin scene has nothing on the drama across the D-III conferences in the East. Yes, some favorites like Oswego, Trinity, Norwich, and Plymouth State are in great position with just a few games remaining on … Read more

East wrap: Feb. 4

The BIG game is over, and as amazing and entertaining as the Eagles’ upset win was over the Patriots, the pigskin scene has nothing on the drama across the D-III conferences in the East. Yes, some favorites like Oswego, Trinity, Norwich, and Plymouth State are in great position with just a few games remaining on … Read more

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East picks: Feb. 1

Happy Groundhog Day! If I must relive a week, à la Bill Murray in the famous movie, I would prefer this week’s results over last week’s as I rebounded nicely from my most miserable of weeks to finish at 7-1-2 (.800) which is looking up entering the final month of the regular season. The season … Read more

East picks: Feb. 1

Happy Groundhog Day! If I must relive a week, à la Bill Murray in the famous movie, I would prefer this week’s results over last week’s as I rebounded nicely from my most miserable of weeks to finish at 7-1-2 (.800) which is looking up entering the final month of the regular season. The season … Read more

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East wrap: Jan. 29

Now is the time to make your run. Play your game and make sure you are doing all the little things on the ice to be successful. Points are all-important, and teams battling for playoff position and seeding are playing like it is already the playoffs. Some conference leaders like Plymouth State and Norwich ramped … Read more

East wrap: Jan. 29

Now is the time to make your run. Play your game and make sure you are doing all the little things on the ice to be successful. Points are all-important, and teams battling for playoff position and seeding are playing like it is already the playoffs. Some conference leaders like Plymouth State and Norwich ramped … Read more

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East picks: Jan. 25

What is that expression? I think I just went from the penthouse to the outhouse relative to my picks this past weekend! After a week of perfection, I strayed severely the other way and finished with a miserable 1-3-4 (.313) record last weekend, where surprise results abounded. That brings the season total to 59-28-8 (.663), … Read more

East picks: Jan. 25

What is that expression? I think I just went from the penthouse to the outhouse relative to my picks this past weekend! After a week of perfection, I strayed severely the other way and finished with a miserable 1-3-4 (.313) record last weekend, where surprise results abounded. That brings the season total to 59-28-8 (.663), … Read more

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East wrap: Jan. 21

Resiliency — a trait all coaching staffs seek for their teams as the season progresses. Not every weekend or game is going to go your way, so how a team bounces back is a defining characteristic for success. This weekend saw a number of bounce backs, including Hobart, Endicott, and a number of NESCAC schools … Read more

East wrap: Jan. 21

Resiliency — a trait all coaching staffs seek for their teams as the season progresses. Not every weekend or game is going to go your way, so how a team bounces back is a defining characteristic for success. This weekend saw a number of bounce backs, including Hobart, Endicott, and a number of NESCAC schools … Read more

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East picks: Jan. 18

Stop the world I want to get off!! They say that even a blind squirrel can find an acorn, and so too it must be true that one week of the season I would get it right and have a perfect week. Yes, I write proudly that my picks last week finished at 10-0-0 (1.000), … Read more

East picks: Jan. 18

Stop the world I want to get off!! They say that even a blind squirrel can find an acorn, and so too it must be true that one week of the season I would get it right and have a perfect week. Yes, I write proudly that my picks last week finished at 10-0-0 (1.000), … Read more

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Wesleyan has chance to define its season

Despite Tuesday night’s 7-2 setback against the Plattsburgh Cardinals, the Wesleyan Cardinals have been very quietly having a very good season in the hotly contested ranks of NESCAC. At 8-3-3 overall and 4-2-2 in the conference, Wesleyan has seen a run of good play that includes a nine-game unbeaten streak that contained a key road … Read more

East wrap: Jan. 14

Four-point games are huge! The chance to pick up two points for a win against a key conference rival who doesn’t get them, that is a four-point game. Several big ones this weekend, but none more important than for Babson and Massachusetts-Boston visiting Hobart, where the visitors stunned the usually reliable hosts. Worcester State also … Read more

East wrap: Jan. 14

Four-point games are huge! The chance to pick up two points for a win against a key conference rival who doesn’t get them, that is a four-point game. Several big ones this weekend, but none more important than for Babson and Massachusetts-Boston visiting Hobart, where the visitors stunned the usually reliable hosts. Worcester State also … Read more

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East picks: Jan. 12

This season has been filled with surprises, as reflected by the ever-changing polls and teams running hot and not. Certainly part of that has been the stellar play of many goaltenders across the East who have stepped up and, on some nights, stolen a game for their team. Middlebury’s Stephen Klein, UNE’s Ben Churchfield, and … Read more

East picks: Jan. 12

This season has been filled with surprises, as reflected by the ever-changing polls and teams running hot and not. Certainly part of that has been the stellar play of many goaltenders across the East who have stepped up and, on some nights, stolen a game for their team. Middlebury’s Stephen Klein, UNE’s Ben Churchfield, and … Read more

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