Tim CostelloCharacter. It’s a word that coaches hope will define their teams in many ways. Whether it is showing the consistency and work ethic to gut out a win on back-to-back days, or rebounding after a tough loss on Friday to earn a win on Saturday, character is what defines a team’s ability to focus on … Read more
Character. It’s a word that coaches hope will define their teams in many ways. Whether it is showing the consistency and work ethic to gut out a win on back-to-back days, or rebounding after a tough loss on Friday to earn a win on Saturday, character is what defines a team’s ability to focus on … Read more
So, week one is in the books and despite all the upsets, I managed to go 5-2-1 (.688) with my picks that included an exact score and call on the empty-net goal in St. Anselm’s hard fought 4-2 win over Bryn Athyn. Week two doesn’t get any easier and includes several major rivalries we usually … Read more
So, week one is in the books and despite all the upsets, I managed to go 5-2-1 (.688) with my picks that included an exact score and call on the empty-net goal in St. Anselm’s hard fought 4-2 win over Bryn Athyn. Week two doesn’t get any easier and includes several major rivalries we usually … Read more
For SUNY-Canton coach Alex Boak, life is really focused on one thing: getting better as a program and building the culture for his team to be able to compete hard against all competitors every time his team takes the ice. The second-year coach is building the foundation for what he hopes and expects will be … Read more
Just this past week Norwich coach Mike McShane warned me that recruiting is such these days that “good young coaches are doing a great job recruiting and that all of the conferences are really competitive.” Gone are the days of wearing down just first line talent and blowing out opponents in the third period. So, … Read more
Just this past week Norwich coach Mike McShane warned me that recruiting is such these days that “good young coaches are doing a great job recruiting and that all of the conferences are really competitive.” Gone are the days of wearing down just first line talent and blowing out opponents in the third period. So, … Read more
This is the week of total excitement for D-III teams. Playing teams with different color uniforms and having scores count. Coaches aren’t quite sure what they have yet and how all the pieces will come together, but that is what they are about to find out with real game action at hand. Picking games this … Read more
This is the week of total excitement for D-III teams. Playing teams with different color uniforms and having scores count. Coaches aren’t quite sure what they have yet and how all the pieces will come together, but that is what they are about to find out with real game action at hand. Picking games this … Read more
The last of the D-III conferences with an ECAC moniker is gone. The former ECAC West has now become the United Collegiate Hockey Conference, or UCHC. The members of the former league, minus Hobart (now a member of the NEHC), have been joined by newcomers King’s College and Chatham University to create a new nine-team … Read more
The conference is officially realigned as an eight-team conference with the addition of Hobart from the former ECAC West, where they have won multiple conference championships and appeared in the NCAA tournament without the luxury of an autobid. The schedule is also a bit different, as this year some travel partners will play each other … Read more
Unlike many conferences that have gone through some changes in make-up, SUNYAC remains intact and formidable in the level of competition across the league. Many, including Geneseo coach Chris Schultz, feel this may be the most competitive the league has been. “I know we were picked in the coaches poll, but Plattsburgh is really good; … Read more
The conference is now inclusive of all the hockey programs without joint league entanglements or mixed schedules. The new NE-10 includes six teams, with a seventh D-II program, Post University, included in the schedule for all teams. Each team will face the other six opponents three times in the regular season, and that kind of … Read more
After a slow start to the season due to a number of roster and injury challenges, the Salem State Vikings proved it’s not always about being great the entire season, it is about being great at the right time of the season. An 11-4-1 second half carried them past rival Plymouth State in the conference … Read more
The CCC will be changing after the season, as Johnson & Wales and Suffolk move on to the NEHC, but that is too far off for Endicott coach RJ Tolan to worry about. After winning the league title last season and advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, where a double OT goal from … Read more
He guided his team to a national championship and outstanding 27-1-3 record. Norwich’s Mike McShane is our coach of the year.
He was third in the country in scoring with 48 points, averaging 1.78 points per game, and finished as runner-up for the Sid Watson Award given annually by the American Hockey Coaches Association as D-III’s best player for the second year in a row. Stephen Collins of Geneseo is our USCHO player of the year.
When it comes to the postseason, most teams ride one goalie as far as they can go. Norwich, however, played different goalies in the semifinal and championship games of the Frozen Four in Utica.
Saturday, March 25, 2017 Trinity vs. Norwich The fans are in for one extra special final between teams that have a history dating back to the interlocking schedule between NESCAC and the former ECAC East. Both teams are rich with senior experience, and while the Bantams have been in this position more recently, the Cadets … Read more
Saturday, March 25, 2017 Trinity vs. Norwich The fans are in for one extra special final between teams that have a history dating back to the interlocking schedule between NESCAC and the former ECAC East. Both teams are rich with senior experience, and while the Bantams have been in this position more recently, the Cadets … Read more