Tim CostelloWell, it was most certainly a Super Saturday in all of the conference tournaments that saw favorites win, shocking upsets, overtime thrillers and a championship game postponed due to an outbreak of Mumps. There was lots of excitement and drama and for the teams remaining, one step climbed in pursuit of a conference title and … Read more
Well, here we are at the chase for conference titles and with it, the opportunity to play for a national championship. The playoffs are already in full swing and Saturday brings us 18 games for 36 teams across the seven conferences that include quarterfinal, semifinal and for the NE-10, championship games. The stakes are at … Read more
Finally, the dust is settled in regular season play and all of the positioning and seeding is now complete for the remaining conferences opening tournament play this week, including two conferences with quarterfinal action tonight. Lots of excitement coming over the next couple of weeks, so trying to keep pace by breaking the weekly column … Read more
With just three games remaining this week in the MASCAC regular season schedule, Salem State is in a familiar position, atop the standings, and their coach and fans alike have every reason to believe that this perch on the leaderboard could be a launch point to higher goals for the rest of the season and … Read more
The end of the regular season is already upon some teams this weekend, while others have just two more weekends to control their destiny for playoff positioning. Every game is critical, but the battles for home ice feel even more like it is already the playoffs. The picks from last week saw a solid bounce-back … Read more
The end of the regular season is already upon some teams this weekend, while others have just two more weekends to control their destiny for playoff positioning. Every game is critical, but the battles for home ice feel even more like it is already the playoffs. The picks from last week saw a solid bounce-back … Read more
If you are Plattsburgh head coach Bob Emery, you must be pretty happy with the current state of affairs for your hockey team. You currently sit atop the SUNYAC standings, are ranked No. 2 nationally, and have an 18-3-1 record that includes a current six-game win streak — all very nice indications of things going … Read more
The Beacons of Massachusetts-Boston are certainly enjoying a successful season to date. Ranked eighth in the most recent USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll with a 16-3-2 record and sitting atop the NEHC standings, there are still major goals to be achieved, starting with the regular-season title and opportunity to host the conference final four. Just … Read more
The road into February just got bumpy again and teams looking to be playing at their best when it matters most are now focused on the stretch drive. That is good advice for my prediction skills as well. The picks for last week regressed coming into February as I finished at 4-3-0 (.571) for the … Read more
The road into February just got bumpy again and teams looking to be playing at their best when it matters most are now focused on the stretch drive. That is good advice for my prediction skills as well. The picks for last week regressed coming into February as I finished at 4-3-0 (.571) for the … Read more
It is already the final week in January, so the home stretch is officially upon all teams and conference play is now everything in terms of points and position for playoff seeding. The picks for last week may be a confidence boosting jump start for me coming into February as I finished at 5-2-0 (.714) … Read more
It is already the final week in January, so the home stretch is officially upon all teams and conference play is now everything in terms of points and position for playoff seeding. The picks for last week may be a confidence boosting jump start for me coming into February as I finished at 5-2-0 (.714) … Read more
Following weekend wins over Amherst by a 2-0 score and Daniel Webster by a 6-2 score, Hamilton is truly enjoying an 11-game unbeaten streak that has pushed the Continentals to 11-3-2 on the season and battling for the top spot in the NESCAC. What do they attribute their recent run of success to? It’s accumulated … Read more
The level of competition across all of the conferences has simply been outstanding. No, I am not saying that in any way to justify my picks being just over the .500 mark in recent weeks. The old adage of any team being able to win on any given night is the reality these days and … Read more
The level of competition across all of the conferences has simply been outstanding. No, I am not saying that in any way to justify my picks being just over the .500 mark in recent weeks. The old adage of any team being able to win on any given night is the reality these days and … Read more
Going into and coming out of the semester break, one of the hottest teams in New England has been Assumption. A 2-6-2 start to the season has been eclipsed by a recent five-game winning streak that moved the Greyhounds above .500 for the season and significantly increased the confidence level of the team. A recent … Read more
The good news is there are still a few weekends to start making some solid picks, including that outright upset. The bad news is it is getting harder and harder to pick those upsets as the stakes get higher in the second half for all of the teams. The picks for last week missed out … Read more
The good news is there are still a few weekends to start making some solid picks, including that outright upset. The bad news is it is getting harder and harder to pick those upsets as the stakes get higher in the second half for all of the teams. The picks for last week missed out … Read more
When you look across the landscape of Division II/III hockey in the East, you note the preponderance of teams in New England and New York with a smaller representation in Pennsylvania. The concentration of locations is the hallmark of a traditionally Northern winter sport that has a collective group of 55 teams spread across six … Read more
The sprint that is the second half schedule has officially begun and there are several intriguing nonconference matchups that could have major implications come tournament selection time on the docket this week. Of course, the conference battles are all there, too, so enjoy the great hockey that will dominate the schedule through the next couple … Read more