Tim CostelloBendel Backs Beacons The last of the unbeaten teams has gone by the wayside as of Saturday night. Call it what you want, a trap game, a Fenway Park hangover or what it was, a good hockey game with great goaltending for the Massachusetts-Boston team that held on to a 2-1 win on Saturday against … Read more
Four goals, countless hits and one error were on the box score for Norwich, which leveraged three second-period goals to snap a 1-1 tie and ultimately beat Babson 4-1 on the outdoor rink at Frozen Fenway. Sophomore Shane Gorman and freshman Doug Lindensmith each scored two goals for the nation’s No. 1 team in Division … Read more
Last week, I finished on the plus side in picks, but not by much with a 5-3-1 record. For the season, my overall record now sits at 28-12-5 (.674) — not bad with the overall competitiveness seen year-to-date. This week, I am going off the board a bit in picking some games with some clear … Read more
Last week, I finished on the plus side in picks, but not by much with a 5-3-1 record. For the season, my overall record now sits at 28-12-5 (.674) — not bad with the overall competitiveness seen year-to-date. This week, I am going off the board a bit in picking some games with some clear … Read more
At 8-4-0 overall, there are a lot of good things happening in Middletown, Conn.for the Wesleyan Cardinals. So far in the NESCAC conference this season, they are sitting at 3-3-0, but are coming off a split of road games against Middlebury and Williams that continues positive momentum about taking points every weekend. “We talk all … Read more
Welcome to the New Year, and if the hockey we have seen to officially start 2012 is any indication, we are all in for a very good year as fans of the game. Thought I would change up the weekly blog this time around, as there were some interesting games over the past weekend and … Read more
Welcome to the New Year, and if the hockey we have seen to officially start 2012 is any indication, we are all in for a very good year as fans of the game. Thought I would change up the weekly blog this time around, as there were some interesting games over the past weekend and … Read more
Last week, with a challenging group of tournament and nonconference games to choose from on New Year’s weekend, Saturday’s picks were 5-0, which led to a strong 7-2-1 for the weekend. Those picks built my season record to 23-9-4 (.694) and have momentum swinging my way in the first full weekend of conference action on … Read more
Last week, with a challenging group of tournament and nonconference games to choose from on New Year’s weekend, Saturday’s picks were 5-0, which led to a strong 7-2-1 for the weekend. Those picks built my season record to 23-9-4 (.694) and have momentum swinging my way in the first full weekend of conference action on … Read more
As we enter the second half of the season, the excitement level is surely going to rise along with aspirations for playoffs and postseason play. Even as we enter the first full weekend of conference games, there has been a great deal of excitement created at the end of 10 games already this season, with … Read more
Wow! What I learned this past weekend is that you never know where a truly great and entertaining hockey game is going to spring up. Sure, there were a number of tournaments where league teams played nonconference foes in marquee match-ups. However, the game of the week, and maybe the most exciting 24:01 of hockey … Read more
Wow! What I learned this past weekend is that you never know where a truly great and entertaining hockey game is going to spring up. Sure, there were a number of tournaments where league teams played nonconference foes in marquee match-ups. However, the game of the week, and maybe the most exciting 24:01 of hockey … Read more
The picks are still coming in my way after going 3-1-2 on the final weekend prior to the semester break. Those picks built my season record to 16-7-3 (.692), with a challenging group of tournament and nonconference games to choose from this New Year’s weekend. There are some intriguing match-ups, but in order to spread … Read more
The picks are still coming in my way after going 3-1-2 on the final weekend prior to the semester break. Those picks built my season record to 16-7-3 (.692), with a challenging group of tournament and nonconference games to choose from this New Year’s weekend. There are some intriguing match-ups, but in order to spread … Read more
T’was just a week before Christmas and all through the rink, All of the coaches sat in quiet, to ponder, to think. The skates put away, pads airing out, the sticks on the rack, What do we really need to be better, when the players come back? The second half is nearly upon us, league … Read more
Wow! What a great last weekend of the first half for the teams that had meaningful hockey games to play this past weekend. Norwich and Plattsburgh played a seesaw game that ended in a 4-4 tie, and the round robin among the top three teams in NESCAC ended up going the home team’s way, as … Read more
Wow! What a great last weekend of the first half for the teams that had meaningful hockey games to play this past weekend. Norwich and Plattsburgh played a seesaw game that ended in a 4-4 tie, and the round robin among the top three teams in NESCAC ended up going the home team’s way, as … Read more
Two consecutive weeks of nailing the picks has this writer excited about the final weekend of play prior to the semester break. Last week’s 5-1-0 record builds to a season record of 13-6-1 (.650) with again a challenging group of conference and non-league games to choose from this week. It’s awesome this week to see … Read more
Two consecutive weeks of nailing the picks has this writer excited about the final weekend of play prior to the semester break. Last week’s 5-1-0 record builds to a season record of 13-6-1 (.650) with again a challenging group of conference and non-league games to choose from this week. It’s awesome this week to see … Read more
As one of three new coaches to join the NESCAC ranks this season, Trinity’s Matt Greason joined the party late, and is now starting to see the collective buy-in and performance improvement from his Bantams as we approach the end of the first semester. The results are starting to come, but oh what a ride … Read more