At World Juniors camp, Boston University’s Greenway gets jump on quicker pace
The lanky winger, a second-round pick by the Minnesota Wild this summer, heads to the Terriers with the experience of the evaluation camp in Lake Placid.
Dan Hickling
At NHL scouting combine, Boston University’s Greer sells his value in playing roles
He had just seven points in his freshman season, but A.J. Greer was ranked 69th among North American skaters in Central Scouting’s final rankings for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Weekend wrap – first round action
Three preliminary games were played this past weekend to kick off the men’s Division III national tournament. Oswego 6, Hobart 1 – A Laker win was no surprise, but the lopsided margin of it certainly was. Clutching a slim, 1-0 lead after the first period, Oswego blew the doors off the cooler early in the … Read more
Weekend wrap – first round action
Three preliminary games were played this past weekend to kick off the men’s Division III national tournament. Oswego 6, Hobart 1 – A Laker win was no surprise, but the lopsided margin of it certainly was. Clutching a slim, 1-0 lead after the first period, Oswego blew the doors off the cooler early in the … Read more
Longtime ref Panek calling it a career after this weekend’s Brockport-Fredonia game
Tradition holds that a retiring hockey official gets to name his crew mates on the occasion of working his final contest. Saturday, that honor will go to referee Brian Panek, who hangs up his whistle after calling college games – more than 500 of them – over a 24-year career. Panek will work the Brockport-Fredonia … Read more
Middlebury coach Beaney hits 600-win milestone, but doesn’t anticipate 700
The numbers – 600 wins, eight national championships, 60,000 (or so) memories – are simply staggering. But if you ask Bill Beaney, he’ll tell you that numbers don’t begin to define his remarkable career. Where that tale begins and ends is with the legions of raw young men who have passed through his doors and … Read more
Hobart senior Rudy set to finish out career on a positive note
It was written so famously of Hall of Fame slugger Ted Williams that, alas, “he just learned to say ‘hello’ when it was time to say ‘goodbye.’” Better than half a century later, the same could be said of Hobart winger Sean Rudy, the reigning ECAC West player of the week. Rudy is a senior … Read more
Curry sophomore Heisinger ‘surprised,’ shocked’ to be up for Hockey Humanitarian Award
When informed last week that the list of 15 candidates for the 2015 NCAA’s Hockey Humanitarian Award, and that is name was on it, Jake Heisinger had two responses. “Huh?” and “Why?” The first because Heisinger, a sophomore forward at Curry, had never heard of the award, which for 20 years has been bestowed upon … Read more
Eastern D-III schools emerging as legitimate NCAA contenders
It’s all about the bottom line, and in hockey, that means Frozen Four championships. Western schools have capture the past FroFour titles (with St. Norbert accounting for three of them) but team success at that or any level reflects the ability of the players contributing to it. That said, it’s worth noting that currently most … Read more
Buffalo State finding numerous positives in trying season
It takes more than mere wishing and hoping, but just about anything else, even something caustic like two coats of shellac can help turn around a season going in the wrong direction. Such is what it took to put a better sheen on Buffalo State’s lackluster campaign. The Bengals have won four of its last … Read more
Amherst senior Merenich showing a scorer’s touch, even in shootouts
There’s nothing quite so secret – at least in college hockey – than a secret shootout weapon. And Dan Merenich could’ve been counted among the most secret of the secrets. Yet Amherst coach Jack Arena knew enough to tap Merenich on the shoulder and send the burly senior winger out for a shootout attempt that … Read more
Anybody’s game in the D-III East region going into 2015
It was that noted hockey blogger – William Shakespeare – who posted those famous lines, “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” Shakespeare, no doubt, was referring to the heavy weight of expectation that comes with being anointed as pre-season conference favorites, such as it seems to be the case in the Eastern realm … Read more
Norwich’s Surowiec enjoys creating offense, telling family stories
There is much about Norwich sophomore Austin Sorowiec that stokes the curiosity. The familial connection to the NHL’s greatest dynasty. The familial connection to a state that has not a single NHL link. Or, for now, how he has emerged as the top scorer on the second ranked team in the Nation. Where to start? … Read more
Cortland moving forward under new coach Cardarelli
For a team trying to fight its way upward through a tough league (think SUNYAC), progress can often be measured thusly. Two steps forward, one step back. So it is with Cortland (2-5-1, 2-4-1) under first-year coach Joe Cardarelli. Winless in their first five starts, the Red Dragons presented Cardarelli with his first two wins … Read more
Benedetto proving to be more than points for Suffolk
After a long bus ride home following a hard-fought 1-1 tie with ECAC Northeast power Nichols Wednesday night, you might expect Suffolk senior Tim Benedetto to jump at the chance to take a day off. Nah. Don’t need one, don’t want one. That pretty much summed up the response after Rams’ coach Chris Glionna stepped … Read more
Babson goaltender Murray off to impressive start for Beavers
Eye popping. Such are the saves that Babson goalie Jamie Murray makes, as well as the resulting stat package. Through the early stages of the new season – three games worth – Murray has allowed just one goal, and has racked up shutouts – his seventh and eighth career blankings – in his last two … Read more
Trinity looks like early NESCAC favorite, but all teams look primed to make noise
Jackson Brewer – and his NESCAC-leading 33 assists – is coming back. So, too, are John Hawkrigg and Sean Orlando, with their 17 goals apiece in tow. And who can forget Ryan Cole, a freshman like Orlando, and his 16 league tallies. All of that is great news for Trinity, not so great for the … Read more
MASCAC could be two-horse race with Plymouth State, Salem State as top pair
Framingham State’s T.J. Brown thinks so. John Rolli, an institution at Massachusetts-Dartmouth, does too. It is the opinion many, including those two MASCAC bench bosses, that conference title chase will boil down to two squads, Salem State and Plymouth State. Just like last year when they shared the regular-season crown. “I think the league should … Read more
Nichols the team to beat in the ECAC Northeast
Still young, still hungry, and until proven otherwise, the best of the bunch in the ECAC Northeast. Such as it is for Nichols, which won both the regular-season and conference tournament titles last year on the way to their second-ever NCAA appearance. The Bison did so with a cast of talented novices – including … Read more
ECAC East more than just a race between Norwich and Babson
Babson and Norwich. Norwich and Babson. It’s been that way in the ECAC East for just about forever, or so it seems. Between them, the two powers have captured a whopping 13 of the last 15 conference tournament titles, with Norwich going on to win the national title three times (2000, 2003, 2010). What’s more, … Read more