Derek DunningBelieve it or not, Gustavus Adolphus seemingly harmless 5-0 win over Concordia (Wis.) in the Gusties season opener was actually quite a significant accomplishment. Although Gustavus Adolphus has won at least 22 games in each of the last seven seasons, the Gusties haven’t won a season opener since beating Wis.- River Falls 3-1 on Nov. … Read more
Believe it or not, Gustavus Adolphus seemingly harmless 5-0 win over Concordia (Wis.) in the Gusties season opener was actually quite a significant accomplishment. Although Gustavus Adolphus has won at least 22 games in each of the last seven seasons, the Gusties haven’t won a season opener since beating Wis.- River Falls 3-1 on Nov. … Read more
If you read my blog post from Monday I posted my picks for last weekend in it and I started off the 2010-2011 season with a mediocre 4-3 record. I correctly predicted the Oswego/Adrian split. Just picked who would win each night incorrectly causing my record to go from a sparkling 6-1 to a blah … Read more
If you read my blog post from Monday I posted my picks for last weekend in it and I started off the 2010-2011 season with a mediocre 4-3 record. I correctly predicted the Oswego/Adrian split. Just picked who would win each night incorrectly causing my record to go from a sparkling 6-1 to a blah … Read more
For over a decade, the St. Norbert men’s hockey and winning have gone hand in hand when it comes to the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) and NCAA Tournament appearances. The Green Knights are year in and year out a perennial powerhouse in the West Region. On Oct. 29, 2010, a new chapter was added … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology emerged as the big winner out of this past weekend’s East/West Hockey Classic hosted by Norwich at Kreitzberg Arena. The Tigers were the only team to emerge unscathed at the tournament, downing Norwich 3-1 on Friday night, before trouncing New England College 8-0 on Saturday afternoon. RIT’s biggest issues the past … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology emerged as the big winner out of this past weekend’s East/West Hockey Classic hosted by Norwich at Kreitzberg Arena. The Tigers were the only team to emerge unscathed at the tournament, downing Norwich 3-1 on Friday night, before trouncing New England College 8-0 on Saturday afternoon. RIT’s biggest issues the past … Read more
New Season, New Teams, New Tournament Adrian and Cortland officially kicked off the Division III women”s season last weekend with the Bulldogs shutting out the Red Dragons 5-0 in Cortland. However, this weekend things start to pick up with 21 games on tap, including St. Norbert and St. Scholastica’s inaugural games as well as the … Read more
Four teams will converge on St. Peter, Minn. this weekend for the 2010 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championships, hosted by Gustavus Adolphus at the Don Roberts Rink. This marks the first time in the tournament’s nine year history that it will be held in the west after three finals have been held at … Read more
NCAA Tournament First Round Preview And then there were seven. Nineteen weeks of hard work and preparation paid off for seven teams this past Monday when they were selected to the 2010 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Tournament. This year we have one new face in the crowd as Trinity makes its first NCAA … Read more
Championship Weekend After months of practice and games, we’ve finally reached championship weekend. All five conferences will decide their tournament champions this weekend. Each conference has four teams remaining, except for the MIAC. The MIAC has had a busy week as they were the last conference to wrap up its regular season last weekend and … Read more
Four of the five Division III women’s hockey conferences have wrapped up regular season play and will be starting their respective conference tournaments this weekend. The MIAC is the lone conference left to finish up its regular season Gustavus Adolphus has the inside track to the conference regular season crown, leading St. Catherine by one … Read more
Conference Battles This weekend all across the country, teams are gearing up for their respective conference playoffs. Some teams have already clinched berths, while some are still looking to solidify their positions. Every conference except the MIAC will be playing its final games of the regular season this weekend. There are some great battles in … Read more
New Kids On The Block The Manhattanville women’s hockey team started off the 2008-2009 season much like every other season in the program’s history. The Valiants started the season 13-1 before going on to finish the season 7-6, including a loss in the ECAC East semifinal to Salve Regina. Manhattanville coach Eric Lang wasted no … Read more
St. Catherine Continues to Impress in MIAC The St. Catherine women’s hockey team got off to a strong 9-1 start this season and few people took notice as the Wildcats never cracked the top 10 in the USCHO.com rankings. Granted, St. Catherine didn’t play an all-world schedule in the first half of the season but … Read more
With only one month remaining in the regular season, parity has run rampant amongst the D-III women’s ranks. Sure you have Amherst leading the NESCAC and Plattsburgh leading the ECAC West, which are no real surprises. On the other hand, Lake Forest leading the NCHA and St. Catherine and St. Thomas currently ahead of Gustavus … Read more
At first glance, Middlebury’s 7-4-1 record jumps off the page at you and screams; ‘What the heck is going on over there in Panther country?’ I mean this is the same Middlebury team that has never lost more than four games in a season during the nine years of NCAA sponsored D-III women’s ice hockey … Read more
Holy Trinity! The Trinity Bantams have been turning heads recently with their seven-game winning streak. They are a quiet 10-1-2 on the season with their only loss coming at the hands of the defending national champions, Amherst, 3-2. “We haven’t really thought much about the winning streak,†Trinity coach Andrew McPhee said. “I know its … Read more
We’re now solidly into the new year with Christmas, New Year’s (and Boxing Day for all you Canadians) in the rearview mirror. The first half of the Division III women’s hockey season was filled some great story lines. How about the Lake Forest Foresters with an 8-0-2 record at the break and leading the NCHA. … Read more
Change of guard in the MIAC? The Gustavus Adolphus Gusties have been the premier team in the MIAC ever since the NCAA started sponsoring a Division III women’s ice hockey championship for the 2001-2002 season. The Gusties have won every MIAC Tournament since 2004 and a majority of the regular season crowns as well. However, … Read more