Weekend Rewind – Jan. 31

We now have one month left in the 2010-2011 regular season and the conference playoff pictures are starting to shake out. In the ECAC East, Norwich has a five-point lead over Manhattanville and looks to have home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs locked up for the first time in program history after the Valiants were swept … Read more

Predictons for 1/28-2/1

Manhattanville @ St. Anselm The Valiants need a win to keep pace with Norwich in the race for the ECAC East regular season title. St. Anselm is 9-1 in its last 10 games with the lone loss coming to two-time defending national champion Amherst. Manhattanville is still trying to make up ground on Norwich after … Read more

Predictons for 1/28-2/1

Manhattanville @ St. Anselm The Valiants need a win to keep pace with Norwich in the race for the ECAC East regular season title. St. Anselm is 9-1 in its last 10 games with the lone loss coming to two-time defending national champion Amherst. Manhattanville is still trying to make up ground on Norwich after … Read more

Middlebury a contender again

After qualifying for the first eight NCAA Tournaments, Middlebury missed the NCAA postseason for the first time last year. The Panthers have been a model of consistency under coach Bill Mandigo since he took over in 1988, including winning an unprecedented three straight national championships. Middlebury has only had one losing season during his 23 … Read more

Weekend Rewind – Jan. 24

Last week I titled my blog post, “Fit to be tied.” Fitting, the weekend after I make that post, RIT and Plattsburgh; in one of the most anticipated showdowns of the season, tied not only once, but both of their games. The two schools played before a sold out electric-atmosphere at the Frank Ritter Memorial … Read more

Weekend Rewind – Jan. 24

Last week I titled my blog post, “Fit to be tied.” Fitting, the weekend after I make that post, RIT and Plattsburgh; in one of the most anticipated showdowns of the season, tied not only once, but both of their games. The two schools played before a sold out electric-atmosphere at the Frank Ritter Memorial … Read more

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Predictions for Jan. 21-23

Plattsburgh @ RIT The matchup of the weekend and maybe the matchup of the year between two titans of the ECAC West. Even though the Tigers have been rolling along this season, I like the fact that Plattsburgh has faced some stiffer competition as of late and I think that propels the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory … Read more

Predictions for Jan. 21-23

Plattsburgh @ RIT The matchup of the weekend and maybe the matchup of the year between two titans of the ECAC West. Even though the Tigers have been rolling along this season, I like the fact that Plattsburgh has faced some stiffer competition as of late and I think that propels the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory … Read more

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Plattsburgh looking to play spoiler

In the 10-year history of the NCAA sponsoring a Division III women’s hockey championship, only one team has ever gone a whole season unbeaten. The 2007 Plattsburgh Cardinals went 27-0-2 on their way to their first national championship. This season, Plattsburgh will try to play the role of spoiler as the top-ranked RIT Tigers come … Read more

RIT, Plattsburgh and Norwich all playing for a cause

Three of the top programs in D-III women’s hockey will be gearing up to play for a cause over the next two weekends. Top-ranked RIT will host No. 4 Plattsburgh State for a pair of ECAC West games that are being dubbed “Black Out Heart Disease” weekend. The Tigers will be wearing special-edition black jerseys that are … Read more

Weekend Rewind Jan. 17

Fit To Be Tied (or split) It’s amazing to me how many of the top teams tied actual games over the past weekend or tied a season series. Norwich ended up garnering a season series split with Plattsburgh with a 3-1 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. The … Read more

Weekend Rewind Jan. 17

Fit To Be Tied (or split) It’s amazing to me how many of the top teams tied actual games over the past weekend or tied a season series. Norwich ended up garnering a season series split with Plattsburgh with a 3-1 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. The … Read more

Amherst toughened by brutal schedule

The Amherst Lord Jeffs haven’t seen the friendly confines of Orr Rink in nearly two months for a game. They played their last home game on Nov. 20, which was the opening weekend of the season and resulted in a 5-0 win over Wesleyan. Over the last two months, coach Jim Plumer and his team … Read more

Weekend Rewind and 20 Predictions

Well I turned out to be correct on the night and day results for Adrian. The only problem was, Adrian didn’t take a game like I thought they might be able to do against top-ranked RIT. Instead, the Tigers (15-0-0) rolled into Michigan and downed the Bulldogs by scores of 4-2 and 8-0. However, to my … Read more

Predictions for Jan. 7-9

RIT @ Adrian (2) Top-ranked and undefeated RIT heads west this weekend for a pair of games in Michigan. The Tigers were the story of the first half, going a perfect 13-0-0 and doing it in impressive fashion with four of the top five scorers in the country as well as the emergence of freshman … Read more

Predictions for Jan. 7-9

RIT @ Adrian (2) Top-ranked and undefeated RIT heads west this weekend for a pair of games in Michigan. The Tigers were the story of the first half, going a perfect 13-0-0 and doing it in impressive fashion with four of the top five scorers in the country as well as the emergence of freshman … Read more

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First Half Review and Mid-Season All-Americans

Halfway through the 2010-2011 season we’ve seen two teams rise above the rest so far to establish themselves as the teams to beat at the moment. In the East, RIT has rolled through the first half of the its schedule to the tune of a perfect 13-0-0 record with impressive wins over Norwich and two-time … Read more