Ed TrefzgerMike Lukajic’s first-period goal would prove to be the game winner, but weathering seven Middlebury power plays with that one-goal lead was the difference. After staving off the Panthers’ man-up attack, the Lakers opened the floodgates in the third on the way to a 6-0 win. Oswego started the game with a tough forecheck, and … Read more
Oswego coach George Roll confirmed Saturday that he is in discussion with Clarkson to replace fired coach Mark Morris. When asked if he had been offered the Clarkson job, Roll replied, “I have to be honest with you. They have called me, and I have talked to them. I asked them to continue our discussions … Read more
Last season, Norwich was less than a minute and a half away from its second national title, until a shot that deflected off a Cadet defenseman’s stick sent the game into overtime. Despite outplaying the Yellowjackets for much of the game and outshooting them handily, 23 seconds after the end of regulation Wisconsin-Superior was the … Read more
A forensic investigation into how the teams were chosen.
With the games done in D-III, it’s time for the NCAA selection committee to do its work, and for us to project the results.
Nothing happened on time for RIT and Potsdam on Saturday. The 4 p.m. start was pushed back two hours waiting for a substitute bus after the Tigers’ first bus dropped its transmission on an interstate off ramp on the way to the team meal, 75 miles from the rink. Then it took an extra 4:13 … Read more
With Minnesota hockey the hottest act in town, capitalism was strongly in evidence on the streets of St. Paul Saturday afternoon.
A bad break for Rocky Reeves was a lucky break for Buffalo, N.Y. In his first game at Buffalo State the day before Halloween in 1998, Reeves scored on a penalty shot in the middle of the second period. But moments later, he slid hard into the boards and fractured his right leg, ending his … Read more
Fans flocked to the NCAAs in record numbers, and the Xcel Energy Center didn’t disappoint.
For several years, USCHO has published Pairwise Rankings (PWR), a statistical method to approximate the criteria used to select teams for the Division I NCAA men’s tournament. USCHO has also featured a PWR for men’s D-III hockey, based on the D-I methodology. Though it is interesting as a comparision tool, applying the D-I criteria to … Read more
Less than three years ago, surgeons at Strong Memorial Hospital weren’t sure Jerry Galway would ever be able to play hockey again. The All-American defenseman from RIT returned, though, and might be better than ever as he looks toward the Division III playoffs. Ed Trefzger recounts Galway’s triumphs on and off the ice.
Plattsburgh’s coaching tandem celebrates a milestone, going into a weekend which sees three of the top four SUNYAC teams in the North Country. Also: upcoming action around the conference, and a Humanitarian, indeed. Ed Trefzger reports.
Plattsburgh’s struggles have left the teams of the SUNYAC in position to fight for what may be a single NCAA bid. Ed Trefzger returns to analyze the league’s playoff hopes, and preview this weekend’s Elmira-RIT scrum.
Expansion of the D-III men’s tournament was overdue, but fraught with potential dilemmas, says USCHO columnist Ed Trefzger.
As the SUNYAC hits the halfway point of the season, Ed Trefzger takes a look around to see Plattsburgh in a familiar position, with Oswego and Cortland — yes, Cortland — not far behind.
Old-time radio is alive and well in Plattsburgh, N.Y., and it benefits college hockey fans in more ways than one. … Perhaps that fact will help soothe the Cardinals, who had a tough stretch of games.
The defending national champions take a break — sort of — from SUNYAC play, including a visit to the Great Northern Shootout. Also: the NCAA takes a hard look at the art of the dive, and might want to consider more carefully enforcing another rule. Ed Trefzger rounds up the week’s news.
Cortland took advantage of two second period Ice Knight penalties on the way to a 5-2 win at Geneseo, in the first meeting of the SUNYAC’s two rookie head coaches. Trailing 2-1 after one, Cortland tied the game on Jeff Olsen’s power-play goal at 11:49 of the second. Geneseo goalie Scott Blackman made an initial … Read more
It may be early, but it looks like this edition of the Buffalo State Bengals could be the best-ever. How good is that, anyway? Also: some overzealous Oswego fans make a bad call against Plattsburgh. Ed Trefzger hands out bouquets and brickbats.
Brockport had a season last year that Brian Dickinson would just as soon forget. “We were in such disarray with attitude problems. Last year was not what our coaching philosophy is about,” said the sixth-year coach. On top of that, a number of injuries depleted the Brockport roster, and still other players left the team … Read more