THREE-PEAT: Hobart captures third straight national championship taking out Utica in overtime
Hobart needed overtime to capture its third consecutive national championship with a 2-1 victory over Utica (photo: @NCAADIII/x.com)
Russell Jaslow
CHAMPIONSHIP NOTEBOOK: Playing – and winning – national titles away from home never a problem for Hobart
The Hobart Statesmen celebrate their third straight national championship (photo: Eric Gulseth)
D-III Frozen Four: Vitale’s overtime goal sends Utica past Curry, will face Hobart for the national title
Eric Vitale’s goal at 4:25 of overtime sends Utica to the D-III national championship game where it will face Hobart (photo: Eric Gulseth)
D-III Frozen Four: Hobart keeps hopes for three-peat alive, finds a way past Geneseo with 2-1 win for spot in final
Matthew Iasenza’s goal with 9:24 remaining in regulation broke a 1-1 tie and keeps Hobart’s chances of a three-peat as National Champions alive. The Statesmen will face the winner of Curry and Utica on Sunday in the finals (photo: Eric Gulseth)
‘Once in a lifetime game’ sees defending national champion Hobart down Curry in fourth overtime of men’s D-III hockey national quarterfinal matchup
What was it like to be a part of the second longest NCAA Division III men’s hockey game that Hobart eventually won 4-3 late in the fourth overtime over Curry? Historic. Whenever you attend a sports event, you never know what will transpire. Unlike a movie, where the storyline has already been laid out and … Read more
Women’s Division I College Hockey: (4) Minnesota vs. RIT series recap
ROCHESTER– It is rare after a two-game series both teams, even the one on the losing side of the weekend, feel like they have achieved something. Both fourth-ranked Minnesota and RIT, which won only four games last year, can feel good about their series in Rochester. For Minnesota, it was an opportunity to start their … Read more
Adrian wins its first NCAA Division III men’s hockey championship, defeating Geneseo
The Bulldogs took advantage of their opportunities to down the Ice Knights 5-2.
Athletic director salutes NCAA title-winning Adrian coach Krug: ‘One of the best coaches I had’
A collection of notes from the NCAA Division III men’s hockey championship game.
Bosio, Morgan post two goals apiece as Geneseo downs University of New England, earns berth in national D-III college hockey title game
Nothing like playoff hockey. Team defense. Tight checking. Hot goaltending. Thrilling endings. Just don’t tell that to Geneseo and University of New England after their NCAA Division III men’s hockey semifinal game Friday night at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y. That was an up-and-down, run-and-gun, red light burning-out type of playoff game. … Read more
Adrian off to national Division III college hockey title game after knocking off Augsburg in semifinal matchup
Give a dog a bone, and he may not give it back. Give a bulldog a bone, and he’ll chew it to smithereens and spit out the remains. Give the Adrian Bulldogs a bone, and they will end your season. Adrian’s mode of operation in the playoffs, whether NCHA or NCAA, has been to score … Read more
Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist spotlight: Early life lesson taught Fredonia’s Rivera the importance of giving back
“I couldn’t wrap my head around it.” That’s what Luke Rivera thought when as a 14-year-old kid in summer school, he received a phone call that his mother, at just 44 years old, suffered an ischemic stroke, leaving half her body paralyzed (photo: Fredonia Athletics).
D-III Frozen Four Notebook
The semifinal games had interesting coaching matchups. The first game had two first-year coaches and one with the “interim” label in front of his title, while the second game had coaches with many years of experience. Zech Klann took the job at Salve Regina before the season started. Though Salve Regina did make the NCAA … Read more
D-III Frozen Four Notebook
The semifinal games had interesting coaching matchups. The first game had two first-year coaches and one with the “interim” label in front of his title, while the second game had coaches with many years of experience. Zech Klann took the job at Salve Regina before the season started. Though Salve Regina did make the NCAA … Read more
Pung’s goal midway through second OT lifts St. Norbert to national championship in win over Salve Regina
LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK — St. Norbert finally won an overtime NCAA Division III national championship game, defeating Salve Regina, 3-2, in double overtime. With the victory, the Green Knights have now claimed five titles, the third won in Lake Placid. “We’ve had good success here,” St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin said. “We love Lake … Read more
Coghlin and St. Norbert create dynasty by heeding advice from coach of last dynasty, Middlebury’s Bill Beaney
LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK — No team may ever match the Division III hockey dynasty of Middlebury. The Panthers won five national championships in a row. Then, after a four-year break, took another three in a row (and lost in the final for a possible four in a row). In recent times, St. Norbert has … Read more
Wojtala stops 55 as Salve Regina blanks Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3-0
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Bend, don’t break. Rope-a-dope. There are many names for a defensive strategy most fans hate to see deployed. Unless, of course, their team wins using that tactic. The Salve Regina fans are very happy. Their Seahawks surprised Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3-0, in the NCAA Division III semifinals. “Very proud of [goaltender] Blake … Read more
Froese’s short-hander proves game-winner as St. Norbert holds off Colby, 4-3
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Short-handed goals are always huge. Perhaps none were larger for St. Norbert than Tanner Froese’s short-hander with 35.3 seconds left in the second period of the NCAA Division III semifinals. That short-handed goal stopped Colby’s comeback momentum in its tracks and proved to be the game-winner. The Green Knights defeated Colby, … Read more
Grillo’s goal with 1.6 seconds left sends Colby past Geneseo in NCAA quarterfinals
GENESEO, N.Y. — It was on everyone’s mind. “I was thinking about overtime, no doubt,” Colby coach Blaise MacDonald said. “We were thinking what do we need to do better to reestablish our game. That’s where my mind was.” Instead, Justin Grillo’s mind was scoring with 1.6 seconds left in regulation to give Colby a 2-1 victory … Read more
Robert Morris outlasts Mercyhurst 5-4 in OT, preserved by Marotte’s last-second save
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — One second left. One spectacular kick save. One season saved. Robert Morris defeated Mercyhurst, 5-4, in overtime of the Atlantic Hockey semifinal round. All thanks to sophomore goaltender, Francis Marotte. “How about the save he made with one second left in the game?” Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley coach asked rhetorically. “That’s … Read more
Bosio’s three points propel Geneseo past Hobart, 4-2
Geneva, N.Y. — It’s a cliché because it’s so often true — playoffs produce unlikely stars. That was the case as Geneseo defeated Hobart, 4-2, in the Play-In round of the NCAA Division III playoffs in a game that was played at a frenetic pace at times. It was the Ice Knights’ fourth line that … Read more