Matt Mackinder
The Division III playoffs are in full swing and one loss means the skates are hung up for the rest of the season. Who moves on and who gets set for golf season? Let’s put that in the collective hands of our D-III columnists. ECAC East – Tim Costello There is nothing like the feeling … Read more
The Division III playoffs are in full swing and one loss means the skates are hung up for the rest of the season. Who moves on and who gets set for golf season? Let’s put that in the collective hands of our D-III columnists. ECAC East – Tim Costello There is nothing like the feeling … Read more
The USA Hockey Foundation on Thursday announced the top 10 finalists for the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The honor is awarded annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ranks. The three finalists, including the winner of the 2014 award, will be chosen by a 13-person selection committee made up of NCAA … Read more
Boston University will retire Jack Parker’s No. 6 in a ceremony during the first intermission of the game against Northeastern on Friday (Feb. 28) at Agganis Arena. The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on Feb. 15 against New Hampshire, but the game was postponed due to inclement weather.
The Northeast-10 announced its year-end awards this week and Southern New Hampshire had two winners. First, Joe Collins was tabbed player of the year and Ken Hutchins took home the award for coach of the year. Collins has 17 goals among 38 points going into this Saturday’s Northeast-10 championship game against St. Michael’s. Also winning … Read more
And the Division III college hockey world continues to grow. Daniel Webster College, located in Nashua, N.H., announced Wednesday that it will add women’s hockey for 2014-15 and will elevate it’s men’s ACHA program to varsity status, also for the ’14-15 season. Wrestling was also added to the school’s slate of new programs. “This is … Read more
Boston College remains the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, but as was the case with the Feb. 17 poll, the Eagles were one vote shy of being a unanimous No. 1 team. Last week, BC beat and tied Massachusetts-Lowell and earned 49 first-place votes. Idle Minnesota stayed at No. 2 and … Read more
With 15 first-place votes, Minnesota was again a unanimous No. 1 team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin stayed No. 2, while Clarkson jumped up a notch to No. 3 and Boston College also rose on spot to sit fourth. Harvard remained fifth and Cornell dropped three places to No. 6 this … Read more
Canada took the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Sweden. And while the majority of Canada’s team was made up of major junior players, there were five players that saw time in the NCAA ranks. Forwards Jonathan Toews (North Dakota), Chris Kunitz (Ferris State), Patrick Sharp … Read more
MARQUETTE, Mich. — After beating Northern Michigan at home Friday night, Michigan Tech looked to do the same thing at the Berry Events Center Saturday night. Considering the Huskies had not won in Marquette since 2010, Saturday night’s 3-2 victory was an important step in the Huskies’ chase of a home playoff spot. “I didn’t … Read more
HAMDEN, Conn. — Tylor Spink scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, as No. 19 Colgate defeated No. 5 Quinnipiac 3-1 Saturday night at the High Point Solutions Arena. Spink’s game-winning goal came midway through the third period when received a pass in the slot from Kyle Baun and baited Quinnipiac goaltender Michael Garteig to … Read more
WEST POINT, N.Y. — With a handful of power-play opportunities and solid goaltending from freshman Robby Nichols, Connecticut came away with a 3-1 win over Army on Saturday night. The Huskies went 1-for-5 with the man-advantage. The first period was fairly even. Both teams had power-play chances and two blocked shots. The big difference was … Read more
For some Division III conferences, this weekend is the final go at the regular season. Others start the playoffs. Either way, the intensity should be ramped up and players will either show they have ice in their veins or butterflies in their stomachs. How will this weekend play out? As always, our crack staff has … Read more
For some Division III conferences, this weekend is the final go at the regular season. Others start the playoffs. Either way, the intensity should be ramped up and players will either show they have ice in their veins or butterflies in their stomachs. How will this weekend play out? As always, our crack staff has … Read more
Marie-Philip Poulin helped Canada capture a fourth Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey Thursday with a 3-2 overtime win over the United States in Sochi, Russia. Poulin, who has played three seasons at Boston University, scored the game-tying goal with 55 seconds left in regulation and then the winner on a power play 8:10 into … Read more
The ECAC East announced Thursday its award winners for the 2013-14 season and Babson was the big winner. Beavers’ goalie Jamie Murray was named the league’s player of the year and goaltender of the year, while Jamie Rice earned coach of the year honors. In addition, St. Michael’s defenseman Danny Divis and Southern Maine forward … Read more
Ten players were selected Wednesday as finalists for the 2013-14 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The “CLASS” in the award title is an acronym for … Read more
It was almost unanimous, but Boston College retained its spot at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll this week with 49 of a possible first-place votes and 999 total voting points out of a possible 1,000. The Eagles started the week winning the Beanpot over Northeastern and then swept Vermont. BC also … Read more
Minnesota again earned all 15 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin stayed No. 2, as did Cornell at No. 3. Clarkson moved up one notch to No. 4, while Boston College and Harvard tied for fifth this week. BC jumps up up two spots and Harvard one. North Dakota tumbles … Read more
The NCHC has issued a one-game suspension to Colorado College freshman forward Matt Hansen. The suspension is in addition to the automatic one-game suspension for a game disqualification penalty he received at the end of the Tigers’ game against Western Michigan on Feb. 15. Hansen was assessed the extra game after a review of the … Read more