Weekend playoff picks: Feb. 25-28

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Wow, it is a SUPER SATURDAY! A total of 36 teams in 18 games showcasing great hockey across the Northeast and teams hoping that this is when they find their best hockey of the season. I am just like those teams when it comes to my season-long predictions. While I have not been great all … Read more

Weekend playoff picks: Feb. 25-28

Wow, it is a SUPER SATURDAY! A total of 36 teams in 18 games showcasing great hockey across the Northeast and teams hoping that this is when they find their best hockey of the season. I am just like those teams when it comes to my season-long predictions. While I have not been great all … Read more

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Women’s D-III Playoff Preview

Andy Williams had it right when he sang, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” And while the holidays certainly are a joyful time, some can argue that hockey playoffs also fit that mold. In Division III circles, the women get underway this weekend, with some games starting as soon as Wednesday night. Here … Read more

Geneseo and Brockport split SUNYAC regular-season individual awards

The SUNYAC announced its top individual awards Wednesday, in addition to three All-Conference Teams. The conference’s player of the year is Geneseo junior forward Stephen Collins, who tallied nine goals and 21 points in 16 SUNYAC games in 2015-16. Geneseo’s Chris Schultz earned coach of the year honors after guiding the Knights to a 15-4-6 … Read more

Hobart’s Olson, Gamache, Taylor cop top honors in ECAC West

The ECAC West named its year-end award-winners on Wednesday, in addition to two All-ECAC West Teams, a team of honorable mentions and the All-Rookie Team. Hobart took three of the four individual honors, as Mac Olson was named player of the year, Ben Gamache took home defensive player of the year honors and Mark Tyalor … Read more

NCHC issues one-game suspension to North Dakota’s Stecher after illegal hit against Minnesota-Duluth

The NCHC has issued a one-game suspension to North Dakota junior defenseman Troy Stecher, stemming from an illegal hit during UND’s game against Minnesota-Duluth on Feb. 20. Stecher was suspended after the review of a play in which a hit was delivered to the back of a Minnesota-Duluth player at the 20-minute of the third … Read more

Weekend wrap: Feb. 21

The seven regular-season Division III women’s conference champions are now official, as the season wrapped up Saturday. Four conferences were already mathematically decided last week — Colonial Hockey (Stevenson), ECAC West (Plattsburgh), NEHC (Norwich) and WIAC (Wisconsin-River Falls). That left us with just the MIAC, NCHA and NESCAC this past weekend. Bethel wrapped up its … Read more

Weekend wrap: Feb. 21

The seven regular-season Division III women’s conference champions are now official, as the season wrapped up Saturday. Four conferences were already mathematically decided last week — Colonial Hockey (Stevenson), ECAC West (Plattsburgh), NEHC (Norwich) and WIAC (Wisconsin-River Falls). That left us with just the MIAC, NCHA and NESCAC this past weekend. Bethel wrapped up its … Read more

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Weekend wrap: Feb. 21

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Some of the Eastern conferences didn’t even wait for the playoffs to create some drama this past weekend. A first-year program took a giant step in winning the regular-season title and all of the seeded teams took care of business in the opening rounds of the playoffs in the NE-10 and NEHC tournaments. Needless to … Read more

Weekend wrap: Feb. 21

Some of the Eastern conferences didn’t even wait for the playoffs to create some drama this past weekend. A first-year program took a giant step in winning the regular-season title and all of the seeded teams took care of business in the opening rounds of the playoffs in the NE-10 and NEHC tournaments. Needless to … Read more

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Winiecki scores twice to lead No. 3 St. Cloud State to weekend sweep of No. 11 Omaha

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Big Ten slaps Michigan State’s DeBlouw with one-game suspension for incident against Wisconsin

The Big Ten announced Saturday that Michigan State senior forward Matt DeBlouw has been suspended as a result of an incident that occurred against Wisconsin on Feb. 19. DeBlouw gets the suspension after the conference reviewed the incident that occurred near the 18:52 mark of the second period. No penalty was called on the play … Read more

Rossman’s 15th shutout leads No. 4 Quinnipiac past Rennselaer

HAMDEN, Conn. — Quinnipiac completed its weekend sweep, defeating Rensselaer 4-0 on Saturday, but the teams will face off again in the first round of the ECAC playoffs next Friday. Quinnipiac (26-2-5, 16-2-4 ECAC) will be the No. 1 overall seed, while RPI (10-15-7, 8-9-5 ECAC) sits as the eighth seed. Emotions were at a … Read more

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Harrison pitches 22-save shutout as St. Lawrence stymies Brown

CANTON, N.Y. — On senior day at Appleton Arena, St. Lawrence took a 3-0 victory from visiting Brown in the final game at Appleton for nine senior Saints and the final game of their career for three Brown seniors. Both coaches had nothing but praise for their seniors, especially Brown coach Bob Kenneally, who’s first … Read more

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Perez the OT hero as Maine defeats Merrimack

ORONO, Maine — “Just what you expected from two teams that struggle to score goals,” joked Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy after Friday night’s 6-4 Warrior victory. This was more in line with the defensive styles and the offensive troubles both teams have had this season. For 45 minutes anyway. The final few minutes Saturday were … Read more

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Northeastern uses power play to beat Connecticut, sweep weekend series

BOSTON — Back on Nov. 27, Northeastern was 1-11-2, sitting at the bottom of Hockey East with nothing but disappointment to show for the first half of the season. Since then, the Huskies are 13-2-3 and have clinched the sixth seed in the conference tournament. And what a turnaround it has been. Behind two goals … Read more

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Weekend Picks: Feb. 19

Four conference championships have been decided so far; all others come down to the final weekend. For this weekend’s picks blog, Candace and Matt will predict what each conference’s last weekend of the regular season will yield in terms of regular-season champions. Colonial Hockey Candace: This is one of the conferences that is decided alrady. … Read more