Matt MackinderFour 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
Maine announced Friday that head coach Red Gendron has signed a two-year contract extension. The terms of the extension, which runs through the 2018-19 season, “remain unchanged from the current contract,” according to school-issued news release “It is an honor to coach at this outstanding university and to work with so many dedicated faculty, administrators, … Read more
General Mark A. Milley, the 39th Chief of Staff of the United States Army and former player at Princeton, has been named the recipient of the American Hockey Coaches Association’s Lou Lamoriello Award for 2016. The award — named in honor of the former Providence player, coach and athletic director (and current Toronto Maple Leafs … Read more
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation has announced its 2016 Legend of College Hockey recipient is Bill Selman. Selman is the only man to serve as head coach of four Division I programs and is widely acknowledged as having either built or rebuilt three of the four programs he coached. Selman’s coaching career began at … Read more
The end of the regular season and first round of conference tournaments is here. Yes there is much still to battle for in many of the conferences, NE-10 semifinals and for the NEHC teams in the quarterfinals, it is win or go home! The picks from last week saw a playoff-like performance at 6-0-2 (.875) … Read more
The end of the regular season and first round of conference tournaments is here. Yes there is much still to battle for in many of the conferences, NE-10 semifinals and for the NEHC teams in the quarterfinals, it is win or go home! The picks from last week saw a playoff-like performance at 6-0-2 (.875) … Read more
Pop quiz: What is the oldest women’s college hockey program in the Midwest? The answer: Augsburg. Augsburg is currently in its 21st season (and 20th of varsity competition) and celebrated its two decades of women’s hockey Saturday when the Auggies hosted St. Thomas in a MIAC battle. The 5-2 loss to St. Thomas bumped the Auggies … Read more
The 2016 Senior CLASS Award nominees have been trimmed to 10 from the original list of 20. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as NCAA Division I seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of finalists follows this release. An … Read more
For the seven Division III women’s conferences, the playoff picture for each became a bit clearer over the weekend, or in most cases, more blurry. Colonial Hockey-leading Stevenson will go into the conference tournament as the top seed with an 11-0-1 mark in league play, head and shoulders the class of the conference. Last weekend, … Read more
For the seven Division III women’s conferences, the playoff picture for each became a bit clearer over the weekend, or in most cases, more blurry. Colonial Hockey-leading Stevenson will go into the conference tournament as the top seed with an 11-0-1 mark in league play, head and shoulders the class of the conference. Last weekend, … Read more
For one conference, everything is settled, while the top is clearer in one or two more. The penultimate week for most was an opportunity to make a move in the standings and many teams did their best to gain home ice or solidify their game coming into the all-important conference tournaments. Here’s the weekend East … Read more
For one conference, everything is settled, while the top is clearer in one or two more. The penultimate week for most was an opportunity to make a move in the standings and many teams did their best to gain home ice or solidify their game coming into the all-important conference tournaments. Here’s the weekend East … Read more
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Robert Morris took a lesson from Friday night’s loss at the hands of visiting Army West Point, and the message was loud and clear. Play with energy. Stay with the process. The Colonials did both in a hard-fought 3-0 victory on Saturday night in a game that featured a playoff-type atmosphere. … Read more
BOSTON — Coming into Saturday night’s game against Massachusetts, Northeastern was unbeaten in 12 of its last 13 games. The Huskies can credit a portion of that success to the power play. Clicking at a 25.6 percent pace in their last 12 games entering Saturday (the seventh highest clip in the nation during that span), … Read more
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell played host to Yale (15-5-4, 10-4-3 ECAC) on a cold Saturday night at Lynah Rink. No. 15 Cornell was also cold on the ice, falling to Yale’s phenomenal penalty kill and the brick wall that was goaltender Alex Lyon, losing 4-2. Cornell’s Dwyer Schantz was called for boarding just 1:24 into … Read more
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — No. 3 Boston College and Merrimack met for the second game of a weekend series on Saturday night in a very entertaining Hockey East contest. It was a back-and-forth game that came down to the final minute, but both teams settled for a 5-5 tie. The third period started off with … Read more
HAMDEN, Conn. — Cayley Mercer played hero for Clarkson, putting the tying goal past Quinnipiac’s Sydney Rossman with 56 seconds left in the game. The goal was upheld through a review and overtime to make it a 2-2 final. With goaltender Shea Tiley pulled for the extra attacker, Mercer got a clean shot through traffic … Read more
Franklin Pierce will not finish its men’s season after the school announced Friday that it has been canceled due to what university officials called a “hazing incident” in a news release. “I am saddened by this news,” university president Andrew Card said in a statement. “We have a set of core values here on this … Read more
This is it — the penultimate weekend in Division III women’s hockey. Where did the season go? More importantly, what lies ahead? Candace and Matt pick this weekend’s top games and bite down their fingernails in the process. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 12-13 Hamilton at No. 5 Amherst Candace: This will be close, as it’s a good … Read more
This is it — the penultimate weekend in Division III women’s hockey. Where did the season go? More importantly, what lies ahead? Candace and Matt pick this weekend’s top games and bite down their fingernails in the process. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 12-13 Hamilton at No. 5 Amherst Candace: This will be close, as it’s a good … Read more