Scott BiggarBowling Green’s (1-1) co-captain Derek Whitmore returned in grand fashion to his hometown of Rochester, NY, tallying two deflection goals to lead the Falcons to a 5-3 victory over the RIT Tigers (0-2). Whitmore got Bowling Green going with a 5-on-3 power play goal early in the first period, and then tallied his second goal … Read more
Phil Roy has been named as the new men’s ice hockey coach at Neumann College. Previously, Roy was an assistant coach during the last two seasons at ECAC West rival Hobart College. ROY “We are very excited to welcome Phil and his family to our Neumann College family,” said Neumann College athletics director Chuck Sack. … Read more
A building dedicated in the memory of servicemen and women lost in World War II played host to twoservice academies battling for the Atlantic Hockey Association championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
The No. 2 seed Army Black Knights (17-11-5) are headed to their first-ever league championship game after defeating the third-seeded Connecticut Huskies (16-18-2), 3-1. Army, outshot 34-26 in the game, broke a 1-1 tie in the third period on a pair of goals by Chris Colvin and Owen Meyer. “All year, it seems like most … Read more
Despite the top seed in the AHA playoffs, Sacred Heart fell in the semifinals, ending the collegiate careers of a frustrated, but valued, senior class. Scott Biggar reports.
With a 5-3 victory over the Babson Beavers (18-10-1) last Saturday in the NCAA Quarterfinals, the Manhattanville Valiants (21-1-5) finally got a monkey off their backs. The Valiants had failed to get through the quarterfinal round each of the last two seasons even though they were the higher seeded team in both cases. “It relieves … Read more
The Babson Beavers (18-9-1) and Manhattanville Valiants (20-1-5) men’s ice hockey teams have only met once. Back on Nov. 27, 1999, a newly minted Valiants team traveled to the Babson Tournament on Thanksgiving weekend to play the host team in only their sixth game ever. Babson scored two goals in the final minute of the … Read more
The second-seeded Manhattanville Valiants (19-7-1) captured their sixth straight ECAC East title with a 3-2 victory over the top seed RIT Tigers (22-3-2). The Valiants scored two goals in the third period to break a 1-1 tie to earn the win. “It was a great game, and I’m glad it ended the way it did,” … Read more
Senior Stacey McConnell scored twice in the second period to lift the No. 1 seed RIT Tigers (22-2-2) over the No. 4 UMass-Boston Beacons (14-12-1) in the semifinal round of the ECAC East women’s playoffs. RIT withstood a pair of late goals by UMass-Boston to hang on to a 5-3 victory and move on to … Read more
After a thorough review of the program, Lebanon Valley president Stephen MacDonald announced today that the men’s ice hockey team will continue play. The review was led by a committee consisting of Bob Hamilton, vice president of administration; Bill Brown, vice president of enrollment; and athletic director Kathy Tierney and was conducted over the last … Read more
Thrilling Semifinals Both of the semifinal games last weekend were thrillers. In each of the contests, the winning team built multi-goal leads only to see the losing team storm back to within a goal in the waning moments. But the two top ranked teams weathered the storms and will now meet in the championship game … Read more
Playoffs Already Hobart and Elmira opened the second season on Wednesday evening at the Thunderdomes with an exciting overtime ECAC West Quarterfinal matchup. The Soaring Eagles had to climb back from a two-goal deficit twice to send the game in to the extra stanza before finally winning it 5-4 on a goal by Justin Joy. … Read more
Title In Hand With a hard fought tie and win against Neumann last weekend, Manhattanville clinched the regular season title and home rink throughout the league playoffs. “I am really proud of our guys,” said Manhattanville coach Keith Levinthal. “Most people thought we were going to be down this year, with a brand new team, … Read more
The Air Force Falcons dominated play for the first two periods of tonight’s game against the RIT Tigers, but the Tigers righted the ship in the third period and skated away with a 2-1 victory. Goaltender Louis Menard stopped 31 of 32 Air Force shots to keep his record on Saturday games spotless at 11-0. … Read more
For the first time this season, the RIT Tigers overcame a deficit entering the third period to defeat the Air Force Falcons by a 5-4 score. Senior Brad Harris swatted in a rebound at 16:54 of the final stanza to give RIT the victory. “We have a good team, and just because we are down … Read more
A Little Light After being pounded in its previous three league games by a combined score of 32-0, it would have been understandable if Lebanon Valley went in to The Cooler at Hobart last weekend down and out. But the reality couldn’t be farther from the truth. The Flying Dutchmen have been able to keep … Read more
The Hobart Statesmen (11-5-5) tallied three goals in the third period to overcome a two goal deficit and defeat the Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (2-20-1) by a 5-4 score. Four of the Statesmen’s five goals were scored while on the power play. “No matter who you are, when you take that many penalties it is … Read more
Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’ The Neumann Knights keep rolling through league play. Tied for first with Manhattanville, Neumann is currently riding a three game winning streak after losing its only league contest to Utica four weeks ago. WILLIAMS “It’s definitely not easy,” said Neumann coach Dennis Williams. “At any point, if you lose two you are … Read more
Grit, hustle, and a good game plan helped the Canisius Golden Griffins to take a 4-1 victory over the RIT Tigers. Jason Weeks tallied two goals, and assisted on a third score, to lead Canisius on the scoreboard. “It was a pretty spirited affair,” said Canisius coach Dave Smith. “Obviously we are pretty happy with … Read more
No Wheels? Entering last weekend, things seemed to be rolling along for the Hobart. The Statesmen had ripped off twelve straight undefeated games, and while mired in the lower half of the league standings, they were still within easy striking distance of the top. Friday’s game at Manhattanville wasn’t particularly good hockey by either team, … Read more