Scott BiggarHobart and Utica traded goals through the first two periods of tonight’s ECAC West league game. But the Statesmen were finally able to hold onto a lead in the third period on their way to a 5-4 win, solidifying their second place standing in the league. From the opening faceoff, Utica jumped all over Hobart, … Read more
In the Hunt Elmira went into Neumann’s Ice Works rink last weekend and accomplished exactly what it needed to remain in the playoff hunt by sweeping the Knights. “Breaks that we didn’t get early on in the year, we definitely got this weekend,” said Elmira coach Tim Ceglarski. “They were two pretty well-played games. Neumann … Read more
Back On Top With a pair of wins this past weekend over Lebanon Valley, Manhattanville has re-staked its claim to the top of the league in the ECAC West. But getting past the Flying Dutchmen certainly wasn’t a cakewalk for the Valiants. Friday night pretty much went by Manhattanville’s game plan. The Valiants played a … Read more
Still Climbing Neumann continues its climb up the league standings and national rankings. The Knights are currently tied for second in the league with Manhattanville, although the Valiants have two games in hand. Neumann also edged closer to making the cut in this week’s USCHO.com national poll, coming in second in the “Others Receiving Votes” … Read more
The final score was the same 4-1 as Friday night, but the game Saturday between Quinnipiac and RIT was much closer. The Bobcats held a narrow 2-1 lead midway through third period before David Marshall scored at 16:24, and Michael Bordieri added an empty netter to seal the victory. “We are very pleased to get … Read more
In its first game as a Division I school, RIT met Quinnipiac on October 14th in the opening round of the Q-Cup tournament. The home-standing Bobcats easily handled the upstart Tigers 6-2, out shooting RIT by a wide 34-13 margin. Entering tonight’s rematch, RIT head coach Wayne Wilson was interested in gauging how his transitioning … Read more
Finally Progress It’s no secret that Elmira has been struggling all season. The Soaring Eagles only managed to win one of five league games in the first half of the season, and despite two early wins against Plattsburgh and Oswego lost six of their next nine games. But there are signs that Elmira is turning … Read more
RIT played an uninspired game against Oswego on Saturday, and head coach Wayne Wilson expressed his disappointment in the lack of effort of his players in post game comments. The Tigers played a much stronger game against Division III Fredonia tonight, but struggled to stop a potent Blue Devils power play. “Mentally, we were a … Read more
The RIT Tigers and the Oswego Lakers first met on January 13, 1965, with the Lakers winning 11-0. Oswego came to dominate the series in the early days, winning the first 22 games between the two teams. Finally, on December 4, 1982, RIT broke through, finally defeating Oswego 4-2. Since then, RIT has carried the … Read more
Alternating Current In an unusual quirk of scheduling, Utica and Neumann played three straight games against each other over the last two weekends. The string began in the championship game of the St. Michael’s Tournament over the holidays and culminated with a pair of league games at the Utica Aud this past weekend. But despite … Read more
Still Rolling Neumann continued its roll from the first half of the season into the second, posting its first-ever tournament championship at the Saint Michael’s Tournament over New Year’s weekend. The Knights started out on Friday putting a hurt on host St. Michael’s right from the opening faceoff. Neumann tallied six goals in the first … Read more
Perennial D-II and D-III power RIT is new to Division I this season, and Scott Biggar finds that the long-awaited move is going well.
Turnaround As the saying goes, “Who’d of thunk it?” If Las Vegas took bets on college hockey, how many people would have plunked down their hard-earned money to wager that Neumann would be 8-4 at the mid-season break? Or have conference wins over Utica at home and Elmira on the road? Or have non-conference sweeps of … Read more
RIT and division III Geneseo renewed their local rivalry for the 49th and most likely last time tonight at the Tigers Ritter Arena. This rivalry has become much more heated the last few years, and tonight was no exception as emotions finally boiled over into fisticuffs in the third period. “We approached the game that … Read more
Tossing Teddys Utica head coach Gary Heenan believes that an essential ingredient to a successful hockey program is building ties with its surrounding community. Last season, while on the road recruiting, he watched as local fans threw teddy bears and other stuffed animals onto the ice following the team’s first goal, all meant to benefit a … Read more
Lebanon Valley took advantage of eight straight minutes of power play by scoring three straight goals to pull back to a 4-4 tie with Hobart during the second period of tonight’s ECAC West game. But Hobart’s Shawn Houde was able to chip in a bouncing puck midway through the third period to lead the Statesmen … Read more
Back in the early to mid 80’s, the rivalry between RIT and Union was one of the most heated in college hockey. The teams played a number of barnburners, including a four overtime NCAA semifinal game in 1984 that Union eventually won 5-4. After a fourteen year hiatus, the schools renewed their rivalry Friday as … Read more
Hats Galore There is something special about a hat trick in college hockey. First of all, they aren’t all that common in Division III, unless the game is a blowout where one team puts up a double digit score. Second, the diffusion of talent across all of Division III has also resulted in scoring being … Read more
A Different Team Since joining the ECAC West four seasons ago, it is no secret that Neumann has struggled. Over that time span, the Knights have a combined total of 10 wins and haven’t been competitive in many of the other games. However, with an infusion of new blood, this year might represent the tipping … Read more
The rivalry between Hobart and Elmira has heated up during the past two seasons as they battled each other for the playoffs. This season seems to be shaping up in a similar fashion, so anticipation was high entering tonight’s contest at the Geneva Recreation Center. Elmira carried play in the first period, but only managed … Read more