Tim SullivanNeumann has had an up-and-down season, but certainly has the talent to make a run in ECAC West, climb the rankings, and get in position for a postseason charge. All that said, this weekend wasn’t much of a launching pad. The Knights didn’t get much accomplished in a weekend set vs. Manhattanville. Neumann lost, 5-2, … Read more
You’ll hear a lot of opinion — and coach-speak — over the next few weeks about how the ECAC Northeast Conference race will shake down. It’ll come down to who is the healthiest. It’ll come down to who is the hottest. There’s some truth to all of it, of course. However, in the case of … Read more
You’ll hear a lot of opinion — and coach-speak — over the next few weeks about how the ECAC Northeast Conference race will shake down. It’ll come down to who is the healthiest. It’ll come down to who is the hottest. There’s some truth to all of it, of course. However, in the case of … Read more
R.J. Tolan never panicked when Wentworth didn’t race out of the box like most around Division III expected. The Leopards, after all, won the ECAC Northeast last season, and were the preseason choice to win it all again this season. They indeed had a lot going for them: skill, speed, depth, motivation, you name it. … Read more
The Nittany Lions are 10-13 in their first year as a Division I program but they’ve enjoyed some big wins in big buildings. Tim Sullivan reports.
Suffolk coach Chris Glionna entered this season with some optimism. After a year to forget last season, he knew the Rams had some spunk, some spirit, and, more importantly, some motivation to right the wrongs. As the ECAC Northeast heads for its homestretch, Suffolk is well on its way to doing just that. A 5-5 … Read more
Suffolk coach Chris Glionna entered this season with some optimism. After a year to forget last season, he knew the Rams had some spunk, some spirit, and, more importantly, some motivation to right the wrongs. As the ECAC Northeast heads for its homestretch, Suffolk is well on its way to doing just that. A 5-5 … Read more
Kevin Swallow played at Dartmouth and Maine, Division I programs accustomed to certain schedules. There were classes and practices during the week. And there were games during the weekend. Different story in the ECAC Northeast. So, you can imagine that Swallow, in his first season as coach at Nichols College, is still in a bit … Read more
More than 39,000 fans crammed into the Wells Fargo Center for hockey on Saturday, and despite the presence of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Claude Giroux in the day’s first game, the atmosphere was no less dynamic for the nightcap between two college teams that were a long, long way from home. Indeed, despite the … Read more
It’s not often you see a first-place team stuck in a winless streak that covers more than a month. Welcome to life in the ECAC Northeast. Western New England (6-9 overall, 4-1 in the league) is indeed in one of those funks, and more than anything else, it’s because the Golden Bears have scheduled up … Read more
It’s not often you see a first-place team stuck in a winless streak that covers more than a month. Welcome to life in the ECAC Northeast. Western New England (6-9 overall, 4-1 in the league) is indeed in one of those funks, and more than anything else, it’s because the Golden Bears have scheduled up … Read more
You’re not going to find many programs that underwent more offseason change in the ECAC Northeast than Curry College. New coaching staff. New attitude. Many new players. However, the goals have always remained the same for the Colonels. Plant yourself in the top echelon of the league, give yourself a chance to win the conference … Read more
Johnson and Wales coach Erik Noack is big on team chemistry, and bonding, and formulating one happy ship, moving forward. He was a part of that during his playing days at RIT after all, and it’s what he’s building in Rhode Island with the Wildcats. One way you get to that point is through road … Read more
Johnson and Wales coach Erik Noack is big on team chemistry, and bonding, and formulating one happy ship, moving forward. He was a part of that during his playing days at RIT after all, and it’s what he’s building in Rhode Island with the Wildcats. One way you get to that point is through road … Read more
Andrew Boschetto isn’t afraid to schedule up. He believes in challenging his Salve Regina Seahawks. He believes that kind of a tough trek will only prepare them for the final sprint in the ECAC Northeast. Along the way, he can live with some of the bumps in the road. Because when you’re a team on … Read more
Friday, Jan. 4 Salve Regina vs. Utica Salve Regina has a tough draw on Friday night. No other easy way to say it. The Seahawks are just 4-7-1, would love to have a few games back, and now have to face the No. 8 team in the country … on the road. Utica indeed will … Read more
Friday, Jan. 4 Salve Regina vs. Utica Salve Regina has a tough draw on Friday night. No other easy way to say it. The Seahawks are just 4-7-1, would love to have a few games back, and now have to face the No. 8 team in the country … on the road. Utica indeed will … Read more
Erik Noack has been around enough hockey teams in his lifetime to understand the power of momentum. Win a few games, things start to snowball, confidence builds, and the next thing you know, a team’s season can turn around completely. Look no further than Johnson and Wales. Noack’s Wildcats — a proud group that … Read more
The ECAC Northeast has hit its holiday break, and as we look forward to the second half of the season, the league is one big jumbled holiday stew. As coaches prepare for Christmas parties, the primary theme is likely to be conference parity, and will there be any separation anytime soon? That’s all still … Read more
Louie Educate blasted onto the scene in the ECAC Northeast last season. The Nichols freshman scored 27 goals in 27 games, finished with 42 points, and posted seven game-winning tallies for Nichols. Then he bolted. So, to say Saturday’s contest between Utica, Educate’s new home, and Nichols at the Utica Memorial Auditorium is your ordinary, … Read more