Tim SullivanLouie 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
Joey Sides took the ice as a Colorado Eagle this season hoping to carve out an identity for himself, but not just one that would carry him in the ECHL. He had already done that. The forward wanted to show some other leagues what he might be able to do at the next level. He’s … Read more
Utica spent the early part of the season showing everyone it can win the wide-open games. In fact, the scores were quite impressive: 6-1 over Morrisville, 9-0 over Fredonia, 7-2 over Nazareth, 11-2 over Elmira. However, coach Gary Heenan’s crew has spent the past two weeks reversing the trend. As we get deeper into the … Read more
Utica spent the early part of the season showing everyone it can win the wide-open games. In fact, the scores were quite impressive: 6-1 over Morrisville, 9-0 over Fredonia, 7-2 over Nazareth, 11-2 over Elmira. However, coach Gary Heenan’s crew has spent the past two weeks reversing the trend. As we get deeper into the … Read more
Salve Regina is still two games under .500 overall, and seems to have settled into the middle of the pack in the ECAC Northeast. With Western New England, Curry, and Nichols in front of the Seahawks, and Wentworth, the preseason pick to win it all, behind them, it’s going to be tough sledding for Salve … Read more
Salve Regina is still two games under .500 overall, and seems to have settled into the middle of the pack in the ECAC Northeast. With Western New England, Curry, and Nichols in front of the Seahawks, and Wentworth, the preseason pick to win it all, behind them, it’s going to be tough sledding for Salve … Read more
Any time a new coach takes over a program, make no mistake, there is a thought in the back of their minds that a breakthrough, breakout, debut season is in store. And why not? You want coaches, like the players, to exude confidence and believe they will install the right culture that breeds instant success. … Read more
Momentum can be a funny thing in college hockey. You get a crop of young, eager players who snare a win at long last, and you never know where it might lead. Johnson and Wales hopes it leads to bigger and better things. Who knows; the Wildcats may already be on their way. After a … Read more
Momentum can be a funny thing in college hockey. You get a crop of young, eager players who snare a win at long last, and you never know where it might lead. Johnson and Wales hopes it leads to bigger and better things. Who knows; the Wildcats may already be on their way. After a … Read more
The coaches said this was going to be the case, long before the season started. As they embarked on another season in the ECAC Northeast, they were quick to point out just how even things were going to be. How anyone could beat anyone on any given night, and how no one would be … Read more
It appears that Western New England means business this season. While other programs have garnered headlines for hiring new coaches, and some others have made noise by snagging preseason accolades, the Golden Bears are letting their play do the talking. After dropping the season opener to Westfield State, 4-3, in nonconference play on Nov. 2, … Read more
It appears that Western New England means business this season. While other programs have garnered headlines for hiring new coaches, and some others have made noise by snagging preseason accolades, the Golden Bears are letting their play do the talking. After dropping the season opener to Westfield State, 4-3, in nonconference play on Nov. 2, … Read more
Chris Glionna speaks with tremendous pride and passion when he talks about taking part in the evolution of freshmen, not only as athletes, but as students as well. That’s a good thing, especially this season, considering he has 15 of them on his roster. After a season to forget last year, when Suffolk stumbled to … Read more
T.J. Manastersky has pondered and plotted and gone through all of the motions, both in his head and on the ice. What to do at even strength, on the power play, on the penalty kill, trailing in the game, leading in the game, you name it. It’s understandable, of course. Manastersky, named the coach at … Read more
R.J. Tolan’s been through it all before. As the Wentworth coach set out on his seventh season at the helm of the Leopards last month, another cloud full of expectations hovered over him. Such is life when you run the ECAC Northeast’s marquee program, one that has a culture and an identity synonymous with … Read more