D-III East Hockey Game Picks – November 24, 2022

Happy Thanksgiving! The Thanksgiving Holiday weekend always brings great tournament action and some intriguing non-conference matchups to delight the D-III hockey fan in all of us. Hardware is on the line so look for teams to put it all on the line to claim tournament glory and bragging rights. Last week my picks were solid … Read more

D-III West Weekend Hockey Picks — Nov. 17, 2022

It’s straight up conference play this coming weekend throughout the west region of NCAA Division III hockey. In the MIAC, one of the highlights is St. Scholastica’s series with Saint John’s. Both teams are unbeaten in WIAC play. UW-Stout is off to a hot start and faces two tough tests while Adrian hits the road … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Offensive depth, consistency will be key to Providence’s season

Take a look at Providence’s last seven games and you’ll see something of a microcosm of the state of the game of women’s college hockey. After losing 4-1 to then #6 Northeastern, they came back to tie the Huskies the next day before losing the shootout. The next weekend Providence needed overtime to defeat Boston … Read more

Thoroughbreds break out of gate fast

After a tough overtime loss to Chatham to open the season, the Skidmore Thoroughbreds have raced out to a four-game winning streak including last weekend’s upset of Geneseo. Skidmore has outscored their opponents by a 17-6 margin in that span including surrendering just one goal in wins over Chatham, Wentworth, and SUNY-Canton. With the start … Read more

New-look Panthers comfortable with fewer goals

Last year’s Plymouth State team won the MASCAC conference again while scoring 117 goals in 27 games through the first round of the NCAA tournament. The 4.3 goals per game was amongst the leaders in the country but with the departures of JR Barone and Peter Laviolette, there are expectations that the output will be … Read more

D-III East Weekend Hockey Wrap-up – 10/31/2022

Well, that was a lot of excitement stuffed into the first weekend of competitive play in D-III action. Ranked teams won and lost and maybe with that growing trend I will stop calling games upsets seeing how the competition level across all D-III continues to get better and better. There were some thrilling overtime games … Read more

D-III Hockey Independents Preview – Non-conference wins a focus for quartet of teams in East

These teams would love to be playing in a conference and have the chance to battle for a league title or an opportunity to play on the national stage. Being an independent makes the former impossible but the latter a remote possibility and so, four teams play their non-conference schedules with the hope of impressing … Read more