Columns, excluding “This Week” columns
Following this weekend’s two wins over conference rivals Massachusetts-Boston and Babson, the New England College Pilgrims are off to a 3-1-0 start to the NEHC season. Leading the way with ten goals in his first six games is sophomore forward Nikita Pintusov whose nose for the net has the Pilgrims scoring in bunches. “It was … Read more
Several “statement” games were played in conference play with some surprising results. Oh, and then were the dramatic last second goals for wins from Endicott and Brockport. The coaches always say it needs to be a sixty-minute effort, so it really hurts when 59:59 or 64:59 isn’t good enough. Here is this week’s recap of … Read more
One of Division I women’s hockey’s most interesting programs, Lindenwood starts a new era this year with coach Shelley Looney.
For head coach Kyle Wallack, the road to Albertus Magnus’ first season as an NCAA D-III program took about 700 days but he believes he has the right recruits and built the foundation for a solid and competitive program in the highly competitive New England hockey landscape. Going 0-2-2 in their first four games, Coach … Read more
If you wanted to see lots of goal scoring then this was the weekend for you as teams like UNE, Norwich and Hobart showed off some firepower in conference play. The UCHC saw a lot of goals too as Elmira, Nazareth and Utica all had big offensive nights in big conference wins. Great action everywhere … Read more
How a tough non-conference schedule and two young assistant coaches are helping Rob Morgan build a brand new program at Long Island University.
Despite pushing some of the best teams in the country to their limit, the Colonials have just one point to show for their efforts.
The New Hampshire women’s hockey team started last season 1-9-2. It was a brutally tough stretch where Coach Hillary Witt said her team was playing pretty well, but could not seem to find the back of the net. Despite the rough and demoralizing start, the team did not let it tank their season. The Wildcats … Read more
No Patty Kazmaier Award winner has ever transferred after having won the award. You’d be hard pressed to find any national most valuable player that’s changed teams after receiving their sport’s highest honor. Transfers have become more frequent and commonplace in women’s Division I hockey in recent years, but no change of team has been … Read more
Recent years have brought a lot of change for the Holy Cross women’s hockey program as the Crusaders moved to Division I and joined Hockey East. This season, the team also has a new head coach, but she’s the least of the upheaval that the program has seen recently. When Katie Lachapelle joined Holy Cross … Read more
One day after announcing that he will step aside as commissioner of Hockey East following the 2019-20 season, Joe Bertagna, college hockey’s longest serving commissioner, addressed the media (photo: Cindy M. Loo/Boston Red Sox).
Jim Johannson will forever be missed in the world of hockey. Fortunately, as Team USA succeeds in years to come, his fingerprints and legacy will be impossible to forget (photo: Melissa Wade).
Dan Rubin examines the effects of the Falcons’ announcement that they’ll build an on-campus arena.
The most moving, appropriate tribute to Ron Mason was the gathering of people near center ice before the ceremony — family and friends and too many hockey people to mention, so many people whose lives Ron touched.
He coached the right way, Dan Rubin writes, and, ever the gentleman, he departs in a very humble method, leaving behind a legacy no win or loss can ever measure.
“[Hockey’s] a lot bigger here than people think it is,” one fan told writer Joe Connor.
The North Dakota coach has come close before but has never won a national title in six previous Frozen Four appearances. Sean Davich thinks things will be different in Boston.
The six members of the Northeast-10 play a schedule that consists largely of Division III opponents but are shut out of NCAA play.
The school is buzzing with hockey fever, Justin Emerson writes.
The Crusaders have a recognizable brand to attract a coach, Dan Rubin writes.