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St. Catherine Continues to Impress in MIAC The St. Catherine women’s hockey team got off to a strong 9-1 start this season and few people took notice as the Wildcats never cracked the top 10 in the USCHO.com rankings. Granted, St. Catherine didn’t play an all-world schedule in the first half of the season but … Read more
With just three weeks remaining in the regular season, the pressure is on to really refine the level of play in order to garner as many points as possible in the final half dozen games of the season. This refinement will not only help define the teams’ playoff positions but also set the stage for … Read more
Push for the Playoffs After last weekend, there are three weeks left in the MIAC schedule. With the season nearing its conclusion, in some leagues this would be the time of year when the playoff picture is becoming clearer and teams are left jockeying for positioning. In the MIAC though, where only five teams make … Read more
The Aftermath Now that a week has passed since the NCAA announcement sanctioning Buffalo State and Geneseo, the two teams involved have had some time to let it sink in. Their reactions have been admirable, and any anger they have is channeled properly. “In terms of how the team is handling it, they are remarkably … Read more
Sometimes the best laid plans can go awry. While I had touched on Curry’s unbeaten conference record last week, the plan this week was to point how little love Curry was getting in the latest polls, despite holding a one point lead over Wentworth for top spot in the ECAC Northeast. But after voting was … Read more
Focusing on Challenges Elmira kept rolling in league play last weekend, steamrolling Utica in a pair of games. The Soaring Eagles poured 49 shots on net Friday night, tallying seven goals to defeat the Pioneers, 7-3. “The guys played great,†said Elmira head coach Aaron Saul. “It is the time of the year where you … Read more
One half of the Beanpot is in the books, and that’s where USCHO senior writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski start this week’s look around college hockey.
Amherst goalie Cole Anderson has backstopped his team to a familiar spot in the NESCAC conference
With only one month remaining in the regular season, parity has run rampant amongst the D-III women’s ranks. Sure you have Amherst leading the NESCAC and Plattsburgh leading the ECAC West, which are no real surprises. On the other hand, Lake Forest leading the NCHA and St. Catherine and St. Thomas currently ahead of Gustavus … Read more
By chance is Tae Kwan part of your training regimen? If not, you might consider giving it a whirl. After all, it hasn’t hurt Carolyne Prevost any. In fact, Wisconsin’s sophomore forward credits that Korean martial art – which is loosely analogous to kick boxing – with helping her become a better hockey player. Not … Read more
The University of Wisconsin-Stout’s 3-2 victory over St. Olaf at the Xcel Center on Saturday (which we’ll have more on later) wrapped up the regular season action between the NCHA and the MIAC. With a 24-6-3 record over the MIAC this season the NCHA once again obliterated its western foes and has gone 66-21-5 against … Read more
As Expected “Somehow, I get the feeling after the weekend is over, the only thing that is going to change amongst this cluster is some shuffling around within.†That’s what I wrote in last week’s column. That’s exactly what happened. Sure, the spread amongst the gap widened by one point. But, that’s like saying Calista … Read more
Right Mindset With a pair of road victories last weekend, Manhattanville extended its current winning streak to nine games. But even more amazing is the Valiants are riding a 20 game unbeaten streak on the road. With a record of 19-0-1 in its last 20 games away from the Playland Ice Casino, Manhattanville is defying … Read more
Setting the Table Last season’s MIAC champion finished the regular season comfortably in first place, with a seven point lead on second place. With four weeks left to go this season, things look like they will be considerably more muddied for the home stretch. Lets take a look at how things currently stand before diving … Read more
The jumble in the MASCAC has now turned into a legitimate quagmire. As the conference stands now, three teams (Westfield State, Fitchburg State, and Salem State) are tied for first with 14 points each, with Plymouth State solidly in the picture two points behind. At this time last week, Westfield State was alone atop the … Read more
USCHO senior writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski are back to discuss last weekend’s marquee series and to debate postseason formats.
Been scanning around the world of women’s pucks, finding things to catch my eye. One doesn’t have to look far at all. Camp Randall Shinny For starters, I noticed that the process of laying down the outdoor rink at Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium is in preparation for the coed (men’s and women’s) college double-dip is … Read more
At first glance, Middlebury’s 7-4-1 record jumps off the page at you and screams; ‘What the heck is going on over there in Panther country?’ I mean this is the same Middlebury team that has never lost more than four games in a season during the nine years of NCAA sponsored D-III women’s ice hockey … Read more
Mediocrity With all but one non-conference game now behind the ECAC West teams, it is a good time to take stock of the season so far and see what teams need to do with the remaining league schedule. The teams of the ECAC West did not fare well in non-conference play this season. Over the … Read more
Weekend Roundup Coming off the last weekend of non-league games, every team in the MIAC was focused on one thing: conference matchups. With most non-conference action out of the way, the vast majority of games left on the schedule are league games, which will determine the five teams that have a shot to make some … Read more