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Non-Conference With just two non-conference games remaining for SUNYAC teams (Morrisville at Manhattanville on Jan. 24 and Plattsburgh at Middlebury on Feb.2), the SUNYAC has done extremely well against other conferences. They currently hold a 6-2-3 margin over the ECAC East, 8-2-0 over the ECAC Northeast, 2-0-0 over MASCAC, 1-0-0 vs. MCHA, 4-2-1 over NESCAC, … Read more
For anyone familiar with Boston sports history, St. Botolph Street should be right up there with Yawkey Way and Causeway Street. It’s the home of Matthews Arena, which outdates the more famous current homes of the city’s pro teams. The world’s oldest indoor hockey rink underwent major renovations over the summer (USCHO.com photo gallery poll; … Read more
This week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll dials up five NCHA and MCHA teams in the same manner it did a week ago, but some interesting results have shuffled the five around a bit. St. Norbert is still the top ranked team in the region, but the Green Knights dropped a spot into a No. … Read more
Just five weeks and 10 games remain for most teams in the league and already the races are tightening up. In the NESCAC, first through eighth are separated by just four points and only two points lay between first and sixth place. Over in the ECAC East, Norwich is comfortably atop the standings. Further down, … Read more
Miami has rebounded, but what happened to Quinnipiac? Those are two of the topics up for debate this week with USCHO.com senior writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski.
Goal upon goal upon goal has been netted in the Hub by a sniper wearing No. 7 and bearing the name of Esposito. Not a single one of those goals, however, were scored under a snowy sky in the shadow of the Pru. That is, not until a week ago, when Brittany Esposito (with no … Read more
Holy Trinity! The Trinity Bantams have been turning heads recently with their seven-game winning streak. They are a quiet 10-1-2 on the season with their only loss coming at the hands of the defending national champions, Amherst, 3-2. “We haven’t really thought much about the winning streak,†Trinity coach Andrew McPhee said. “I know its … Read more
A Win For Division III Hockey The game was finally played. Oswego vs. Adrian. East vs. West. Established program vs. upstart. Fans vs. fans. Perhaps, in the end, the result wasn’t quite what each side wanted. Oswego had an opportunity to blow out Adrian in the first period, but they missed on numerous scoring chances, … Read more
Putting the Pieces Together Since early December, the Hobart Statesmen have been quietly getting on a bit of a roll. They have won four of their last five games, with the only defeat coming at the hands of top ranked Oswego. “We have a lot of good things, a lot of good pieces,” said Hobart … Read more
Bit of a lighter helping this time around, with both the ECAC Northeast and MASCAC playing in only a smattering of non-conference games this week. Here’s a quick rundown of each conference’s past week. MASCAC Second place Westfield State was easily handled by SUNYAC opponent Fredonia, dropping a pair of games over the weekend to … Read more
This week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll offered only minimal movement for NCHA and MCHA teams. The leagues still combine to feature five teams that are getting recognition. St. Norbert remains the highest ranked of the bunch as the Green Knights moved up a tick to third following a pair of road wins over MIAC … Read more
Picking Up the Pieces This past weekend saw the second half of the MIAC-NCHA crossover. Coming into the weekend the NCHA held the upper hand in the series, posting a 12-4-1 record. With the MIAC teams holding home ice for this weekend’s 14 matchups, it looked like a good chance to close the gap and … Read more
January is the time of year when many teams are starting to put it all together. The moving pieces of new players integrating with those returning has happened and most everyone understands their role on the team. For the most part, the non-league games are done so now it’s a matter of focus and effort … Read more
USCHO senior writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski are back to talk about Miami’s off weekend, Union’s emergence and other issues in another edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Welcome back from what I hope was a happy holiday slumber, everyone. This season finally ramps back up this weekend as the NCHA squares off with the MIAC in a full set of crossover games, while a handful of MCHA teams are in action, most notably Adrian as the Bulldogs travel to Oswego to take … Read more
A Fresh Slate The start of the new year not only brings heaps of unfilled resolutions, but also signals the rebirth of Division III college hockey after a three week slumber. With most of the MASCAC idle last weekend and the ECAC Northeast and NESCAC engaging in mostly non-conference games, the true grind has yet … Read more
A Happy New Year to all! The second half of the season has begun and there are New Year’s resolutions abounding amongst the coaches and players as we start 2010. Some teams have already started with a holiday tournament while others are tasting their first competitive action in over two weeks this weekend. What are … Read more
Better Effort Elmira returned from the holiday break and jumped right into the fire at Oswego’s Pathfinder Classic tournament last weekend. The Soaring Eagles last game was an 8-1 thrashing of Utica way back on Dec. 5 and the long layoff showed as Elmira opened up against the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in the … Read more
Checking Back In When we last looked in on the MIAC, it was still two weeks before Christmas. Since then, several games have been played, and more big matchups are looming next weekend. Coming into their series against the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), St. Thomas had lost four games in a row. Over that … Read more
Three Tournament Champions Potsdam, Oswego, and Plattsburgh all celebrated the new year by bringing home hardware to put in their trophy cases. All three played in holiday tournaments, and all three won them. Potsdam was perhaps the most impressive of the lot because not only were they the only ones who did it on the … Read more