This Week in Division III: Jan. 22, 2004

Change Is Good In my last two columns, I outlined proposed changes that would negatively affect Division III hockey. But not all change is bad, of course. Case in point — the NCAA has modified its tournament selection process for this and future seasons, and the changes should eliminate some of the issues that have … Read more

This Week in Division III: Jan. 15, 2004

Scoreboard It was mostly good news from the NCAA convention — the Division III membership saw through many of the Division III reform proposals and shot them down. In summary: The grandfathered Division III schools playing at the Division I level that offer scholarships will continue to do so. This is a major victory for … Read more

Wild Week

What A Week The schedule-makers gave Division III women’s hockey fans a late Christmas present. In the span of five days the top four, six of the top seven, and seven of the top ten teams squared off against one another in seven thrilling contests, including a rematch of the past two national championships, the … Read more

This Week in Women’s Hockey: Jan. 15, 2004

The landscape of Division I women’s college hockey is suddenly a lot different from just a few weeks ago, both on and off the ice. Until last week, College Hockey America was all set to be a six-team autobid-eligible conference with Ohio State jumping aboard, but now Findlay has dropped its program and Ohio State … Read more

This Week in Women’s Hockey: Jan. 8. 2004

The schedule-makers sure knew how to get 2004 going with a bang. For the first time in the same weekend, women’s hockey features the series openers for No. 1 Minnesota vs. No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth and No. 2 Harvard vs. No. 3 Dartmouth — bitter rivalries and rematches of the conference championships from a year ago. … Read more

This Week in Division III: Jan. 8, 2004

Here It Comes On January 12, delegates from Division III institutions will vote, and are expected to pass, a sweeping reform package know as “The Future of Division III.” From a D-III hockey standpoint, the future looks bleak if this plan is adopted. Unfortunately, it looks like it will pass. This issue is so important … Read more

This Week in Women’s Hockey: Jan. 1, 2004

Wednesday night we bade farewell to 2003, which proved to be yet another tremendous year of growth for Division I women’s college hockey. It was a year full of landmark events — the first-ever sellout crowd for the NCAA championship game, the inaugural championships for women’s Hockey East and College Hockey America, and the first … Read more

This Week in Division III: Jan. 1, 2004

Tournament Time So did you miss it? The holidays were a nice distraction, but did you miss college hockey? Sure, if you’ve got satellite, there were some great D-I tournaments to check out, but D-III was on break from December 14 to December 27. Now it’s tournament time for D-III, and some good ones were … Read more

This Week in Division III: Dec. 11, 2003

Crazy? I’ll Show Ya Crazy! In last week’s column, I opened by saying that in the opinion of many coaches and fans, this Division III season has been “crazy.” Well, we’re now bordering on “insane.” Cases in point: 1. Four of the top five teams in the USCHO poll lost last weekend. Combined record of … Read more

This Week in Division III: Dec. 4, 2003

“It’s Crazy” That’s what I’ve been hearing from coaches and fans throughout the first third of the 2003-2004 season. Surprises are everywhere: Crowded poll — A whopping 25 teams received votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Poll, over a third of the programs out there. The lack of a consensus on the top teams … Read more

This Week in Division III: Nov. 20, 2003

Finally, the Gang’s All Here For some patient fans, the Division III hockey season starts this weekend, a full six weeks after teams from other conferences began play. The last 20 of the 74 Division II and Division III teams kick things off as the NESCAC, ECAC East and St. John’s from the MIAC finally … Read more

This Week in Division III: Nov. 13, 2003

Is It February Already? It just seems that way. One of the major grudge matches in Division III hockey, traditionally reserved for the final showdown of the regular season, happens Friday night when Elmira invades RIT’s Ritter Arena for the 65th meeting between the two schools. The Tigers lead the series 31-29-4. Elmira is coming … Read more