NCAA D-III West Hockey Weekend Recap

Adrian is the regular-season champion of the NCHA once again. The Bulldogs, ranked third in the USCHO.com poll, clinched their fifth consecutive title Friday night and the 15th conference title overall with a 6-2 win over Trine in a battle of nationally ranked teams. A balanced attack paved the way for the Bulldogs to get … Read more

D-II/III East Men’s Hockey Weekend Wrap-up – February 12, 2024

Congratulations to the teams that have already clinched the regular season title and with it the top seed for the upcoming conference tournament. Those teams include Assumption, Curry (hold tiebreaker over Endicott), Geneseo, Hobart, Plymouth State, Trinity, and Utica. While these teams have earned their just rewards in home-ice advantage there have been some terrific … Read more

Jumbos learning finer points of winning

In the ultra-competitive conference that is NESCAC, Trinity has risen to the top of the conference standings and has a solid hold on first place entering the final two weekends of the regular season. After the Bantams sits Bowdoin and a surprising Tufts team that has continued to improve their play on the ice and … Read more

NCAA D-III West Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

Don’t look now but Dubuque has made program history in college hockey. The first-year Spartans came through with their first series sweep, beating Lake Forest 3-2 and 3-1. In Saturday’s game, Max Messier gave the Spartans the lead with his fourth goal of the year at the 15:37 mark of the second period. A few … Read more

Curry stepping up game towards CCC title shot

Most remember that last year’s D-III Frozen Four was hosted by the CCC’s Endicott and also included the University of New England among the finalists. What people may not remember is that Curry, also out of the CCC, was also an NCAA tournament team that defeated Bowdoin in the first round before losing to eventual … Read more

D-III Women’s East Week 14 Recap: Nazareth runs the UCHC, Lakers rising, & Wesleyan says hello!

We’re creeping in on conference tournament time and play has never been better in terms of parity and overall competitive skill level within the top teams. We had a busy weekend as usual out east, here’s your notable events from the eastern front! The UCHC runs through Rochester, New York Nazareth, the 3rd-youngest team in … Read more

Blugolds’ Grundy healthy again, set up for hockey success

Kyler Grundy battled through injuries last season, preventing him from maximizing his potential. Its a different story this year for the UW-Eau Claire standout as he has played an instrumental role in the nationally ranked Blugolds’ success. After tallying two goals and four assists a season ago, Grundy is the points leader for the Blugolds, … Read more

NCAA D-III West Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

On the road against one of the nation’s best teams Friday, UW-Stout was unfazed by facing No. 6 UW-Stevens Point. Winning wasn’t easy, but the Blue Devils found a way to get the job done, grinding out a 3-2 win thanks to a game-winning goal from Boyd Stahlbaum and 30 saves out of Dawson Green. … Read more

Fitchburg’s Fuller focusing on wins not milestones

While Plymouth State has a secure handle on first place in the MASCAC standings so far this season, there is a lot of battling amongst familiar opponents for playoff positions including coach Dean Fuller’s Fitchburg State Falcons who currently hold down third place on the leaderboard just two points behind Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Fuller has been a … Read more

NCAA D-III West Hockey Weekend Picks

It’s the last weekend of hockey in January and we have a full slate of conference games in the MIAC, WIAC and NCHA. The Auggies and Johnnies face off in a MIAC rivalry game while UW-Stout faces one of its biggest tests as it takes on the nationally ranked Pointers. Here’s a look at the … Read more

D-III Women’s West Week 13 Recap: Augsburg’s back? The Pipers are making a run & undefeated watch continues

Another week out west, another week closer to a potential final four out west. Like the east, we’ve seen upset-after-upset out west, which just shows us the parity being at an all-time high as mentioned in this week’s east article. Let’s get into your week 13 west review, recapping the notable events! Augsburg gets the … Read more