Defunct Program: MAAC

Quinnipiac and Mercyhurst re-engage the MAAC’s highest-profile rivalry; a look at a proposal with “multiple” consequences; and Jim Connelly evaluates the playoff race.

Putting aside history, Bentley climbs into the MAAC’s first division; also, Jim Connelly revisits the league’s place in the newly-released PairWise Rankings.

Saying Goodbye to a Friend Death — the reality of losing a loved one — is never easy to cope with. Somehow, though, when a youngster loses his life, it’s even little tougher to swallow. There is always the need to think of what could have been when a person’s life is cut short at … Read more

The MAAC has seen its share of surprises and disappointments in the opening months, and Jim Connelly is here to grade the 12 member schools’ first-half performances.

In his last column of 2002, Jim Connelly selects the MAAC’s top news stories of the year gone by.

After playing two Hockey East teams tight, is Quinnipiac a legitimate national threat? That’s just one of the questions Jim Connelly tries to answer.

As the holiday season commences, Jim Connelly offers his traditional look at a MAAC Thanksgiving, as well as the league’s weekly awards and a preview of next week’s coverage.

Rebuilding Iona stuns Mercyhurst; the MAAC streaks toward the holidays; southern Connecticut offers the league some hospitality; and Quinnipiac logs miles and miles on the road. Jim Connelly reports.

Sacred Heart takes on the unfamiliar role of favorite; Bentley ends a long spell of road futility; Iona bucks up for a tough stretch; and more. Jim Connelly reports.

The MAAC picks up another win over a “Big Four” opponent — this one in convincing fashion; Fairfield gets off the schneid; Mercyhurst heads back into conference play after a brutal weekend; and more. Jim Connelly reports.

The battle between powerhouses Mercyhurst and Quinnipiac ends the only way it could; Holy Cross welcomes some help in nets; the MAAC gets a little tube time; and more. Jim Connelly reports.

The underdogs struck a blow last weekend, giving the MAAC a win and a tie against Big Four conference opponents. Now, the league’s members turn their attentions inward, starting with a March kind of game in October. Jim Connelly reports.

After a rough weekend, the MAAC looks to right the collective ship. That begins at the Q-Cup, where this year’s edition features an all-MAAC lineup. Jim Connelly reports.

Quinnipiac might have sported a new mascot, but the results looked very familiar as the Bobcats thumped Holy Cross to open the MAAC season. Elsewhere, a mixed bag of exhibition play greeted league teams last weekend. On the slate now: tourneys, tourneys, tourneys. Jim Connelly reports.