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Hockey East Semifinal Notebook

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Old and New This is the inaugural season for women’s Hockey East, and with a 13-1-1 conference record, Providence became the first regular season champion for the new league. The Friars will try to repeat the feat, attempting to become the first Hockey East postseason champion with two wins this weekend. Even though the league … Read more

Hockey East Semifinals Notebook

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Age vs. Experience The first semifinal featured two teams with two different strengths. New Hampshire relies on an experienced core of players, three of which — goaltender Mike Ayers, and forwards Colin Hemingway and Lanny Gare — landed on the Hockey East All-Star Team. Massachusetts’ strength lies in underclassmen, showcased by freshman Stephen Werner, a … Read more

Quarterfinal Preview: Trinity at Norwich

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Last season, Norwich was less than a minute and a half away from its second national title, until a shot that deflected off a Cadet defenseman’s stick sent the game into overtime. Despite outplaying the Yellowjackets for much of the game and outshooting them handily, 23 seconds after the end of regulation Wisconsin-Superior was the … Read more

NCAA Quarters: D-III Women

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The Remaining Two Conference Champions Two more league champions were crowned last weekend, both in the East. Manhattanville won the ECAC East title by defeating Rensselaer, 3-1, outshooting the Engineers, 46-16, in the process. The Valiants jumped out to a 1-0 first period lead on a goal by Cherie Stewart, and added two more in … Read more

Quarterfinal Preview: Wisconsin-River Falls at St. Norbert

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For the second year in a row, the second year under the current NCAA Division III hockey selection/seeding process, the West Region will battle down to a single team before the semifinals. Even though there were three NCHA teams in the top five all season long, a 6-3 East-West split resulted in the play-in game … Read more

Quarterfinal Preview: Elmira at Middlebury

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Team unity is an important ingredient to success in the game of hockey, particularly college hockey. Twenty-some guys have to learn to live together on the bus and in hotel rooms during long road trips. They must have that competitive fire to battle as a group through the adversity and setbacks that are inevitable during … Read more

Quarterfinal Preview: Wentworth at Oswego

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Oswego and Wentworth know each other quite well. They faced off twice this season. The first time was in the finals of the Ben McCabe Tournament in Amherst. Oswego won 5-1 after leading 5-0, and outshot Wentworth, 45-34. A month later, the game was in the Romney Field House, and Oswego again easily won at … Read more