Preview: D-III Championship
The women’s Division III title will be handed out this weekend. Russell Jaslow previews the field of four.
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Feature stories
The Tigers’ Tale
No. 1 CC storms toward the NCAAs.
Bear-able
Brown returns to the fray.
Preview: Women’s Frozen Four
Though the Women’s Frozen Four coaches may be heated rivals, they had no trouble agreeing on several points at the pre-tourney press conferences. One, the tournament is the deepest and most talented yet. Two, NCAA women’s hockey is ready for tournament expansion. Three, the fan support at Duluth is going to be fantastic for the … Read more
West Point In Wartime
The MAAC championship takes place under unique circumstances.
Hugh-ge Freshmen
The cupboard isn’t bare at Dartmouth.
The Early Bird Catches the Title
Teams that won the early semifinal have won more D-III championships. Is the late game a disadvantage?
Changing Of The Guard?
This year’s NCAA D-III championship offers a contrast of old and new, perennial and upstart.
Bracketology, Hockey-Style: March 17
The latest bracket breakdown.
Hockey East Semifinal Notebook
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
Poker Face Pays Off For Deraney
Jim Connelly studies the coach behind Providence, the Hockey East regular season and postseason champs.
Legend In Stripes
A game official’s job, it’s said, is to be invisible. But after two decades atop his craft, that’s impossible for referee Matt Shegos.
A Good Skate Spoiled
HEA final: Great game, bad ending.
Big-Game Players, Big-Game Team
BU does it again.
The Minutemen Enter the Promised Land
UMass loss can’t spoil progress.
Unlikely And Overlooked
Tyson Teplitsky? wins it for UNH.
Hockey East Semifinals Notebook
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
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
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
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