Hamilton looking to build on successful first half

Last season saw the Hamilton Continentals playing some of their best hockey of the season in the month of January, where they went 8-1-1 and had an 11-game unbeaten streak stretching back into December. February was not that successful, as the team finished 1-4-2 over their final seven games and saw a first-round exit from … Read more

NESCAC Preview – Will seniority be the difference in the title chase?

What an entrance the NESCAC teams make to the season. As always, the late arrivals but with the most dramatic entrances and battles for playoff positioning amongst any of the other conferences in the D-III ranks.  This year will likely be no exception according to last year’s championship coach from Williams, Bill Kangas. “We start … Read more

Williams sweeps NESCAC men’s individual awards

Williams earned all three individual awards from the NESCAC as the conference announced the winners on Tuesday. The league’s Player of the Year is Williams senior defenseman and captain Zander Masucci, who tallied seven goals and 18 points to lead all NESCAC blueliners this season. Co-Rookies of the Year are Williams goalie Michael Pinios and … Read more

Changing of the guard in the NESCAC, or is it a two-horse race?

What a spring and offseason for the hockey teams of NESCAC. First, Trinity shakes off a quarterfinal loss in the conference tournament to go on a four-game run as an at-large entrant in the NCAA tournament and wins its first-ever national title. Secondly, Middlebury and D-III coaching legend Bill Beaney announces his retirement from coaching … Read more

At the helm since 1983, Meagher to step down as Bowdoin’s coach at end of 2015-16 season

Bowdoin announced Tuesday that Terry Meagher will step down as head coach of the men’s hockey team following the 2015-16 season. The head coach of the team since 1983, Meagher will begin his 33rd season this winter. During his tenure in Brunswick, he has accumulated a record of 529-245-54 (.671), ranking sixth in Division III … Read more

NCAA moves Eastern men’s Division III quarterfinal games to Sunday

The NCAA has moved the two Division III men’s quarterfinal games involving Eastern schools to Sunday because first-round games were postponed on Wednesday. Babson will host the Oswego-Bowdoin winner, while Norwich will play the Nichols-Geneseo winner. Both quarterfinal games have been rescheduled for 3 p.m. EDT Sunday. The Oswego-Bowdoin and Nichols-Geneseo games were postponed Wednesday … Read more

Bowdoin looks to be early favorite in the NESCAC

Last, but certainly not least every season, the NESCAC conference gets into the fray and starts playing regular-season hockey starting in the middle of November. The conference is playing catch-up with many of their league brethren in New England, but no worries, these teams come up to speed quickly. They will have to do just … Read more

Former Bowdoin player, coach Corey passes away at 98

Former Bowdoin player and coach C. Nels Corey passed away on August 11 in Gardiner, Maine. Corey was 98, but according to a Bowdoin news release, “he always greeted friends and former players alike with a laugh, genuine enthusiasm and the firm handshake of a man half his age.” Corey earned All-New England honors as … Read more

Bowdoin selected to host 2014 D-III men’s semifinals and championship

Bowdoin will host the 2014 Division III men’s semifinals and championship game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine, on March 21-22, 2014. The event will be the first time the finals have ever been held in Maine. The Colisée seats 3,677 for hockey, surpassing the NCAA’s minimum requirement of 3,000 for championship sites. … Read more

Bowdoin brings back Dumont as new assistant

Jamie Dumont has been named an assistant coach for the Bowdoin men’s team, a team Dumont served as an assistant from 2001-2005. He replaces Jeff Pellegrini, who left to become an assistant coach for the Harvard women’s team. Dumont, a 1998 SUNY-Oswego graduate, has served in several coaching capacities around the globe, including stops at … Read more

Men’s D-III Playoff Preview: Bowdoin

Bowdoin Polar Bears Tournament Qualification: NESCAC Automatic Qualifier NCAA Tournament Profile: fourth NCAA tournament appearance, last appearance — 2010 (quarterfinal round loss to Oswego, 9-2) Best NCAA Finish: quarterfinalists — 2000, 2010 Road to NCAA Championship: win, 5-2, vs. Williams, (NESCAC championship game), win, 3-1, vs. Colby, (NESCAC semifinals), win 4-3 (OT), vs. Amherst, (NESCAC … Read more