Eleven coaches have been named finalists for the Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the NCAA Division III men’s coach of the year. Named in honor of the former Dartmouth head coach, the award will be presented during the AHCA Convention on Saturday, May 2, in Naples, Fla., after being announced March 26 at the … Read more
The NCAA Division III field of 11 teams for the 2015 national tournament was announced Monday morning. Seven conferences have been awarded an automatic bid, while the remaining four teams were selected as at-large teams. Teams that received an auto-bid by winning the conference playoff tournaments are Norwich (ECAC East), Nichols (ECAC Northeast), Plymouth State … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Sunday the 18 semifinalists for the fifteenth Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college player in New England at the NCAA Division II/III level. This year’s list is made up of nine forwards, five defensemen and four goaltenders. The candidates include eight players from the … Read more
When informed last week that the list of 15 candidates for the 2015 NCAA’s Hockey Humanitarian Award, and that is name was on it, Jake Heisinger had two responses. “Huh?” and “Why?” The first because Heisinger, a sophomore forward at Curry, had never heard of the award, which for 20 years has been bestowed upon … Read more
After a long bus ride home following a hard-fought 1-1 tie with ECAC Northeast power Nichols Wednesday night, you might expect Suffolk senior Tim Benedetto to jump at the chance to take a day off. Nah. Don’t need one, don’t want one. That pretty much summed up the response after Rams’ coach Chris Glionna stepped … Read more
Still young, still hungry, and until proven otherwise, the best of the bunch in the ECAC Northeast. Such as it is for Nichols, which won both the regular-season and conference tournament titles last year on the way to their second-ever NCAA appearance. The Bison did so with a cast of talented novices – including … Read more
Babson and Norwich. Norwich and Babson. It’s been that way in the ECAC East for just about forever, or so it seems. Between them, the two powers have captured a whopping 13 of the last 15 conference tournament titles, with Norwich going on to win the national title three times (2000, 2003, 2010). What’s more, … Read more
Chris Beaudoin has been named an assistant coach at Western New England. Beaudoin, who was a forward at WNE, served in a similar role at Fermi/Enfield High School in Enfield, Conn., last season. “I am excited to have Chris back with us,” said Western New England head coach Greg Heffernan in a news release. “He … Read more
Nichols announced Wednesday the addition of former Michigan goaltender Adam Janecyk to the men’s coaching staff. Janecyk appeared in 18 games over parts of four seasons with the Wolverines. “We are extremely lucky to have Adam join our staff this season,” said Nichols head coach Kevin Swallow in a statement. “He had a tremendous playing … Read more
Wentworth announced Thursday the hiring of Jay Pecora as the head coach of the men’s team. Pecora replaces R.J. Tolan, who stepped down in June to become the head coach at Endicott. “I am excited to be named the head hockey coach at Wentworth,” said Pecora in a news release. “I would like to thank … Read more
Endicott College announced recently that beginning in the fall of 2015, the school is promoting both the men’s and women’s hockey teams to NCAA Division III varsity status. The school’s new rink, which will be a state-of-the-art facility with all of the amenities, is slated to open in the fall of 2015. The arena will … Read more
After nine seasons at Wentworth, including the last eight as head coach, R.J. Tolan has announced his resignation to accept the same position at Endicott College. Endicott will be elevating its club program to varsity status for the 2015-16 season and will compete in the ECAC Northeast conference. “Coach Tolan is a phenomenal hockey coach,” … Read more
Becker announced Friday that the college will add women’s hockey, starting with the 2015-16 season. There was no indication in a school-issued press release what conference affiliation the school would seek. The men’s hockey team plays Division III in the ECAC Northeast. “We at Becker College are truly excited to be offering women’s ice hockey … Read more
It doesn’t matter at any level, whether it’s Division I, Division III or even at the NHL level, when freshmen or rookies have outstanding first years there’s questions if they can repeat or fall for the dreaded “sophomore slump.” Coming into the year for Nichols, the questions were if other coaches in ECAC Northeast would … Read more
Oswego’s Ed Gosek and St. Norbert’s Tim Coghlin are previous winners of the Edward Jeremiah Award for Division III national coach of the year and both are nominees again this year. Gosek last won the award in 2007, with Coghlin winning a year later. The 2014 nominees include any coach who won or shared conference … Read more
The eight finalists for the 2014 Sid Watson Award as the top men’s player in Division III hockey were announced Monday. All eight players were their respective conference’s players of the year. There are no finalists from the MASCAC or ECAC West. Three players are taking part in the D-III Frozen Four this weekend in … Read more
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
Wednesday night’s originally scheduled NCAA D-III first-round game with Geneseo hosting Nichols has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will now be played Thursday, March 13, at Geneseo at 5 p.m. EST.
Nichols qualified for the NCAA tournament last weekend, but it wasn’t without its share of drama or stress. Brett Jackson’s game-winner 1:41 into overtime lifted the Bison to a 3-2 win over Wentworth in the ECAC Northeast championship game. The game nearly made Nichols coach Kevin Swallow bald. “I think had it had gone much … Read more
The ECAC Northeast conference championship game will be a battle of consistency throughout the season and a team getting hot at the right time. Top-seeded Nichols has been at top of the conference for the majority of season with a 17-6-3 overall record (9-3-2 ECAC Northeast). Wentworth, the defending league champions, had a rough first … Read more