Stonehill tabs Leahy as coach

Patrick Leahy will take over the Stonehill program as head coach, the school announced Friday. Leahy succeeds Garry Hebert, who resigned after a four-year term as the Skyhawks’ head coach. Leahy spent one season as varsity coach at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Mass, after four seasons at The Winchendon (Mass.) School. “His … Read more

New coach looks to build up Finlandia program

John McCabe takes over as coach after serving as an assistant at Alabama-Huntsville for six years, where the  weather is a bit more hospitable than in  Michigan Upper Peninsula’s Hancock, where up to 250 inches snow falls annually. However, the native of Espanola, Ont., sees his move as a “homecoming,” since his hometown is in … Read more

Becker continues progress

The Hawks have enjoyed a steady ascension since joining the ECAC Northeast. Now in its fifth season of Division III play, Becker has made the playoffs three straight years and will look to build on a program-best 13 wins last season, including eight in conference play. “We want to play with intensity, fire, grit, and … Read more

Granato to be One of First Two Women in Hall of Fame

Cammi Granato, three-time ECAC Player of the Year, two-time Olympian and 15-year member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, was today announced as one of the first two female members in the 65-year history of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato will be formally inducted into the Hall on Nov. 8 as part of the … Read more

McCabe Takes Over at Finlandia

John McCabe, an assistant coach at Alabama-Huntsville for the last six seasons, has been named the head coach at Finlandia. McCabe was the top recruiter for Chargers coach Danton Cole. “John brings with him all of the hockey knowledge that he’s acquired under coach Cole — and his former coaches — to help create at … Read more

Rule Book Headed for Change, But by How Much?

The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee gets this chance only once every two years, so there’s a little more emphasis to get it right. In the next month, leading up to and through the committee’s meeting June 8-11 in Indianapolis, the dialogue about potential rules changes will lead to debate and then … Read more

Harlow Steps Down At Stonehill

Scott Harlow, who spent seven productive years as the head coach of the Stonehill College hockey team, has resigned, athletic director Paula Sullivan announced this week. Harlow, who led the Skyhawks to a school-record tying 14 wins on two separate occasions, most recently in 2005-06 season, departs with 67 overall wins, the most in school … Read more

Barnett Named Mercyhurst AD

Mercyhurst College has promoted Craig Barnett to be the school’s new athletic director effective August 31. Barnett replaces long-time Athletic Director Pete Russo, who announced his retirement on June 22 and will leave the position on August 31. “We are very pleased that Craig has agreed to lead the athletic department at Mercyhurst,” said Mercyhurst … Read more

2006-07 Becker Preview

Becker Coach Craig Barnett is used to starting from scratch. He guided Findlay University from NAIA to Division I status and accumulated a 91-110-12 record is five seasons behind the Oilers’ bench. Now, Barnett is starting over at Becker College in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Hawks will play an independent schedule this season before joining the … Read more

2006-07 Stonehill Preview

Scott Harlow has his Stonehill Skyhawks ready to pick up where they left off last year, tying the school record with 14 victories in a season, and once again going deep into the Northeast 10 playoffs. Leading the charge up front for Stonehill will be sophomore Dennis O’Brien, coming off a tremendous rookie campaign. O’Brien … Read more

2006-07 Stonehill Preview

Scott Harlow has his Stonehill Skyhawks ready to pick up where they left off last year, tying the school record with 14 victories in a season, and once again going deep into the Northeast 10 playoffs. Leading the charge up front for Stonehill will be sophomore Dennis O’Brien, coming off a tremendous rookie campaign. O’Brien … Read more

2006-07 St. Thomas Preview

St. Thomas is in a good position to repeat as regular-season champs in 2006-07, despite losing three of its top five scorers. Gone are forwards Brandon Wilcox (12-26-38) and Dan Krmpotich (12-23-35) and defenseman John Bottoms (6-15-21). Bottoms may be the biggest loss for the Tommies as coach Terry Skrypek said he played probably two-thirds … Read more

2006-07 Finlandia Preview

The Lions enter their third season in the MCHA hoping to continue the progress they have made in their first two. Following up a fourth place finish in their inaugural season with a third place finish last year, Finlandia returns every single player from last season which is reason enough to instill hope in head … Read more

Becker College To Join ECAC Northeast

Becker College has been confirmed as the 17th member of the ECAC Northeast and will begin league play during the 2007-08 season. The decision was made by the league administrators at their annual fall meeting during the ECAC Convention and Trade Show. “Becker College has made a commitment to its ice hockey program and that … Read more

Oswego To Hold Holiday Tourney At New Arena

The Oswego State men’s hockey team will showcase the new Campus Center hockey arena when it hosts three of the nation’s best Division III college hockey teams Dec. 29 and 30 in the Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic. The Lakers will welcome Elmira, New England College, and St. Thomas to the Campus Center hockey arena, … Read more

Preview: St. Olaf vs. Wisconsin-Superior

First Round, First Times It’s been three years since Wisconsin-Superior has played in the NCAA Tournament. It’s the first time St. Olaf has ever played in the NCAA Tournament. Fittingly, those two teams will square off in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament. The Yellowjackets stunned St. Norbert in the NCHA Playoffs to … Read more

This Week in West Region DIII – March 3, 2006

NCAA Tournament Bids on the Line March Madness is upon us. No, not the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament, but the MIAC and NCHA championship games. If anyone from the MIAC wants to be playing in the NCAA Tournament, they will have to win the conference tournament. It doesn’t look as if any team has played … Read more

This Week in DIII – New England

March, it’s the month of March. And if your team is still playing this week it’s a pretty big deal. Conference bragging rights and a chance to play in the national tournament is what it all comes down to before Sunday, March 5th. At the beginning of the year every team had goals set out … Read more

This Week in West Region DIII – Feb. 23, 2006

Coming Down to the Wire After one round of the NCHA playoffs, three teams made it through as expected, but one did not. I’ll give you a preview of the semifinals and what you can expect from the four teams vying for the Peters Cup. The MIAC has one weekend of play remaining and while … Read more