Men’s D-II/III in general
Near the top of the Division III standings, nestled in between first place Curry and third place UMass Dartmouth, is Johnson and Wales. With a 5-2-0 conference record, and an overall mark of 6-2-0, third year coach Eric Noack was asked about the great start. “I think it’s basically that our first recruiting class is … Read more
Streak Snapped Since the 1987-1988 season, Bethel had lost 38 straight regular-season games to St. Thomas. During that time, the Royals were 1-45 against the Tommies. They’re only win came on Feb. 26, 2001 in the semi-finals of the MIAC playoffs. Bethel won 5-3 then went on to win the mini-game and advance to the … Read more
Hockey Emotions Hockey is an extremely emotional game. The result of that is sometimes players follow their emotions a bit too far. Lately, it seems goaltenders have been in the spotlight for allowing their emotions to get the best of them. A few weeks ago in the Wentworth at Geneseo game, the Wentworth goalie got … Read more
Whether a college is on the semester or quarter academic system, everyone is receiving their grades this time of year. So perhaps it is appropriate that grades are also handed out to the teams of the ECAC West. Teams have completed between a third and a half of their schedule, so let’s see how they … Read more
Though final exams loom for players in both leagues, the semester isn’t quite over yet and most teams, as well as myself, have one more weekend of games to focus on before being fully able to shift their attention to hitting the books. NCHA teams continue their impressive starts to the season, though the league … Read more
For many teams, this week will wind up the first part of the season as most schools are headed into exam periods and the holiday break. For some teams, the break comes at a time when they are on a roll and you would like to keep playing with momentum apparently on your side. For … Read more
For the third straight week, there’s a new No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division III men’s poll. But after a weekend of upsets, five different teams received first-place votes. Moving up from third to No. 1 is Manhattanville, still undefeated at 9-0-2 and the recipient of nine first-place nods. Rising three places to No. 2 … Read more
The biggest thing to happen in the MIAC last weekend was St. John’s 2-1 loss to Hamline on Friday. It was the Pipers’ first win against the Johnnies since Jan. 26, 2001 when they won 2-1 in what turned out to be the last win of their season. They only had seven all year. “It … Read more
In Division II, the Southern New Hampshire Penmen have gotten off to a solid start, despite losing in the finals of the Police Athletic League “Stovepipe” Tournament by a score of 7-2 to Plymouth State. The Penmen won their first three games of the season, and have a record of 4-2. Coach Rene LeClerc is … Read more
The family of former Norwich captain Michael Serba, who died Monday after an attack in Toronto on Saturday, Nov. 25, today released this statement through St. Michael’s Hospital: “Yesterday our son succumbed to his severe injuries. “Michael was a bright, energetic and compassionate young man who proved to be an inspiration to those who knew … Read more
Former Norwich captain Michael Serba has died after being struck early Saturday morning after leaving a Toronto bar. Serba was struck in the head with an unknown object — possibly a brick — according to police. He had been on life support since the attack. Mike Serba, 1981-2006 A Toronto police press advisory filed at … Read more
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
While Morrisville might be new to the world of Division III hockey, the Mustangs have a rich tradition at the junior college level, winning four national titles. Coach Earl Utter is in his tenth season behind the bench of Central New York school, accumulating a record of 167-47-13 to date. But factors other than hockey … Read more
St. Norbert is the unanimous No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division III men’s hockey poll for Nov. 27. Leapfrogging third-place Manhattanville is No. 2 Norwich, moving up from No. 4. Dropping from the top spot to No. 4 is Middlebury, after the Panthers dropped the Primelink Tournament first-round game to unranked Plattsburgh. Oswego, Wisconsin-River Falls … Read more
Middlebury remains atop the USCHO.com Division III men’s hockey poll for Nov. 20, as the 2-0 Panthers received 12 of 15 first-place votes. At No. 2 again this week is St. Norbert, which received the remaining first-place nods. Staying at No. 3 is Manhattanville, while Norwich and Oswego exchanged places at fourth and fifth respectively. … Read more
After an impressive opening weekend against the MIAC, the NCHA followed up with an even more dominating performance last weekend. Refusing to take the boot off the throat of the MIAC, NCHA teams went a combined 13-3 on the weekend, running their overall Interlock record to 25-6-1. On the tails of the dominant weekend, seven … Read more
Deja Vu Is it last season all over again? For five of the six teams, it just might be. Every team except for Neumann has the exact same league record now as it did at this point of the season last year. Manhattanville and Utica are off to 2-0 starts — just like last year … Read more
As the line from Wayne’s World goes — Game On! It’s opening night on Friday for the last two leagues to start the 2006-2007 season and the action should be exciting from the first games forward in the interlocking schedule between the two conferences. At this point after about two weeks of practices, coaches have … Read more
Meltdown Plattsburgh has never finished below .500 in the SUNYAC. Not once. The closest they have come was two years ago when they ended up 7-7. Many of the Cardinals’ faithful must be wondering if this is the year a non-winning conference record finally occurs. Recently, they don’t seem to be skating on solid ice. … Read more
Second go-round not much better for the MIAC The annual MIAC/NCHA battle wasn’t much of a battle this year. In the first weekend of play, the NCHA went 12-5-1 against the MIAC, outscoring its Minnesota foes 72-48 in the process. The second weekend was just as bad for the MIAC as the NCHA went 13-3-0, … Read more