Men’s D-II/III: Men's D-II/III

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Suffolk Coaches Switch Roles

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Suffolk’s head coach and assistant coach are swapping roles. Assistant Chris Glionna is moving up to become the school’s head coach, while Brian Horan, the head coach since 1999, steps aside to become the assistant. Both Glionna and Horan joined the Suffolk staff in 1999. The Rams, under Horan, had a 41-66-8 record and reached … Read more

Norwich Player Nabbed in Drug Ring

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The Barre (Vt.) Times Argus is reporting that Norwich senior forward Robert Jaggard has been charged with selling the designer drug ecstasy throughout the Northfield area. Jaggard pleaded not guilty to charges of selling and possessing ecstasy, conspiracy to sell ecstasy and possession of marijuana. “He’s the guy that was selling to the sellers,” Washington … Read more

Beaney is National D-III COTY

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Middlebury’s Bill Beaney has been named the winner of the 2004 Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the Divison III Men’s Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. It is a record-tying third Jeremiah Award for Beaney, who also received the honor in 1990 and 1995. Beaney Beaney took a one-year sabbatical in 2002-03 to spend … Read more

Wrapup: Division III

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Middlebury claims the D-III title; commentary on this year’s All-Americans; and the offseason watch begins in earnest.

Deptula Named Head Coach At Wentworth

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Jonathan Deptula, who became Wentworth’s interim ice hockey coach on Jan. 30, has been named the Leopards’ head coach. Deptula became interim coach when Wentworth fired Bill Bowes. He coached the Leopards to the ECAC Northeast tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Wentworth lost to Middlebury in the Division III quarterfinals. Deptula, … Read more

Middlebury’s Cooper is AHCA College Division POTY

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Middlebury senior Kevin Cooper has been chosen the American Hockey Coaches Association College Division Player of the Year, and seven players competing for the NCAA Division III championship at Norwich this weekend have been honored as Jofa All-Americans for 2003-04. All were selected by Division III hockey coaches. Cooper Cooper, a native of Mississaugua, Ontario, … Read more

Norwich to Host D-III Men’s NCAA Championship

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For the second straight year, Norwich will be the host institution for the NCAA Division III men’s ice hockey championship. The semifinal games will be played Friday, March 19, at Kreitzberg Arena. Top-ranked St. Norbert (26-2-2) will face Plattsburgh (23-4-3) in the 3:30 p.m. game, while defending champions Norwich (24-3) will face arch-rival Middlebury (25-3) … Read more

This Week in Division III: March 11, 2004

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Well, it wouldn’t be the NCAA selection process without some controversy, and there was plenty this time around, albeit the same complaints that have surfaced the past few seasons. Once again the events of last weekend produced a 6-3 East-West split, forcing the three Western teams, St. Norbert, Wisconsin-River Falls and St. Thomas, to play … Read more

Neumann Coach Resigns

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Nick Russo, head coach of the Neumann’s men’s ice hockey program since its inception six year ago, has resigned. It was a mutual decision by the administration and Russo. Russo “Six years of building a program from the ground up takes its toll physically,” said Russo. “The program has turned the corner, and it was … Read more

NCAA Men’s Division III Field Announced

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The NCAA has announced the pairings for the 2004 Division III Men’s Hockey tournament. As correctly predicted by USCHO, the pairings are as follows: First-Round, Wednesday, March 10 #3W St. Thomas at #2W Wisconsin-River Falls Quarterfinals, Saturday, March 13 St. Thomas/Wisconsin-River Falls at #1W St. Norbert #6E Wentworth at #1E Middlebury #5E Hobart at #2E … Read more

This Week in Division III: March 4, 2004

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Championship Week It comes down to this. Twenty-two Division III teams left; there will be just nine standing on Sunday. Seven conference championships to be decided. Does it get any better than this? Let’s take a look at each of the weekend’s tournaments. ECAC East Where: Northfield, VT When: Semifinals are Saturday, March 6, 1 … Read more

SUNYAC Announces Year-End Awards

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After scoring a Division III-leading 48 points during the regular season, Potsdam senior forward Chris Lee, of MacTier, Ont., has been named the 2003-04 SUNYAC Player of the Year, the league announced. The Bears also had the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year. Myles Palliser tallied 40 points in the regular season to lead all freshmen … Read more

This Week in Division III: Feb. 26, 2004

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While there are some huge games this weekend, including the SUNYAC semifinals, the ECAC East, ECAC Northeast and NESCAC quarterfinals and the MCHA tournament, this is also somewhat of a slow week. Twenty teams have completed their seasons, and playoff-bound squads from the NCHA and ECAC West have a bye week before their final showdowns. … Read more

D-III Chair Excited About Predetermined Sites

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The chairman of the Division III men’s ice hockey committee hopes the tournament will get better exposure when it’s played at a predetermined site in 2006, and the committee is looking for facilities that can seat between 3,000 and 4,000 spectators. “The hope is that by putting it in a larger venue and giving that … Read more

USCHO Releases Men’s, Women’s D-III PWR

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USCHO has released PairWise Rankings for Division III men’s and women’s hockey based on the NCAA’s new selection process for 2003-04. The PairWise Rankings (PWR) are a statistical tool designed to approximate the process by which the NCAA selection committee decides which at-large teams are invited to the NCAA men’s and women’s Division III tournaments. … Read more

This Week in Division III: Feb. 19, 2004

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Here We Go As I’ve said at this time of the year for as long as I’ve been covering D-III hockey for USCHO, the NCAA tournament really starts this weekend. The NCHA and SUNYAC begin playing down to a single team that will claim that conference’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament, which starts in … Read more