Men’s D-II/III in general
A Letter from Bill Bowes This past weekend, I got a call from Bill Bowes, the former Wentworth head coach who was dismissed on January 30. He requested that USCHO.com publish a statement from him to the college hockey community concerning his situation. Here it is, unedited and in its entirety: Dear Chris, As you … Read more
Former Wentworth head coach Bill Bowes, who was fired on January 30, has issued a statement regarding his departure from the program. In a letter to USCHO.com, Bowes elected not to discuss at length the reasons for his dismissal, instead emphasizing his support for his players and thanking well-wishers who have supported him. “I want … Read more
The Tie’s the Limit Watching the scores come in over the past few weeks in Division III, I’ve been noticing what I thought was an inordinate number of ties. Asking around, other fans and coaches agreed. Time to get out the ol’ slide rule. 1998-99: 53 ties 1999-00: 60 2000-01: 56 2001-02: 64 2002-03: 71 … Read more
Wentworth has announced that hockey coach Bill Bowes was fired Friday, for undisclosed reasons. In a press release issued Monday, Wentworth noted that assistant coach Jonathan Deptula has been named interim head coach. There was no official reason given for Bowes’ departure. Wentworth sports information director Bill Gorman told USCHO.com that the situation was “an … Read more
The Gosek family was already well-known around Oswego, N.Y. Now, the new head coach of the Lakers gets the spotlight.
Learning How to Win Nearing the home stretch of the season, some Cinderellas have heard the stroke of midnight and have fallen by the wayside. A few are still partying. At Geneseo, the Knights are unbeaten in their last nine games, good enough for a No. 14 ranking in the latest USCHO.com Division III poll. … Read more
Change Is Good In my last two columns, I outlined proposed changes that would negatively affect Division III hockey. But not all change is bad, of course. Case in point — the NCAA has modified its tournament selection process for this and future seasons, and the changes should eliminate some of the issues that have … Read more
Scoreboard It was mostly good news from the NCAA convention — the Division III membership saw through many of the Division III reform proposals and shot them down. In summary: The grandfathered Division III schools playing at the Division I level that offer scholarships will continue to do so. This is a major victory for … Read more
It might not be the first Division III rivalry that springs to mind, but Potsdam-RIT has a special history that few others can match.
Here It Comes On January 12, delegates from Division III institutions will vote, and are expected to pass, a sweeping reform package know as “The Future of Division III.” From a D-III hockey standpoint, the future looks bleak if this plan is adopted. Unfortunately, it looks like it will pass. This issue is so important … Read more
Massachusetts-Dartmouth freshman Adam Keeler was killed just before 5 a.m. on New Year’s Day.
Tournament Time So did you miss it? The holidays were a nice distraction, but did you miss college hockey? Sure, if you’ve got satellite, there were some great D-I tournaments to check out, but D-III was on break from December 14 to December 27. Now it’s tournament time for D-III, and some good ones were … Read more
In many ways, freshman Justin Simmons is just like his teammates at Division III St. Mary’s. There is one distinction — Simmons is deaf.
The Division III ECAC East will add Castleton State (Vt.) to the league, beginning in 2004-05. The league is home to defending NCAA Division III champion Norwich. “We are delighted to be part of the ECAC East hockey,” said Dave Wolk, president of Castleton State College. “Castleton is proud of all of our new and … Read more
Crazy? I’ll Show Ya Crazy! In last week’s column, I opened by saying that in the opinion of many coaches and fans, this Division III season has been “crazy.” Well, we’re now bordering on “insane.” Cases in point: 1. Four of the top five teams in the USCHO poll lost last weekend. Combined record of … Read more
‘Bulldogs on Ice’ tells the story through pictures of over a century of hockey.
“It’s Crazy” That’s what I’ve been hearing from coaches and fans throughout the first third of the 2003-2004 season. Surprises are everywhere: Crowded poll — A whopping 25 teams received votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Poll, over a third of the programs out there. The lack of a consensus on the top teams … Read more
The Division III Men’s Championship will begin play at predetermined sites beginning in 2006, and is currently soliciting bids from parties interested in hosting the event in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Currently, Division III Championships are located on campus sites at one of the final four competing programs. “The committee hopes that this move will … Read more
Finally, the Gang’s All Here For some patient fans, the Division III hockey season starts this weekend, a full six weeks after teams from other conferences began play. The last 20 of the 74 Division II and Division III teams kick things off as the NESCAC, ECAC East and St. John’s from the MIAC finally … Read more
A grassroots effort has saved the sport of hockey at Skidmore.