Men’s D-II/III in general
Momentum is on the side of both teams as stepped down to become commissioner of the America West Hockey League, a junior league based in Montana. Dan Stauber, an assistant under Nelson and a player on Nelson’s first Yellowjackets squad, was named interim head coach for the season. The change happened so close to the … Read more
Back in mid-November, the New England College Pilgrims started the 2000-2001 hockey season with a road trip to Vermont to face powerhouses Middlebury and Norwich. The results? Middlebury 8, NEC 0. Norwich 12, NEC 1. Last weekend, the Pilgrims returned to Vermont as the number-three seed in the ECAC East playoffs and came away with … Read more
The Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (18-7-2) travel to Rochester, N.Y., to take on the RIT Tigers (24-0-1) for NCAA quarterfinal action on March 9 and 10. While on the surface, this might look like the proverbial David of the ECAC Northeast taking on Goliath in the No. 1 team in the nation, the Dutchmen have … Read more
It was the closest quarterfinal matchup of last year’s NCAA Division III playoffs, and it appears to be the closest quarterfinal matchup this year. Of course, we’re talking about the Plattsburgh Cardinals at Middlebury Panthers showdown. How close was it last year? So close that nobody actually won a real game. Plattsburgh ended Middlebury’s five-year … Read more
For the third consecutive season, RIT proved itself the class of the ECAC West, this time taking the league’s tournament championship by running away from Manhattanville, 8-2. Next up for the NCAA-bound Tigers: surprising ECAC Northeast champion Lebanon Valley. Scott Biggar reports.
Potsdam made some waves by taking Plattsburgh to a Sunday game, but in the end the Cardinals earned their fifth straight SUNYAC title and the accompanying NCAA tournament bid. Their reward? A date with former five-time champion Middlebury in the NCAA quarters. Russell Jaslow reports.
The four host schools for the 2001 NCAA Division III quarterfinal round have announced ticket pricing and availability. Tickets are available now for the St. John’s at Wis.-Superior series. Tickets for each game are $5 for general admission and $6 for reserved seating, with reserved sections set aside for both Superior and St. John’s. Tickets … Read more
Undefeated RIT and NCHA-champion Wis.-Superior were named top seeds as the NCAA Division III men’s tournament brackets were announced today. With six automatic bids and RIT garnering a surefire spot, the drama came down to the final at-large bid, which went to Wis.-River Falls over NESCAC runner-up Amherst. Quarterfinal action takes place at the home … Read more
Norwich’s Keith Aucoin has been named ECAC/CCM All-East Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, as the conference announced its major award winners for 2000-2001.
New Hampshire College, regular-season champions of the ECAC Northeast Division II, was the big winner as the conference handed out its yearly awards.
Senior defenseman Jim Smith was named the 2000-01 NESCAC Player of the Year. Smith, a repeat first-team selection who led the Jeffs to the second seed in the conference championship tournament, has 34 points on 12 goals and 22 assists this season.
Salvatore Leale, who just completed a 4-22-0 season at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, has been fired by the school after three years at the helm.
RIT defenseman Jerry Galway has been named the ECAC West Player of the Year, leading a sweep of the major awards for the Tigers. RIT is ranked No. 1 and just finished the regular season unbeaten at 22-0-1.
Coming into the first weekend in March, 20 teams remain active in D-III — but several favorites aren’t among them. After last weekend’s playoff carnage, Chris Lerch weighs the possibilities for the NCAA tournament.
Elmira got the monkey off its back, earning its 500th and 501st all-time victories in rapid succession last week to warm up for the playoffs. The Soaring Eagles rematch with Manhattanville in Friday’s first semifinal. Meanwhile, well-rested RIT lies in wait for Hobart. Scott Biggar rounds up the league.
The SUNYAC playoffs continue to look familiar. Plattsburgh coasted to two wins over Geneseo to reach the SUNYAC finals, but Potsdam upset second-seeded Oswego to gain the other championship berth. Russell Jaslow reviews and previews.
John Snyder resigned as head coach at Nichols, after the Bison ended their season with a 7-5 loss against Worcester State. Assistant coach Mark Jago has been named the program’s interim head coach.
Led by undefeated and top-ranked RIT, 54 teams remain in the hunt for the D-III national championship — but over half of those depart this weekend, as the playoffs ramp up. Also: Norwich begins defense of its ECAC East and NCAA titles; the SUNYAC semifinals look awfully familiar; and Stevens Point makes history. Chris Lerch reports.
Geneseo confounded the pundits last weekend with its defensive dominance of Fredonia — and the reward? A semifinal match with top seed Plattsburgh. Meanwhile, the roller-coaster is boarding as Potsdam takes on Oswego in the other semi. Russell Jaslow casts a critical eye on the SUNYAC.
Number-one RIT completes an undefeated regular season; Manhattanville pastes Neumann; and shorthanded Elmira awaits its shot at revenge. Scott Biggar wraps up the ECAC West.