Men’s D-II/III in general
After guiding his team to an unbeaten season and national championship in just his second season as head coach, Tyler Krueger of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has been named the USCHO Coach of the Year for 2019.
With the best goals-against numbers in the nation and having set a single-season shutout record for NCAA competition, Geneseo goaltender Devin McDonals is the USCHO Player of the Year for 2019.
After finishing with 36 points and helping first-year program Wilkes finish with a three seed in the UCHC, Tyler Barrow has been named the USCHO Men’s D-III Rookie of the Year.
Steven Quagliata has scored overtime goals before in his hockey career but none bigger than the registered Saturday night (photo: Kylie Bridenhagen).
2016 champion Wisconsin-Stevens Point faces 2017 champion Norwich in the men’s D-III national championship. Our USCHO writers offer their picks on the final game of the season.
Norwich’s special teams were middle of the pack in the Division III men’s hockey rankings throughout the regular season. But Friday was a different story (photo: Norwich Athletics).
Norwich jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held on for a 4-2 win, staving off a desperate Geneseo rally and getting an empty-net goal by Dave Robertson with 28. 6 seconds left to seal the win. The Cadets await the winner of Wisconsin-Stevens Point-Hobart.
For leading Wisconsin-Stevens Point into the NCAA Division III men’s national semifinals, Tyler Krueger has been named winner of the Edward Jeremiah Award as the AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year (photo: Kyle Bridenhagen/UWSP Athletics).
Geneseo senior goaltender Devin McDonald has been chosen as the 2019 winner of the Sid Watson Award, symbolic of the best NCAA Division III men’s hockey player (photo: Keith Walters).
It’s down to the final weekend of the season. Our writers, Brian Lester and Tim Costello, have the same record through the first two rounds. While both favor Wisconsin-Stevens Point over Hobart, there is a difference of opinion on the Norwich-Geneseo winner.
Organizing an annual fundraising event over the last three years has been right up Fredonia senior and business management major Luke Rivera’s alley. Honoring his mother keeps him driven (photo: Fredonia Athletics).
Wisconsin-Stevens Point is undefeated as it readies to host the Frozen Four this weekend. Players like Kelly O’Brien are excited for the challenge, and feel that they have learned from last year’s loss to Salve Regina.
Norwich looked to its upperclassmen for leadership and steadiness in the second half. That group previously won a national championship in 2017, and their experience has proved vital as Norwich righted the ship and rode a 14-game win streak into the Frozen Four.
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday that University of New England senior forward Brady Fleurent is the winner of the 19th Joe Concannon Award (photo: David Bates/Fotografix Studio/University of New England Athletics).
Hobart has focused on consistency of effort, trying to do the same things and play with commitment to their style. It has led to success, and they are focused on that and special teams as the Statesmen ready for Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
The current seniors at Geneseo played in the Frozen Four as freshmen. They are looking to flip the script, playing with a defense-first mindset led by goaltender Devin McDonald.
Norwich rallied to defeat the University of New England in overtime, Hobart upended Oswego, and Geneseo rolled over Manhattanville.
Wisconsin-Stevens Point defeated defending national champion St. Norbert, 3-0. The Pointers are unbeaten on the year at 27-0-2 and will host the Frozen Four next weekend.
While not announced by the school, Plattsburgh men’s head coach Bob Emery has retired after 31 years behind the bench, including the last 30 as head coach. Emery went 624-215-65 with the Cardinals, leading the team to national titles in 1992 and 2001 and 16 SUNYAC championships. Under Emery, Plattsburgh made 10 trips to the … Read more
No. 3 St. Norbert, the reigning national champion, tries to post the first loss of the year on No. 1 Wisconsin-Stevens Point, No. 7 Hobart renews a rivalry with No. 5 Oswego, No. 2 Geneso tries to hold off a red-hot Manhattanville, and No. 4 Norwich tries to avoid the upset from No. 11 University of New England. Brian and Tim pick the weekend.