Men’s D-II/III in general
Former Disney actor Michael Mantenuto has died at the age of 35. TMZ reports that Mantenuto committed suicide by shooting himself. He was found dead by police in Des Moines, Wash. Mantenuto, a former Maine (2000-01) and UMass Boston (2001-02) player, earned a role in Disney’s 2004 movie “Miracle” about the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, … Read more
Pat Kelleher, who has guided USA Hockey’s efforts in development since 2008 and prior to that was recruited to launch what is today known as the United States Ice Rink Association, has been named executive director of USA Hockey. He will officially begin his duties on June 10 and replaces Dave Ogrean, who is retiring … Read more
Ken Hutchins is out as head coach at Southern New Hampshire, a school official confirmed to USCHO.com Thursday. “Per SNHU athletic department and university policy, we cannot elaborate further on personnel matters,” said an SNHU athletic department spokesperson. Hutchins, a 1987 graduate of SNHU, just completed his 10th season behind the Penmen bench and went … Read more
On Tuesday, the NCAA announced the future regional and NCAA tournament sites for Division I men and Division I women and Division III men. DIVISION I MEN 2018 East Regional (March 23-25): DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. Northeast Regional (March 23-25): Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn. Midwest Regional (March 23-25): PPL Center, Allentown, Pa. West Regional … Read more
Communities across the country have shown their local pride and love of hockey, and now 10 of them are one step closer to being awarded the title of Kraft Hockeyville USA 2017. The Kraft Heinz search for America’s most passionate hockey community – in partnership with the NHL, NHLPA), NBC Sports Group and USA Hockey … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award is given each year to college hockey’s finest citizen — or this year, citizens, as they are the first co-recipients of the award.
The All-USCHO D-III teams represented eight of the 10 Division III conferences, and 19 schools were represented on them. Sid Watson Award winner Evan Buitenhuis led the way on the first team, with runner-up Stephen Collins also first team.
The “B” in the University of New England’s feared BFF line (with the Fleurant brothers), Ryan Bloom led all rookies in scoring and is our USCHO rookie of the year.
Richmond “Chip” Kenyon, a member of the Middlebury class of 1985, has been named the recipient of the American Hockey Coaches Association’s Lou Lamoriello Award for 2017. The award — named in honor of the former Providence player, coach and athletic director (and current Toronto Maple Leafs GM) — will be presented during this year’s … Read more
He guided his team to a national championship and outstanding 27-1-3 record. Norwich’s Mike McShane is our coach of the year.
He was third in the country in scoring with 48 points, averaging 1.78 points per game, and finished as runner-up for the Sid Watson Award given annually by the American Hockey Coaches Association as D-III’s best player for the second year in a row. Stephen Collins of Geneseo is our USCHO player of the year.
When it comes to the postseason, most teams ride one goalie as far as they can go. Norwich, however, played different goalies in the semifinal and championship games of the Frozen Four in Utica.
When Norwich went to overtime against Adrian in the second semifinal of Friday’s D-III Frozen Four, it was a familiar place, as the Cadets of have played over 100 minutes of overtime playoff hockey in the NCAA tournament since 2000.
Tyler Whitney leads Trinity in assists, so his contributing three assists in a 3-2 win over St. Norbert in the Frozen Four was no surprise.
Players from 22 different schools — including six participating this weekend in the NCAA Division III championship in Utica, N.Y. — can boast 2017 CCM Division II-III men’s hockey All-American selections as the squads were announced Thursday evening at the event’s banquet. Nine different schools led the way with two honorees each, including NCAA semifinalists … Read more
For leading Norwich into the NCAA Division III championships, Mike McShane has been named the winner of the Edward Jeremiah Award as the CCM/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year. It is the fifth such honor for McShane, who also captured the award in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2010. He was assisted this year … Read more
Hamilton junior goaltender Evan Buitenhuis has been chosen as the 2017 winner of the Sid Watson Award, symbolic of the best NCAA Division III men’s hockey player. Buitenhuis went 17-5-4 this year with a 1.78 GAA and a .941 save percentage. “Evan has a tremendous passion and work ethic for the game,” said Hamilton coach … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Friday that Brady Fleurent of the University of New England is the winner of the 17th Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England at the NCAA Division II/III level. The award was established in 2001 shortly after the passing of … Read more
When the puck drops at 3 p.m. EDT for the game between St. Norbert and Trinity, the Utica Memorial Auditorium will join the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid as the only two arenas to host both a D-I national hockey championship and D-III national hockey championship.
Listed on the roster at 5-feet-5 and 165 pounds, senior Tyler Piacentini plays much bigger on the ice for the No. 1 Norwich Cadets. Entering this weekend’s Frozen Four, Piacentini, a two-time captain, is excited to have reached the Frozen Four for the first time in his four years with the Cadets, but feels there … Read more