Men’s D-II/III in general
What an entrance the NESCAC teams make to the season. As always, the late arrivals but with the most dramatic entrances and battles for playoff positioning amongst any of the other conferences in the D-III ranks. This year will likely be no exception according to last year’s championship coach from Williams, Bill Kangas. “We start … Read more
Worcester State announced Monday that it has signed a partnership agreement to serve as an anchor tenant with the Worcester Sports Center. The agreement will begin in the fall of 2017. The Worcester Sports Center, currently under construction in the heart of the Canal District in Worcester, Mass., is slated to open in the summer … Read more
Bob Saunders, who served on the staffs of Massachusetts-Boston, Holy Cross, Rensselaer, Northeastern, passed away Nov. 3 at the age of 84. Saunders, a resident of Randolph, Mass., for 60 years, worked as an administrative assistant for external affairs for the Northeastern hockey program for 22 years. He previously served as goaltenders coach from 1989 … Read more
The rest of the MASCAC conference watched a two-team battle unfold last year between Salem State and Plymouth State in determining the conference championship. This year, the battle looks to be again waged between the two rivals with a question around who else is going to emerge as a worthy challenger for the crown. The … Read more
What better way to look at a conference preview than through the eyes of the coach of the defending champions, who just so happens to be the same guy whose team has the bullseye on them, according to the other coaches in the conference. Geneseo’s Chris Schultz understands why his team was the coaches’ pick, … Read more
For Hobart coach Mark Taylor, the philosophy is pretty simple: “Go out and win as many hockey games as you can and respect all but fear none.” With new conference configurations and new teams entering next season, this final year of play in the current ECAC West brings a new entrant from Stevenson College in … Read more
St. Anselm is projected to win the Northeast-10 this season after the league released the results of the preseason coaches poll Thursday. The Hawks picked up five of six first-place votes.
Last year’s champion Wis.-River Falls and Wis.-Eau Claire shared the regular-season league championship. It was the 18th time in program history the Falcons have won a title. The Blugolds won their second league crown. Wis.-Stevens Point won the WIAC tourney, though, and enjoyed a memorable postseason run, winning its fifth NCAA championship with a 5-1 … Read more
The SUNYAC has released the results of the 2016 preseason coaches poll. Geneseo was selected by the conference coaches as the No. 1 team, garnering 61 overall points.
The NEHC released its annual preseason coaches poll for the men’s conference on Thursday. The poll is compiled based on rankings from the league’s nine head coaches. Reigning league champions from Massachusetts-Boston were selected to defend their title, receiving four first-place votes. Perennial conference powers Norwich and Babson were selected to finish second and third, … Read more
According to the Union Leader out of New Hampshire, dozens of student-athletes peacefully protested potential changes to the St. Anselm hockey teams’ future conference affiliation during the school’s groundbreaking ceremony for a new student center on Thursday. Currently, the men’s team plays against both NCAA Division II and Division III teams. The Hawks are scheduled … Read more
Dan Allen has been named the top assistant coach for the St. Michael’s men’s team. “I am very excited about the opportunity to work at Saint Michael’s alongside Coach [Damian] DiGiulian,” said Allen in a statement. “I am looking forward to developing my coaching skills while also growing and advancing the men’s ice hockey program … Read more
The Middle Atlantic Conferences announced Thursday that the conference will sponsor three new varsity sports beginning the 2017-18 season, including men’s and women’s hockey. Conference bylaws require that at least five of the conference’s member institutions offer a particular sport before it may become a conference-sponsored sport. “The MAC is committed to being a national … Read more
Bryn Athyn College announced Friday its intended move to NCAA Division III varsity status, to take place in 2017-18. Andrew Burke will coach the program for a school that is playing its 50th season of hockey for the 2016-17 season. Bryn Athyn is located 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia in the town of Bryn Athyn, … Read more
Daniel Webster put to rest the rumors that have been circulating recently regarding its men’s and women’s Division III teams. A school spokesperson released this statement to USCHO.com Wednesday afternoon: It’s unfortunate for our women’s ice hockey program being unable to play its second, and ultimately final season and despite what I’d call herculean efforts … Read more
Beginning with the 2017-18 season, the United Collegiate Hockey Conference, a men’s and women’s league comprised of NCAA Division III institutions, will begin play. The structure includes ten men’s and women’s teams from Chatham, Elmira, Hobart, King’s, Lebanon Valley, Manhattanville, Neumann, Stevenson, Utica and William Smith. The conference also includes the Nazareth men’s team and will … Read more
Tom Patty has been named the new assistant coach at Fitchburg State. Patty was a goaltender at American International from 1997 to 2001 and graduated with a degree in secondary education, liberal studies with a strong focus in mathematics. After college, Patty spent 2001 to 2003 playing professional hockey in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and … Read more
Castleton announced Monday the hiring of DJ Fimiani as the head coach of the Spartans’ women’s team. Fimiani comes to Castleton after building the women’s program at Daniel Webster from scratch starting in April 2014. He was able to recruit young women from all over North America for the inaugural season of 2015-16, bringing in … Read more
Syracuse received five first-place votes in the annual CHA preseason coaches poll, which was released Monday, and was deemed the top team heading into the 2016-17 season. Mercyhurst garnered the other first-place vote and is slotted second in the poll.
Castleton announced Monday that Bill Silengo has been hired as the head coach of the Spartan men’s program. Silengo replaces Steve Moffat, who stepped down in August to take an assistant’s job at Plattsburgh. For the past two seasons, Silengo has been the assistant coach at Manhattanville, where he managed team practices, meetings and the … Read more