Men’s D-II/III in general
Peter Belisle of Massachusetts-Boston and Chris Schultz of Geneseo have been named co-winners of the Edward Jeremiah Award, given to the STX/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year. It is the second such honor for Schultz, who also captured this award in 2014. Belisle led the Beacons to their most successful season in program … Read more
Babson senior goaltender Jamie Murray has been chosen as the 2016 winner of the Sid Watson Award, given to the best NCAA Division III men’s player. Murray went 14-5-3 this year with a 1.61 GAA and a .940 save percentage. He’s a three-time First Team All-American and recently signed a professional contract with the San … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Friday that Babson senior goaltender Jamie Murray is the winner of the 16th annual Joe Concannon Award, which recognizes New England’s best American-born hockey player in Divisions II and III. Murray is the first repeat winner in the award’s history. Murray, the reigning NEHC Player of the Year … Read more
Just three games remain in the Division III men’s season – the NCAA tournament semifinals and finals, both this weekend in Lake Placid, N.Y. Geneseo, Massachusetts-Boston, St. Norbert and Wisconsin-Stevens Point remain in the hunt and our columnists preview each team on the eve of the semifinals Friday. Geneseo, with 23, has a good reason … Read more
Eleven coaches have been named finalists for the Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the Division III men’s Coach of the Year. Named in honor of the former Dartmouth head coach, the Jeremiah Award will be presented during the AHCA Convention on April 27, in Naples, Fla. The nominees represent any coach who won or … Read more
Skidmore freshman forward Will Golden has passed away after falling in Newark, Delaware, over the weekend. He was only 20 years old. According to the Boston Globe, police in Newark said he fell from the roof of a three-story building near the campus of the University of Delaware, but do not know why Golden was … Read more
St. Michael’s men’s head coach Damian DiGiulian and assistant coach Casey Fratkin have been selected to coach the Lithuanian National Team in Division II Group A of the IIHF Under-18 World Championship next month in Romania. DiGiulian will serve as an assistant coach to head coach James Tibbetts, who guided the French National Team at … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association announced this week finalists for four major awards – Women’s Division I Coach of the Year, Women’s Division III Coach of the Year, the Laura Hurd Award and the Sid Watson Award. The Laura Hurd Award is given to the top D-III women’s player, while the Sid Watson Award goes … Read more
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all and especially to the eight D-III teams looking for a “little extra puck luck of the Irish” to help advance them to next weekend’s Frozen Four and the final weekend of play to determine the national champion. There are four great games on tap this weekend. Here are the … Read more
Chatham University announced Monday the addition of men’s hockey to its roster of NCAA Division III varsity sports for the 2017-18 academic year. The school will boast the first D-III men’s hockey team in Pittsburgh and only the fourth program across the entire state when it takes the ice in 2017. “In 1996, Chatham was … Read more
Four teams from the West region are in the NCAA tournament, including top-ranked Adrian, which opens the postseason March 19 in a showdown against two-time national runner-up Wisconsin-Stevens Point. St. Norbert takes on MIAC champion Augsburg in a quarterfinal game March 19 as well. Stevens Point (21-5-2) vs. Adrian (24-3-1) The Pointers are in the … Read more
For almost 10 years, the Beacons of Massachusetts-Boston had come so painfully close to winning their first ECAC East title that in the first year of the NEHC, one might have thought coach Peter Belisle was seeing ghosts as his team faced a Babson team who had knocked the Beacons out of the tournament in … Read more
Last year, the Trinity Bantams earned an at-large bid to the national tournament and turned it into a championship run. This year, coach Matt Greason’s squad focused on winning an elusive NESCAC title that comes with the automatic qualifier to ensure their opportunity to defend their national crown. “It is far better winning the conference … Read more
It is not fun to get knocked out of your conference tournament in the quarterfinal round, especially as the top seed and then have to wait anxiously on the outcome of all other games and the deliberations of the selection committee to know that your season-long body of work was good enough to get you … Read more
With Saturday’s convincing 5-0 win over the defending champions from Plymouth State, Salem State extended its winning streak to 13 games and won not only the MASCAC title, but also the automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament and a first-round date at Williams. As has been the case all season, the Vikings win with great … Read more
You see the names St. Norbert, Hobart, Adrian and Trinity in the NCAA tournament and you aren’t surprised to see them amongst the competitors. And then you see Salve Regina. The Seahawks, from Rhode Island, have broken through in a big way for their program this year and their coach believes his team is not … Read more
In a season that has seen personal tragedy at the forefront of their minds, the Geneseo Knights have focused on motivating their game in remembrance of a fallen teammate and have proved to be an offensive juggernaut down the stretch and in their pursuit of the SUNYAC title, won by a 7-1 score over top-seeded … Read more
With an overall record of 21-4-2 and second consecutive ECAC West championship in their firm grasp, the Hobart Statesmen have taken nothing for granted this season dating back to the season opener at Babson. The goal has always been to play on a national stage and make sure that Hobart did everything possible to ensure … Read more
The 11 men’s teams in the NCAA tournament were announced Monday morning. In the first round to be played March 12, Geneseo hosts Salve Regina, Williams hosts Salem State and Massachusetts-Boston travels to play defending champion Trinity. Five teams receive byes to the March 19 quarterfinals, where they are joined by the winners of three … Read more
The 2015-16 SUNYAC All-Rookie Team and Best Defensive Forward were announced Friday. These awards are not endorsed by the conference, but the selections are based on input from the league’s coaches. 2015-16 SUNYAC All-Rookie Team Plattsburgh senior Mike Radisa was named the Best Defensive Forward.