Men’s D-II/III in general
This is it – the culmination of a long season. The remaining teams still have hopes of postseason glory and a chance to hoist the trophy as conference champions. The pressure is great, the intensity is at its highest and the hockey is likely to be nothing less than superb across each and every conference … Read more
Salem State junior goaltender Marcus Zelzer has been named the 2015-16 MASCAC Player of the Year. Zelzer finished the regular season first in the MASCAC in both GAA (1.76) and save percentage (.932). He also tallied a 16-1-0 record, which was the best winning percentage in the conference at .941 and recorded four shutouts on … Read more
The ECAC Northeast announced its major award winners and all-conference teams recently. Tyler Beasley from Nichols garnered Player of the Year after averaging over a point per game in 2015-16 and posting 13 goals and 30 points in 25 games. In its first year as a varsity program, Endicott collected the three remaining major awards … Read more
It’s conference championship game week and the showdowns for the title are set in the MIAC, NCHA and WIAC. The NCHA title game is worthy of a national final as it features the top two teams in the country in top-ranked St. Norbert and No. 2 Adrian. Fourth-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point will square off against No. … Read more
Williams earned all three individual awards from the NESCAC as the conference announced the winners on Tuesday. The league’s Player of the Year is Williams senior defenseman and captain Zander Masucci, who tallied seven goals and 18 points to lead all NESCAC blueliners this season. Co-Rookies of the Year are Williams goalie Michael Pinios and … Read more
After consultation with the respective athletic departments, the Northeast-10 conference has announced that the 2016 championship game between top-seeded Stonehill and No. 2 St. Anselm will not be rescheduled. Last Friday, the conference revealed that cases of the mumps were prevalent within the St. Anselm team. Northeast-10 conference statement: “After consultation with the respective athletics … Read more
Here it is – championship week! The semifinal rounds and championship games are all on tap this week, so with the number of teams dwindling down to the select few, the intensity of playing for hardware, bragging rights and a possible berth in the national tournament are all on the line. The MASCAC and ECAC … Read more
Stonehill, in accordance with the Northeast-10 conference and St. Anselm, announced that Saturday night’s NE-10 championship scheduled to be played at the Foxboro Sports Center has been postponed. The following is a statement from the Northeast-10: “Earlier this evening, officials from Saint Anselm College informed the Conference that the New Hampshire Division of Public Health … Read more
Wisconsin-Superior has announced that men’s head coach Dan Stauber will be stepping down from his coaching position, effective immediately. Stauber just completed his 16th eason as the head coach of the Yellowjackets, going 258-148-58 in that run. “It’s been a privilege working with such outstanding student-athletes on the men’s hockey team,” said Stauber in a … Read more
King’s College has announced the college will add men’s and women’s hockey to its list of NCAA Division III varsity sports for the 2017-18 academic year. The school is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. “For a number of reasons, the addition of men’s and women’s ice hockey is extremely exciting,” King’s director of intercollegiate athletics and … Read more
Well, here we are at the chase for conference titles and with it, the opportunity to play for a national championship. The playoffs are already in full swing and Saturday brings us 18 games for 36 teams across the seven conferences that include quarterfinal, semifinal and for the NE-10, championship games. The stakes are at … Read more
The SUNYAC announced its top individual awards Wednesday, in addition to three All-Conference Teams. The conference’s player of the year is Geneseo junior forward Stephen Collins, who tallied nine goals and 21 points in 16 SUNYAC games in 2015-16. Geneseo’s Chris Schultz earned coach of the year honors after guiding the Knights to a 15-4-6 … Read more
Finally, the dust is settled in regular season play and all of the positioning and seeding is now complete for the remaining conferences opening tournament play this week, including two conferences with quarterfinal action tonight. Lots of excitement coming over the next couple of weeks, so trying to keep pace by breaking the weekly column … Read more
It’s postseason time in college hockey. Augsburg enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed in the MIAC tournament and will play either Hamline or Concordia (Minn.) in a semifinal game on Saturday. Adrian is the No. 1 seed in the NCHA tourney and Wisconsin-River Falls is the top seed in the WIAC tournament. Below … Read more
The NCHA has announced that St. Norbert has captured two of its top three individual awards for the 2015-16 season. Green Knights’ senior forward Erik Cooper is the conference player of the year after posting 28 points in 25 games and Tim Coghlin is the top coach. Adrian’s Connor Armour was named freshman of the … Read more
Franklin Pierce will not finish its men’s season after the school announced Friday that it has been canceled due to what university officials called a “hazing incident” in a news release. “I am saddened by this news,” university president Andrew Card said in a statement. “We have a set of core values here on this … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president has announced the 22 semifinalists for the sixteenth Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England at the NCAA Division II/III level. This year’s list is made up of 12 forwards, six defensemen and four goaltenders, including last year’s winner, Jamie … Read more
The Ninth Annual Charity Beanpot Challenge will be held by the Travis Roy Foundation and the Mark Bavis Leadership Foundation on Monday, Feb. 8, at Boston University’s Agganis Arena and the TD Garden. A minimum of $50,000 of the proceeds will be set aside as a coming home fund for Denna Laing. Laing, a former … Read more
In the midst of his 31st season coaching at Wesleyan, Jim Langlois died unexpectedly on Jan. 24. Langlois was 70. A 1968 graduate of St. Lawrence where he lettered in hockey, Langlois coached the Wesleyan’s women’s team from 1980 to 1984 before joining the men’s ranks in 1985. He also coached in the Middlesex (Conn.) … Read more
Amherst trustees have voted to stop using Lord Jeff as the school’s unofficial mascot and nickname because of “its negative historical connotations,” according to the Associated Press. The mascot was initially named for 18th-century British Gen. Jeffery Amherst, who was allegedly known for hatching a plan to deliver small pox-infected blankets to Native Americans. Here … Read more