Men’s D-II/III in general
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday the 18 semifinalists for the 14th annual Joe Concannon Award, presented each year to the best American-born college hockey player in New England playing at the Division II/III level. This year’s list consists of 12 forwards, two defensemen and four goaltenders. The candidates include eight players from … Read more
The AHCA announced Thursday its eight major award winners for 2014. All honorees will be presented their awards at the 2014 AHCA Convention in Naples, Fla., from April 30 to May 4. JOHN MAC INNES AWARD: Established by AHCA in 1982 to honor former Michigan Tech coach, John MacInnes, this award recognizes those people “who … Read more
The Elmira at Fredonia game, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 7, has been postponed and moved to Jan. 21 due to the blizzard that has slammed Western New York.
The NCHA will be the host institution for the Division III men’s national championship in 2015. The event will be held in Minneapolis at Ridder Arena on the Minnesota campus on March 27-28, 2015. “I am very pleased and excited to announce that the NCHA has been selected to host the NCAA III men’s ice … Read more
USA Hockey announced Tuesday that executive director Dave Ogrean has received a four-year contract extension through 2018.
Forward Brandon Willett has left Colby and returned to the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The 20-year-old Willett spent parts of the previous two seasons with the Patriots. With Colby, Willett did not see any game action.
Last, but certainly not least every season, the NESCAC conference gets into the fray and starts playing regular-season hockey starting in the middle of November. The conference is playing catch-up with many of their league brethren in New England, but no worries, these teams come up to speed quickly. They will have to do just … Read more
It’s a brand new season for the NCHA and the landscape of the league looks quite different from where it ended last season. It was announced prior to the 2012-13 season that the two remaining schools in the NCHA would join the MCHA. Last spring, the league decided to stick with NCHA as the league … Read more
Avoiding the “sophomore slump” is often referred to a player who’s entering his second year after a decent first year. For Nichols’ Kevin Swallow and Curry’s T.J. Manastersky, they will try to avoid the sophomore slump as head coaches. Both had outstanding rookie campaigns in 2012-13, going 17-9-1 and 11-12-4, respectively. “I think every day … Read more
Wisconsin-Eau Claire enters the season with the biggest target on its back. The Blugolds are the defending national champions and not surprisingly, the favorite to win the WIAC title in the first season where the teams will play only under the WIAC banner. The teams had previously competed in the NCHA as well. The top … Read more
It’s time for another season in the MIAC and don’t be surprised if the league race is as tight as it was a season ago. A total of three points was all that separated co-champions St. Thomas and St. John’s (21 points) from fifth-place St. Olaf (18 points). Gustavus and Concordia were just one point … Read more
Optimism runs amok at the beginning of every hockey season, with each team insisting that its conference is wide-open and that a league title is there for the taking. This time, they mean it. Really. It’s been a while – four years, to be precise – since anyone other than Oswego has captured the SUNYAC … Read more
The MASCAC could be a multiple horse race for the 2013-14 season. In the league coaches’ poll, last season’s regular-season champion Plymouth State and Westfield State each received three first-place votes. Massachusetts-Dartmouth – last year’s MASCAC tournament champion – is right behind in third place while Salem State is in fourth picking up the other … Read more
St. Anselm was picked first among six schools in the Northeast-10 Conference’s preseason coaches’ poll released on Thursday. The Hawks, who received five first-place votes, have won the last four Northeast-10 conference championships. Franklin Pierce garnered the other first-place vote.
Ten finalists have been named in bidding to host men’s Frozen Fours from 2015 to 2018, the NCAA announced Wednesday.
Norwich received 93 out of a possible 100 points in the 2013-14 ECAC East preseason coaches’ poll released Tuesday. Massachusetts-Boston was picked to finish in second place, edging out the defending ECAC East tournament champion Babson by just two points.
Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the defending NCAA Division III champion, has been selected to win the WIAC championship, according to a preseason poll conducted with the league’s head coaches and sports information directors on Wednesday. This season is the first that conference teams will compete solely under the banner of the WIAC after previously being members of … Read more
NCHA coaches have tabbed St. Norbert to win the league this season after the Green Knights were named No. 1 on nine of 10 ballots in the coaches’ poll announced Monday. Coaches could not vote for their own team. For the first time in its six-year history, Adrian was not the preseason No. 1 in … Read more
Another Division III men’s game has been announced for Citi Frozen Fenway as Williams will play Trinity on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. EST.
Fenway Sports Management announced Thursday the full schedule of hockey and skating events taking place at Fenway Park as part of Citi Frozen Fenway 2014 that will run from Dec. 28, 2013 through Jan. 13, 2014. Aside from the scheduled events, a ramp will be installed in center field for sledding and tubing and will … Read more