Men’s D-II/III in general
There’s little doubt that Erik Noack has to be pleased by his team’s offensive prowess this season, but with less than a month remaining in the regular season, Noack, in his ninth season of coaching at Johnson and Wales, believes his team has a pressing issue to tend to: becoming one of six teams to … Read more
On Thursday, January 19, the NCAA announced findings of a major violation at both Neumann University and SUNY-Morrisville revolving around financial aid grants to foreign student-athletes. These violations are similar to ones found at SUNY-Geneseo and Buffalo State in January 2010, and Potsdam in 2011. The violations at Neumann involve financial aid awards to student-athletes … Read more
Morrisville, along with Neumann, has joined the unwanted club previously occupied by Geneseo, Buffalo State, and Potsdam: It has been cited by the NCAA for improper aid to student-athletes. To quickly review the situation — the NCAA has closely scrutinized the ratio of aid that goes to international and/or Canadian students versus student-athletes. If the … Read more
As the last weekend in January approaches, the highly-contested MCHA is taking shape, thanks in part to a schedule this season that featured the four top teams facing each other in the first three weekends of the month. The big series this weekend features No. 14 Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) traveling to No. 6 … Read more
Earning 19 of 20 first-place votes this week, Norwich retains the top spot in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll. Oswego tallied the other first-place vote and is again second in the rankings. Plattsburgh stays third, Castleton moves up one to fourth and St. Norbert jumps three places to sit No. 5. Adrian is up … Read more
UPDATE, Jan. 25: Neumann said because it is no longer offering the grant in question, it is eligible for this postseason. An NCAA spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday that, after hearing from school officials, the national organization indeed considers Neumann to be eligible for the 2012 tournament. The original story follows. Morrisville and Neumann committed major … Read more
Hockey has been celebrated as the state sport in Minnesota for many years. Recently, a tradition has been started by setting aside a day to illustrate the importance of hockey to the culture of the state. Hockey Day Minnesota is an annual statewide festival of the game. Saturday, January 21 will be this year’s day. … Read more
“It’s back to league points,” Oswego coach Ed Gosek said. The break is over. The time to try new things against nonconference opponents is in the past. With the exception of four nonconference games (three on Saturday, one in February), it’s back to SUNYAC hockey the rest of the way. “This is going to be … Read more
Elmira finished 2011 on a down note, dropping games to Brockport and Geneseo. After earning a 5-0 record in the ECAC West early on, lowering its non-conference record to 2-5 by the holidays did not sit well with the team. After refocusing a bit over the month-long break, the Soaring Eagles are back on track … Read more
John Rolli hopes this week’s stretch of games doesn’t kill the Massachusetts-Dartmouth hockey team. While Rolli, the Corsairs’ 28th-year coach, didn’t say as much, if the Corsairs survive this stretch, it’s safe to say they might be a little bit stronger as a team. “We’re just trying to survive this week,” Rolli said, prior to … Read more
Three schools received first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll, but with 13 of 20 No. 1 votes, Norwich retains its top spot in the poll. Oswego earned six first-place votes and is again No. 2 this week, while Plattsburgh had the other top nod and sits third. Wisconsin-River Falls and Castleton … Read more
For the 17th consecutive year, the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award will be given out to a college hockey player whose efforts to better their communities continue to stand out. The list of nominees includes six repeat nominees – Isaiah Carlson (Salve Regina), Alyssa Grogan (Minnesota), Aleca Hughes (Yale), Tucker Mullin (Saint Anselm), … Read more
At 8-4-0 overall, there are a lot of good things happening in Middletown, Conn.for the Wesleyan Cardinals. So far in the NESCAC conference this season, they are sitting at 3-3-0, but are coming off a split of road games against Middlebury and Williams that continues positive momentum about taking points every weekend. “We talk all … Read more
One of the most interesting aspects of college hockey is the continual renewal of talented players as they enter as freshmen and leave as seniors (mostly). Watching players develop their hockey skills from year to year, and grow as people as well, is a major reason that there are so many fans of this game. … Read more
For the past two years, Mike Domsodi channeled all of his energies into playing hockey, but when he arrived at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the fall, he found that he not only had to channel his energies into hockey and academics, he had to strike the right balance between them. “I think it’s something … Read more
Last week, I wrote about some of the seniors leading the way in the SUNYAC. This week, I’ll talk about some of the newcomers making their mark in their rookie seasons. Three teams dominate the top five of the freshmen scoring chart — Potsdam, Fredonia, and Morrisville. The Bears not only have the top freshman … Read more
Last week, I examined the top four MCHA contenders and their January schedule as they go head-to-head against each other in the next few weeks. This week, I will take a look at both the MIAC and NCHA conferences games in January. The matchups in the conferences are not as clear cut as the MCHA … Read more
Norwich is the unanimous No. 1 team in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll. Oswego and Plattsburgh remains No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, while Wisconsin-River Falls and Castleton flip-flop this week with River Falls ascending to No. 4. Neumann jumps to sixth place, Amherst stays seventh, Adrian rises to No. 8, tied with … Read more
As we enter the second half of the season, the excitement level is surely going to rise along with aspirations for playoffs and postseason play. Even as we enter the first full weekend of conference games, there has been a great deal of excitement created at the end of 10 games already this season, with … Read more
Neumann came back from the holiday break quickly, winning the Pathfinder Bank Oswego Classic tournament last weekend. The Knights started the tournament with a 5-3 win over Hamline. The traditional style of hockey for teams from the western leagues like the Pipers, who play in the MIAC, is a more physical game emphasizing skill and … Read more