Men’s D-II/III in general
After less than three seasons on the job, Lebanon Valley’s Ted Russell has resigned, effective immediately. He also was an assistant coach with the team from 2001-2006. Current assistant Brendon Herr will take over control of the Flying Dutchmen. Lebanon Valley’s Ted Russell. Russell’s record at the school was 1-65-1, with both the win and … Read more
Unanimous no more. Despite not playing a game last week, the Oswego Lakers lost two first place votes to Norwich, as their overall point lead shrunk to 16. Speaking of the Cadets, a defeat of New England College and a shutout of St. Anselm pushed their mark to 12-0-3, remaining the only undefeated team in … Read more
A Win For Division III Hockey The game was finally played. Oswego vs. Adrian. East vs. West. Established program vs. upstart. Fans vs. fans. Perhaps, in the end, the result wasn’t quite what each side wanted. Oswego had an opportunity to blow out Adrian in the first period, but they missed on numerous scoring chances, … Read more
Putting the Pieces Together Since early December, the Hobart Statesmen have been quietly getting on a bit of a roll. They have won four of their last five games, with the only defeat coming at the hands of top ranked Oswego. “We have a lot of good things, a lot of good pieces,” said Hobart … Read more
Bit of a lighter helping this time around, with both the ECAC Northeast and MASCAC playing in only a smattering of non-conference games this week. Here’s a quick rundown of each conference’s past week. MASCAC Second place Westfield State was easily handled by SUNYAC opponent Fredonia, dropping a pair of games over the weekend to … Read more
This week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll offered only minimal movement for NCHA and MCHA teams. The leagues still combine to feature five teams that are getting recognition. St. Norbert remains the highest ranked of the bunch as the Green Knights moved up a tick to third following a pair of road wins over MIAC … Read more
Picking Up the Pieces This past weekend saw the second half of the MIAC-NCHA crossover. Coming into the weekend the NCHA held the upper hand in the series, posting a 12-4-1 record. With the MIAC teams holding home ice for this weekend’s 14 matchups, it looked like a good chance to close the gap and … Read more
January is the time of year when many teams are starting to put it all together. The moving pieces of new players integrating with those returning has happened and most everyone understands their role on the team. For the most part, the non-league games are done so now it’s a matter of focus and effort … Read more
Fickle and divided Division III college hockey voters finally are in agreement — at least about who should be No. 1. In a poll where only four schools are in the same place as they were a week ago, the Oswego Lakers — much as they have been all season — remained the only constant, … Read more
Welcome back from what I hope was a happy holiday slumber, everyone. This season finally ramps back up this weekend as the NCHA squares off with the MIAC in a full set of crossover games, while a handful of MCHA teams are in action, most notably Adrian as the Bulldogs travel to Oswego to take … Read more
A Fresh Slate The start of the new year not only brings heaps of unfilled resolutions, but also signals the rebirth of Division III college hockey after a three week slumber. With most of the MASCAC idle last weekend and the ECAC Northeast and NESCAC engaging in mostly non-conference games, the true grind has yet … Read more
A Happy New Year to all! The second half of the season has begun and there are New Year’s resolutions abounding amongst the coaches and players as we start 2010. Some teams have already started with a holiday tournament while others are tasting their first competitive action in over two weeks this weekend. What are … Read more
Better Effort Elmira returned from the holiday break and jumped right into the fire at Oswego’s Pathfinder Classic tournament last weekend. The Soaring Eagles last game was an 8-1 thrashing of Utica way back on Dec. 5 and the long layoff showed as Elmira opened up against the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in the … Read more
Checking Back In When we last looked in on the MIAC, it was still two weeks before Christmas. Since then, several games have been played, and more big matchups are looming next weekend. Coming into their series against the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), St. Thomas had lost four games in a row. Over that … Read more
Three Tournament Champions Potsdam, Oswego, and Plattsburgh all celebrated the new year by bringing home hardware to put in their trophy cases. All three played in holiday tournaments, and all three won them. Potsdam was perhaps the most impressive of the lot because not only were they the only ones who did it on the … Read more
Not unanimity. But awfully close. That’s the position — top ranked, with 19 of 20 first place votes — the Oswego Lakers find themselves after the first USCHO.com Division III poll of 2010. It is their fourth consecutive week atop the rankings. The second and third ranked teams in the country — Oswego’s SUNYAC rival … Read more
By virtue of their three win week, the Oswego Lakers solidified their hold on the top spot in Division III hockey, earning 15 of a possible 20 first place votes. The rest of the top tallies were allocated differently, though the order of the elite five teams — Oswego, Plattsburgh, Norwich, Adrian, and St. Norbert … Read more
With most teams playing around 24 games this season, for many they are at the one third mark of the season. Or, as coach Jim Ward from Connecticut College, describes it: “It’s the end of the first period.†The Camels break up their season into three periods of eight games each which seems apropos for … Read more
As these are our last columns of 2009, it’s time to take a look at the USCHO.com Division III men’s poll for the final time this calendar year. This week’s edition wasn’t overly surprising, though there was certainly some movement amongst NCHA and MCHA teams. After going 2-2 in its last four games, St. Norbert … Read more
Conference Roundup After all the unexpected results of the first two weeks of conference play, this past weekend seemed to finally answer some nagging questions. At the same time though, it did nothing to put any gaps between teams in the standings. Six teams are within four points of first place, meaning a great weekend … Read more