Men’s D-II/III in general
NCAA President Myles Brand died Wednesday at his Indianapolis home following a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer, the national body announced. He was 67. After serving as president at Indiana and Oregon, Brand took his position atop the NCAA in January 2003. Last December, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and later said the long-term … Read more
In late July, Framingham State introduced 28-year-old T.J. Brown as its new head coach. Brown spent the last two seasons as an assistant for the Rams and replaces former head coach Jeff Pellegrini, who resigned after being named in the spring, before even coaching one game. He had replaced Chris Heaney. Brown, a 2002 graduate … Read more
Western New England has named Fredonia assistant Greg Heffernan as its new head coach. He replaces Chris Bernard, who left for the top job at Potsdam. “We’re very excited to have Greg on our staff,” Western New England athletic director Mike Theulen said in a news release. “He has the experience necessary to take our … Read more
Herb Hammond, whose 20-year collegiate coaching career included stops at Division III Oswego State and Plattsburgh State and Division I Brown, died Wednesday at his home in Fort Gratiot, Mich. Hammond had been battling cancer. He coached Oswego to a 176-122-5 record in 11 seasons from 1969 to 1980, then led Plattsburgh to a 52-17-4 … Read more
Western New England coach Chris Bernard is moving to Potsdam to coach the Bears, Potsdam athletic director Jim Zalacca told North Country This Week. Bernard, a 1998 Clarkson graduate, had a 17-52-4 record in three seasons at Western New England after leaving an assistant coaching position at Canisius. In his senior season at Clarkson, Bernard … Read more
Former Elmira player Aaron Saul will be named the head coach at his alma mater Friday, a source told USCHO. Aaron Saul is returning to Elmira, where he played. Saul, who coached Potsdam for the last two seasons, replaces Tim Ceglarski, who resigned in April.
Tim Ceglarski has resigned as Elmira’s head coach after an eight-year stint that included four NCAA tournament appearances and two trips to the Division III Frozen Four. The resignation of Ceglarski, a former Boston College skater who played for his father, Len, is effective at the end of the academic year. “I’m leaving with a … Read more
Amherst senior defenseman Jeff Landers has been selected the USCHO.com National Player of the Year. The Hanover, Mass. native tallied nine goals and 33 assists this season to lead all Division III defensemen. He led the Lord Jeffs to a school-best 22-5-1 record and the NESCAC regular season and playoff titles. USCHO.com has also named … Read more
Dominick Dawes, who led Neumann College to a 21-9-2 record and the school’s first NCAA Division III men’s ice hockey national championship, has been named the 41st recipient of the 2009 Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the men’s D-III ice hockey coach of the year. Dawes, who was a first year head coach this … Read more
On Monday, the University of Minnesota at Crookston announced that it will be discontinuing its varsity men’s hockey program. Division II UM-Crookston is the first Division II or III institution to do so since the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts folded its program at the end of the 2002-03 season. The Golden Eagles had participated … Read more
Jeff Landers of Amherst College has been chosen by the nation’s coaches as the 2009 winner of the Sid Watson Award, symbolic of the nation’s best Division III men’s hockey player. The 6-0, 205-pound native of Hanover, MA, helped the Lord Jeffs to a 22-5-1 record, best in school history, and the New England Small … Read more
All-Tournament Team Returns For the first time since 1987 the Division III championships announced an all-tournament team. Neumann freshman goaltender Ross MacKinnon was named most outstanding player and was joined on the team by three of his teammates. The all-tournament team was: F, Jesse Cole, sr., Neumann F, Matt Ward, jr., Neumann F, Patrick Dynan, … Read more
All-Tournament Team Returns For the first time since 1987 the Division III championships announced an all-tournament team. Neumann freshman goaltender Ross MacKinnon was named most outstanding player and was joined on the all-tournament team by three of his teammates. The all-tournament team was: F, Jesse Cole, sr., Neumann F, Matt Ward, jr., Neumann F, Patrick … Read more
Fresh off a 33 save performance in Gustavus Adolphus’ 2-0 NCAA quarterfinal win over the University of Wisconsin-Superior, Gusties senior goaltender Matthew Lopes will lead his team into the Division III final four. Lopes’ route to Lake Placid has been anything but conventional; however, as two years ago he would have been about the last … Read more
Getting to the Frozen Four in Lake Placid may be a new sensation for many members of the Hobart Statesmen, but for the seven seniors on this team it provides the opportunity to learn from the past. The Statesmen will be looking to improve upon their National Semifinal loss to St. Norbert in 2006. Building … Read more
Gustavus Adolphus (18-10-0 overall, 10-6-0 in MIAC) Gustavus Adolphus will make its first NCAA final four appearance Friday when the Golden Gusties face off at 4:30 p.m. Eastern against the University of Wisconsin-Stout for a spot in Saturday’s national championship game. This is a Gusties team, however, that was picked just third in the MIAC … Read more
Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Steve Grogan announced today that senior defenseman Jeff Landers of Amherst College is the winner of the ninth annual Joe Concannon Award, which recognizes New England’s best American-born hockey player at the Division II-III level. Landers, from Hanover, MA, finished his career at Amherst with an outstanding season, leading … Read more
Neumann Knights (19-9-2 overall, 8-5-2 in ECAC West) Despite having put together a tremendous run to earn a berth in the national semifinal round in Lake Placid, the Neumann Knights aren’t embracing the label of a Cinderella team. Just a month ago, Neumann was barely a blip on the NCAA tournament radar. The Knights were … Read more
For the first time in the eight year history of the NCAA Women’s Division III Tournament, only one team will be returning from last year’s Championship weekend. Elmira is the lone team from last year’s tournament in Plattsburgh that will be heading to Middlebury this weekend for the fight for No. 1. Joining Elmira will … Read more
Well the NCAA Tournament bracket has been released and I think it’s safe to say there were a few head scratches for some of the women’s Division III hockey faithful. Middlebury garnered the top overall seed, hosting rights to the Frozen Four, and most importantly, a bye through the first round of the seven-team NCAA … Read more