The MIAC will become the first Division III men’s conference to use a shootout to decide tied games, effective with the 2013-14 season. If a game is tied after the five-minute overtime, a shootout will occur to decide a winning a team. Under the new MIAC format, a team will get three points for a … Read more
The Hamline men’s team will play their home games at Oscar Johnson Arena for the 2013-14 season. Last year, HU practiced at Oscar Johnson regularly and called the Vadnais Heights Sports Center home.
Robert Morris has announced the promotion of Matt Nicholson and Mark Workman to dual associate head coaching roles under head coach Derek Schooley. “Mark and Matt are starting their fifth season at Robert Morris and both are integral parts of our team,” said Schooley in a news release. “Both have done an excellent job in … Read more
The MIAC has announced several changes that will take effect starting with the 2013-14 season in both its men’s and women’s ranks. The MIAC men will be the first conference in NCAA Division III to adopt the shootout for conference games. In addition, the MIAC men’s standings will change to a three-point system, with three … Read more
NCAA Men’s Hockey D-III Championship finalists Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Oswego lead the way with three selections each to the All-USCHO teams.
Progress for St. John’s men’s hockey team has been more of a grind than a smooth ride. Senior forward Michael Palmiscno, a two-time team captain, will tell you as much. In his first three seasons, the Johnnies won a total of 26 games and made one appearance in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoffs. That … Read more
Gustavus Adolphus and St. John’s will play for the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship on Saturday afternoon. A trip to the NCAA tournament will be on the line as well. Both teams are familiar with each other, having played twice during the regular season. At this point, the focus of the Gusties and Johnnies isn’t … Read more
The NCAA has released the third of three weekly Division III men’s hockey regional rankings. This is the final update prior to the announcement of the NCAA field on Sunday, March 3. Norwich moves into the No. 1 spot in the east, up from No. 2 in the two previous rankings. Utica and Hobart, upset … Read more
In early November, Gustavus Adolphus looked like a team that seemed destined for a doomed season. Defending its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament championship looked like mission impossible. So did a return trip to the NCAA tournament. In fact, just getting into the conference tournament was going to be a grueling task. The Gusties were … Read more
The NCAA has released the second of three weekly Division III men’s hockey regional rankings, with a final update to be published on Feb. 26. With a few changes in position, all 16 east teams from the first ranking remain in this week’s ranking. Utica remains atop the east region, again followed by Norwich. Hobart and … Read more
St. John’s has put itself in a position to win the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship. Yes, the Johnnies still need a few breaks to go their way, and sure they need to take care of business against Bethel this weekend in a crucial home-and-home series that will cap the regular season. But St. John’s, … Read more
The NCAA has released the first of three weekly Division III men’s hockey regional rankings, with updates to be published on Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. A similar process will be followed on selection Sunday, March 3, to determine seeding and at-large berths but those results will not be published. Utica, though voted no higher … Read more
It’s been an up-and-down month for the St. Thomas men’s hockey team. The Tommies have played nine games since the start of 2013 and are 4-4-1 during that stretch, including a 5-1 win over Bethel last Saturday that snapped a three-game losing streak. Yet despite all of the madness that comes with playing in the … Read more
St. Olaf wants to win a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship as much as any team in the league, and the Oles took a big step toward the title this past weekend. They accomplished something that doesn’t happen to often in the balanced conference, and that is sweep an opponent, especially a national power such … Read more
It’s tough to keep getting up when you repeatedly get knocked down, and few teams have been knocked down as often as Augsburg this season. The Auggies are in the grip of a seven-game winless streak, which has included a pair of ties and two losses by two goals or less. Augsburg sits at 3-11-3 … Read more
Wins have been difficult to come by for Hamline this season. The Pipers just haven’t been able to find a victory, at home or on the road, despite playing hard every time they take the ice. However, their fortunes changed slightly over the weekend. Finally, the Pipers nailed down a victory, and a memorable one … Read more
At first glance, the record isn’t flashy. St. John’s is 6-6-1 overall and only 1-3 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. However, the record is deceptive. The Johnnies have won five of their last seven games, and appear poised to make a run for a conference playoff berth, and perhaps if the hockey gods smile … Read more
With the arrival of 2013, the stretch run to the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship is about to begin. Seven weeks remain in the season, and Bethel and St. Thomas enter January tied for first place with identical 5-1 records. The Royals and Tommies won’t play each other in games that count in the conference … Read more
Corey Leivermann has left Minnesota State after two-and-a-half seasons, the school announced Friday night. Leivermann told the Mankato Free Press that he plans to transfer to and play for Division III Gustavus Adolphus. The forward played in only two games this season for the Mavericks, going without a point. In 42 career games for his … Read more
At St. Thomas, having a pair of starting goalies is proving to be an unexpected boon. Brian Lester reports.