Northeastern announced on Thursday that Jason Smith as been promoted to assistant coach after previously serving as the director of hockey operations for the Huskies. Smith replaces Patrick Foley, who resigned in August after three seasons at Northeastern. “We are thrilled to add Jason as an assistant coach on our staff,” Northeastern coach Jim Madigan … Read more
Nantucket police have confirmed to Boston.com that former Babson forward Corey Griffin, 27, died early Saturday morning after apparently drowning in the harbor. A witness stated Griffin had dove into the harbor from the “Juice Guys” establishment, then floated to the surface before going under again and not resurfacing. Authorities are investigating. Police told the Cape … Read more
Wentworth announced Thursday the hiring of Jay Pecora as the head coach of the men’s team. Pecora replaces R.J. Tolan, who stepped down in June to become the head coach at Endicott. “I am excited to be named the head hockey coach at Wentworth,” said Pecora in a news release. “I would like to thank … Read more
Eric McCambly has been named head coach of the Daniel Webster men’s team, a new Division III team that starts play this fall as an independent. “We are very excited to welcome Eric to the Daniel Webster College community and our athletics staff,” said DWC director of athletics Chris Gilmore in a statement. “He is … Read more
The Crusaders have a recognizable brand to attract a coach, Dan Rubin writes.
Oswego’s Ed Gosek and St. Norbert’s Tim Coghlin are previous winners of the Edward Jeremiah Award for Division III national coach of the year and both are nominees again this year. Gosek last won the award in 2007, with Coghlin winning a year later. The 2014 nominees include any coach who won or shared conference … Read more
The eight finalists for the 2014 Sid Watson Award as the top men’s player in Division III hockey were announced Monday. All eight players were their respective conference’s players of the year. There are no finalists from the MASCAC or ECAC West. Three players are taking part in the D-III Frozen Four this weekend in … Read more
The NCAA has moved the two Division III men’s quarterfinal games involving Eastern schools to Sunday because first-round games were postponed on Wednesday. Babson will host the Oswego-Bowdoin winner, while Norwich will play the Nichols-Geneseo winner. Both quarterfinal games have been rescheduled for 3 p.m. EDT Sunday. The Oswego-Bowdoin and Nichols-Geneseo games were postponed Wednesday … Read more
Having been to the last four consecutive Frozen Fours, Norwich is familiar with the challenges that lie ahead in the upcoming NCAA tournament. That said, this new and younger version from Norwich finds itself with not only an at-large invite, but also a first-round game on Wednesday night against the MASCAC champions from Salem State. … Read more
Following Saturday night’s scintillating win over rival Norwich for the ECAC East title, Babson awaited the release of the NCAA tournament bracket and now know they will host the winner of the Oswego-Bowdoin game in a quarterfinal matchup on home ice this coming Saturday. So what does it all mean to the team in green … Read more
Naturally following the Oscars© weekend, the theme for the ECAC East championship preview seemed obvious as the third in the trilogy of the games between these two rivals bears great expectations for terrific hockey with, like the awards ceremony on Sunday, much riding on the outcome in terms of hardware and participation in the NCAA … Read more
And the Division III college hockey world continues to grow. Daniel Webster College, located in Nashua, N.H., announced Wednesday that it will add women’s hockey for 2014-15 and will elevate it’s men’s ACHA program to varsity status, also for the ’14-15 season. Wrestling was also added to the school’s slate of new programs. “This is … Read more
It’s the semifinals this weekend in the ECAC East and the top three teams in the conference are not surprise attendees. Norwich, Babson and Massachusetts-Boston all won handily in their quarterfinal matchups to advance to Saturday’s semifinal round. Joining the three nationally-ranked squads is Castleton that “upset” the fourth-seeded Pilgrims from New England College by … Read more
The ECAC East announced Thursday its award winners for the 2013-14 season and Babson was the big winner. Beavers’ goalie Jamie Murray was named the league’s player of the year and goaltender of the year, while Jamie Rice earned coach of the year honors. In addition, St. Michael’s defenseman Danny Divis and Southern Maine forward … Read more
As if last weekend wasn’t crazy enough for the teams in the ECAC East. The playoffs start on Saturday with four quarterfinal matchups that may not be as clear-cut as the seeding may indicate. Norwich again finds itself the top seed, and had to work the extra mile in beating Babson and Massachusetts-Boston for a … Read more
Following a 1-13-1 start to the season, some teams might have considered mailing it in for the remainder of the schedule believing there was nothing left to play for. Not so for the Purple Knights of St. Michael’s, who have won five of their last eight games and qualified to play in the Division II … Read more
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
For St. Anselm in 2014, the battle has been to find some level of consistency in the Hawks’ level of play not only from one weekend to the next, but from one night to the next. Case in point is this past weekend where some critical third-period mistakes accounted for a loss against ECAC East … Read more
One may look at the overall record at 7-7-6 and think that is about the true definition of a .500 hockey team. But a look a little deeper into the Skidmore schedule and results shows that 40 percent of their games played have gone to overtime. In those overtime games, the Thoroughbreds are 1-1-6. A … Read more
With seven games remaining on the schedule, the University of New England has already surpassed its win total from last season and sits just three points out of fifth place in the conference following only their second-ever conference weekend sweep since their inception as a varsity program in the ECAC East conference for the 2009-10 … Read more