David Venditti, who helped Southern Maine’s women’s team to 60 wins the past four years, has been named the new head coach at Colby. Venditti, a 1991 graduate of Southern Maine and a former men’s hockey player at USM, becomes the ninth head coach in Colby women’s hockey history. The Mules started play in the … Read more
The Barre (Vt.) Times Argus is reporting that Norwich senior forward Robert Jaggard has been charged with selling the designer drug ecstasy throughout the Northfield area. Jaggard pleaded not guilty to charges of selling and possessing ecstasy, conspiracy to sell ecstasy and possession of marijuana. “He’s the guy that was selling to the sellers,” Washington … Read more
Here We Go As I’ve said at this time of the year for as long as I’ve been covering D-III hockey for USCHO, the NCAA tournament really starts this weekend. The NCHA and SUNYAC begin playing down to a single team that will claim that conference’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament, which starts in … Read more
The Division III ECAC East will add Castleton State (Vt.) to the league, beginning in 2004-05. The league is home to defending NCAA Division III champion Norwich. “We are delighted to be part of the ECAC East hockey,” said Dave Wolk, president of Castleton State College. “Castleton is proud of all of our new and … Read more
A grassroots effort has saved the sport of hockey at Skidmore.
A $2.5 million donation to the college’s athletics program has preserved men’s hockey at Skidmore. A group of alumni, parents and friends launched a fundraising effort in September after the college announced that budget constraints would force the elimination of men’s hockey after the 2003-04 season, and the use of the those resources for other … Read more
Former Wisconsin-Superior goaltender David Harbinson has filed a lawsuit against Norwich University and former player Jason Lumsden. Harbinson charges that Lumsden’s stick struck Harbinson while Harbinson was seated in the Superior bench near the end of Norwich’s 5-4 overtime victory in an NCAA semifinal game, played at Superior’s Wessman Arena on March 17, 2000. Harbinson … Read more
Not that anyone would bet on Division III hockey, but if they did, then the USCHO.com Preseason Poll has been more accurate than many of those 800-number betting lines. The first edition of the poll has correctly picked the national champion in three of the past five seasons. It was incorrect in 1999 (RIT was … Read more
Preseason coaches’ polls were released for the ECAC East, ECAC West, SUNYAC and NCHA, and in all cases the coaches don’t see a lot changing at the top in their respective leagues. Defending NCAA Division III champion Norwich is a near unanimous choice to repeat as league champs in the 2003-04 ECAC East Coaches’ Poll. … Read more
Elmira and Manhattanville, No. 1 and 2 in the USCHO Division III Women’s Poll this week, were picked by ECAC East and West coaches to capture their respective league titles this winter. Last season, Elmira won the NCAA Division III title with a 5-1 win over Manhattanville in the championship game. It was the second … Read more
A group of Skidmore alumni is trying to raise enough money to save the school’s ice hockey team. President Philip Glotzbach said recently Skidmore would discontinue the team after this season, following a lengthy review of the school’s athletic and recreation offerings. Skidmore coach Paul Dion told the Albany Times Union that alumni have raised … Read more
Skidmore has decided to eliminate men’s ice hockey following this season after a two-year, comprehensive study of its offerings in sports and recreation. It is the fourth school in six months to announce the dropping of men’s hockey. “Athletics in the broadest sense is a core aspect of a liberal arts education,” said Skidmore President … Read more
Paul Nemetz-Carlson has been named as the new head women’s coach at Elmira. He was also appointed the women’s golf coach. Last season, Nemetz-Carlson was an assistant coach at Division I Yale, and held the same position at Quinnipiac two years ago. Prior to his arrival at the collegiate level, Nemetz-Carlson was the women’s head … Read more
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has dropped its men’s hockey program, effective immediately. Athletic director Scott Nichols said that the decision came in response to a significant budget reduction that the Division III NCAA institution will face this fiscal year. MCLA, formerly North Adams State College, has had a varsity program since 1971 and was … Read more
The Northeast-10 Conference announced that it will sponsor a postseason men’s Division II tournament in hockey beginning with the 2003-04 season. Six of the seven NCAA Division II schools that play hockey are also members of the Northeast-10, a Division II multi-sport conference. The six are: Assumption, Franklin Pierce, St. Anselm, St. Michael’s, Southern New … Read more
Johnson and Wales has named Erik Noack its new coach. He replaces Lou Izzi, who resigned to devote himself further to his full-time job as the school’s compliance officer. A member of three NCAA Division III finalists while playing at RIT, Noack played in 200 professional games in the East Coast Hockey League and the … Read more
Jamie Wood shocks Elmira, leaving the program he started and won two national championships with.
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Norwich will be the host site for the 2003 NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four. Norwich’s Kreitzberg Arena will host its second D-III Frozen Four. Kreitzberg Arena will play host to the Frozen Four for the second time. Norwich served as the host to the 1999 Frozen Four, the first year the arena … Read more
Elmira won a 4-2 decision over No. 5 Plattsburgh to capture the ECAC West postseason title and hold on to the No. 1 ranking in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Elmira has yet to lose to a Division III opponent. The Soaring Eagles also are atop the USCHO.com East Regional Pairwise Rankings (PWR). … Read more