Cammi Granato, three-time ECAC Player of the Year, two-time Olympian and 15-year member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, was today announced as one of the first two female members in the 65-year history of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato will be formally inducted into the Hall on Nov. 8 as part of the … Read more
With the proposed change to the icing rule in mind, Dave Starman writes that too much tinkering with college hockey’s rules might alienate people more than it alleviates problems.
The rule proposal was released, the coaches were repulsed and that’s it, right? Wrong. Nothing is finished in the case of the controversial proposed change to the icing rule. Brian Sullivan reports on how we got to this point and what comes next.
The NCAA is getting tough on contact-to-the-head penalties and getting creative in an effort to promote scoring when it comes to other rules changes. Contact to the head will result in a major penalty and either a game misconduct or game disqualification under proposals by the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee unveiled Friday. The proposals … Read more
The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee gets this chance only once every two years, so there’s a little more emphasis to get it right. In the next month, leading up to and through the committee’s meeting June 8-11 in Indianapolis, the dialogue about potential rules changes will lead to debate and then … Read more
Bowdoin women’s coach Stacy Wilson has resigned, the school announced. Wilson led the Polar Bears to .500 records in the final two of her three seasons with the team. Related link: Stacy Wilson coaching career “It has been a distinct privilege and a most fulfilling professional experience to have worked with the student-athletes and the … Read more
Trinity goaltender Isabel Iwachiw has been named the winner of the Laura Hurd Award, given annually to the nation’s Division III women’s player. The player of the year in the NESCAC, Iwachiw is also a first-team All-American and led Trinity to its first NCAA tournament appearance. She had a 21-5-2 record, a 1.22 goals-against average … Read more
Middlebury Panthers (19-4-4 overall, 12-3-4 in NESCAC) After a two year absence from the national stage where the Panthers failed to secure at-large bids, the Panthers are excited to be returning to the NCAA tournament for the fourth time. There, they will face a very familiar foe. “I think it is just a terrific matchup … Read more
Oswego Lakers (25-2-0 overall, 15-1-0 in SUNYAC) The last time the Oswego Lakers were in the NCAA playoffs, they hoisted the national championship trophy high above their heads. That was in 2007, and they got in after being upset in the SUNYAC semifinals. They took their second chance and ran the table. This year, Oswego … Read more
NCAA Tournament First Round Preview And then there were seven. Nineteen weeks of hard work and preparation paid off for seven teams this past Monday when they were selected to the 2010 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Tournament. This year we have one new face in the crowd as Trinity makes its first NCAA … Read more
Well the first week of the conference playoffs definitely did not disappoint in terms of the level of play and excitement that sudden death hockey brings to any and all arenas. There were favorites who won comfortably; there were upsets by visitors who came ready to play; and there were three 2-1 games decided in … Read more
Seven finalists are up for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The group includes Colgate senior Ethan Cox, Amherst senior Kirsten Dier, Alaska senior Dion Knelsen, Adrian junior Sam Kuzyk, Williams senior Zachary Miller, Connecticut College junior Brigid O’Gorman and Denver senior Brandon Vossberg. The award, given annually to the college hockey … Read more
The second season has arrived. Not that the stress of the past few weeks has not created its own playoff like atmosphere, but now it’s for real. One and done. The reality now hits home that after 60 minutes of hockey — or sometimes more — your season could be over and you put away … Read more
Yes, it is true. The final weekend of the regular season is upon us and there is quite a lot at stake for virtually every team. Playoff eligibility, seeding and potential home-ice positions are up for grabs in both conferences and, ironically, the scheduling gods have deemed it necessary to obtain all of those conference … Read more
The final two weekends of the regular season are here. Eight points — all extremely valuable — are up for grabs for each team over the final four games and, interestingly enough, they are virtually all just “two pointers†for teams in both conferences. I know, you’re thinking “hey dummy all games are worth just … Read more
With just three weeks remaining in the regular season, the pressure is on to really refine the level of play in order to garner as many points as possible in the final half dozen games of the season. This refinement will not only help define the teams’ playoff positions but also set the stage for … Read more
Four repeat nominees are among the 18 college hockey players nominated for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. Colgate senior Ethan Cox, Denver senior Brandon Vossberg, St. Cloud State senior Caitlin Hogan and Brockport senior Todd Sheridan are on the list again; all were nominated last year as well. The other nominees: … Read more
Amherst goalie Cole Anderson has backstopped his team to a familiar spot in the NESCAC conference
Just five weeks and 10 games remain for most teams in the league and already the races are tightening up. In the NESCAC, first through eighth are separated by just four points and only two points lay between first and sixth place. Over in the ECAC East, Norwich is comfortably atop the standings. Further down, … 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