NESCAC men’s hockey honors for ’22-23 include Wesleyan’s Lachance player of year, Hamilton’s Zimmerman top rookie, Wesleyan’s Potter best coach

Wesleyan senior Jake Lachance is the NESCAC men’s hockey player of the year as voted by the league’s coaches. Lachance is the first defenseman since 2016 to earn the honor and the third Cardinal (Tim Sestak, 2019; Keith Buehler, 2013). Lachance helped the Cardinals earn the top seed in the NESCAC championship and post 15 … Read more

Total of 33 semifinalists named for 2023 Joe Concannon Award as top American-born NCAA Division II/III hockey player in New England

The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston has announced the 33 semifinalists for the 22nd Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born NCAA Division II/III hockey player in New England. The award was established in 2001 shortly after the passing of the longtime writer for the Boston Globe, who had a great passion for … Read more

Bentley names St. Lawrence assistant Murphy associate head coach, Tufts assistant Gentzler director of hockey operations

Ben Murphy has returned to the Bentley coaching staff as associate head coach, while Gudge Gentzler has been hired for the new director of hockey operations position. Murphy was previously an assistant coach at Bentley from the 2009 to 2019. He was an assistant coach at St. Lawrence for the last three seasons. Murphy played … Read more

Williams assistant, former Potsdam goalie Skidmore named to Niagara staff ahead of 2022-23 season

Niagara has announced the addition of Nate Skidmore to the Purple Eagles’ staff for the 2022-23 season. Last season, Skidmore was the assistant coach at Williams. “We are excited to welcome Nate to our uncommon family,” said Niagara coach Jason Lammers in a statement. “He has a tremendous drive to be on the road recruiting … Read more

Omaha tabs Hamilton assistant coach Hambrook as Mavericks’ new director of hockey operations

Omaha has named Bennett Hambrook as the program’s next director of hockey operations. Hambrook started with the Mavericks this week. “Bennett is a tremendous addition to our hockey staff,” said Mavericks head coach Mike Gabinet in a statement. “He has over eight years of experience at the NCAA level, both as a player and staff … Read more

Citing ‘personal time to reflect on my next chapter,’ Dumont steps down as Bowdoin’s men’s hockey coach

Bowdoin has announced that Jamie Dumont has resigned as head coach of the Polar Bears men’s hockey program. Dumont cited personal reasons for stepping away as head coach following six seasons with the team. “After careful consideration, I feel the time has come to step away from Bowdoin and take some personal time to reflect … Read more

Wesleyan brings aboard former UConn player, staffer Ferriss as new assistant coach for men’s hockey team

Wesleyan has announced that the school has hired Joe Ferriss as an assistant coach for the Cardinals’ men’s hockey team. Ferriss was a three-year graduate assistant at UConn from 2018 to 2021, assisting the program with video breakdown of games and practices, developing scouting reports and practice plans. Ferriss graduated from UConn in 2016 with … Read more

Rivier tabs Williams assistant Sorenson as first coach for new D-III men’s hockey team, which starts in ’21-22

Rivier has named Eric Sorenson as the first head coach for its new NCAA Division III men’s hockey program, set to launch with the 2021-22 season. Currently an assistant coach at Williams, Sorenson joins the Raiders with a wealth of experience in player recruitment, development, and coaching. “We are pleased to welcome Eric to Raiders … Read more

NESCAC cancels winter sports, including men’s, women’s hockey conference play, for 2020-21 season

The NESCAC announced Thursday that winter sports conference play has been canceled. Both men’s and women’s hockey play within the conference. The statement from conference schools presidents: With the fall semester for NESCAC institutions well underway, the health and safety of students, faculty, staff and the broader community remain our foremost concerns. Our institutions have … Read more

Wesleyan’s Harris does ‘so much for this team,’ named winner of 2020 Joe Concannon Award as top American-born player in New England at the Division II/III level

The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday that Wesleyan senior forward Walker Harris is the winner of the 20th Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England at the Division II/III level (photo: Wesleyan Athletics).

NESCAC Preview: Trinity facing big challenges from Wesleyan, Williams and Amherst

  The road to the championship in recent years has often traveled through Hartford, Connecticut and the Trinity Bantams. This year there is maybe reason to believe that the overall depth and talent across the conference will lead to yet another dynamic race right into February where several teams could lay claim to the title … Read more