Utica Coach Dave Clausen has stated that one of his team’s goals coming into the 2004-05 season was to defeat at least one nationally-ranked team. The Pioneers have already thrown scares into both No. 1 Elmira and No.3 Plattsburgh in dropping one-goal decisions to each. This weekend, Utica gets two more opportunities against No. 2 … Read more
It’s that time of the year again; playoffs are underway in three leagues, while five other leagues jockey for position. And it’s D-III Bracketology, week 3.
The top six teams stayed put in this week’s USCHO.com Men’s Division III Poll. No. 1 St. Norbert held onto the top spot after a shutout of St. Scholastica and a tie with Wisconsin-Superior, and received 13 first-place votes. At No. 2 is Manhattanville, with the two remaining first-place votes; the Valiants downed Neumann in … Read more
Semifinalists for the Joe Concannon Award, given annually to New England’s best American-born Division II/III college hockey player, have been announced by Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Ken Eldridge. Two Concannon Award semifinalists from last season head the field of nominees. Both are forwards and captains of their respective teams. Trinity senior Joseph Ori … Read more
Norwich and Middlebury are perennial powers in New England D-III, but Norwich is peaking while the Panthers have struggled a bit.
St. Norbert regained the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com D-III men’s poll for the first time since the preseason, getting all but two first-place votes. The Green Knights blanked Wisconsin-River Falls and Wisconsin-Stout, both by 5-0 scores, over the weekend. Moving into second place, after wins over ECAC West rivals Hobart and Elmira, was … Read more
It’s D-III Bracketology time, and happy time in Raider nation.
It’s good to play meaningful games in February.
This February, USCHO will be presenting its first live Internet broadcasts of Division III Women’s Hockey. The USCHO Game of the Week schedule has added the Sunday Feb. 20 doubleheader hosted by Williams College. Headlining the action is a 1 p.m. EST showdown between No. 1 Middlebury and No. 3 Elmira, the two programs that … Read more
St. John’s moved into the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll. The Johnnies, the last unbeaten team in D-III, took six of 15 first-place votes and jumped from the third spot last week. Staying at No. 2, and getting the other nine first-place votes is St. Norbert. The Green Knights have … Read more
Manhattanville’s stay at the top was short after a chilly loss at Hobart, making way for Wisconsin-Superior at No. 1., while Curry keeps perservering despite a blizzard in Boston.
Goalies are making a huge impact on the races in the NESCAC and ECAC East.
Wisconsin-Superior took over the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll. The undefeated Yellowjackets, at 14-0-5, received 11 of 15 first-place votes. Moving up one position to No. 2 is St. Norbert, with three first-place nods, after two weekend league wins. In third, up one position, and receiving the other first-place vote, … Read more
Middlebury has hit a slump, while Williams, Southern Maine, and Colby are on the rise.
And now the real fun begins … With league play dominating the schedule moving forward into January and February, we are starting to see the interesting match-ups that will help determine the contenders and pretenders in each of the respective D-III conferences. Last week saw Babson win at Colby, Conn. College win at Williams and … Read more
Chris Lerch eats some crow as the ECAC West, called last week the best league in D-III by our intrepid national columnist, goes 1-7 vs. the SUNYAC.
Middlebury maintained its lock on the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll, garnering 12 of 15 possible first-place votes after a pair of weekend wins. Holding the second spot again this week is Manhattanville, which received the other three first-place votes after an idle weekend. Remaining at No. 3 was Wisconsin-Superior. … Read more
Tim Costello looks at who’s hot and who’s not, notes some transfers, and salutes the latest member of the 400 club.
Middlebury maintained its lock on the No. 1 spot in this week’s USCHO.com Men’s Division III poll, getting 11 of 15 first-place votes, after a win over Skidmore and a tie in an exhibition with the US Under-18 squad. Staying in second, with three first-place votes is Manhattanville, which downed Lake Forest and Norwich to … Read more
Tim Costello looks ahead at holiday tournaments, and looks at the Christmas list for the teams in the NESCAC, ECAC East, and ECAC Northeast.