NESCAC Playoff Preview

With national No. 1 Middlebury and Bowdoin, the last team in the country to lose a game this season, both involved, the NESCAC playoffs have no shortage of notables. Chris Lerch previews the action this weekend.

Carosi, Meagher, Kretzman Earn NESCAC Honors

Senior forward Mike Carosi of Bowdoin has been named the 2001-02 NESCAC Men’s Hockey Player of the Year. Carosi, who led the Polar Bears to the second seed in the conference tournament, leads the NESCAC with 46 points on 13 goals and 33 assists. Terry Meagher of Bowdoin was named the NESCAC Men’s Hockey Coach … Read more

Plattsburgh Tops USCHO Men’s Div III Preseason Poll

Two seasons ago, Norwich was picked first in the USCHO Preseason Poll. Norwich won the national championship. Last season Plattsburgh was picked first in the USCHO Preseason Poll. Plattsburgh won the national championship. This season, the Cardinals are once again on top of the Poll, looking to repeat as the champs.

Conn. College Names New Women’s Coach

Kristin Steele is Connecticut College’s new women’s coach. She replaces Bernie Cassell, who served as the team’s interim head coach during the 2000-01 season. Steele has spent the last three years as the assistant women’s ice hockey coach and recruiting coordinator at Niagara. She began her collegiate coaching career in 1997 an assistant for the … Read more

Trio of New D-III Coaches Announced

A trio of new Division III coaching hires were recently announced. Lake Forest has tabbed Susan Bellizzi to lead the women’s program. Bellizzi replaces T.R. Bell, who resigned after the 2000-01 season. The Foresters finished last season with a 10-13-1 overall record, including a 4-11-1 mark and fourth-place finish in the NCHA. It was Lake … Read more

Flanagan, Mandigo Take Women’s Coach of the Year Honors

St. Lawrence’s Paul Flanagan and Middlebury’s Bill Mandigo have been named the University and College Division Coach of the Year, respectively, by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The Saints were 24-8-3 this season under Flanagan, and pulled off a stunning 3-1 win over No. 1-seed Dartmouth in the semifinals of the inaugural NCAA Division I … Read more

D-III Quarterfinal Hosts Announce Ticket Plans

The four host schools for the 2001 NCAA Division III quarterfinal round have announced ticket pricing and availability. Tickets are available now for the St. John’s at Wis.-Superior series. Tickets for each game are $5 for general admission and $6 for reserved seating, with reserved sections set aside for both Superior and St. John’s. Tickets … Read more

Conn. College to Forfeit Three Upcoming Games

Connecticut College has suspended its entire men’s hockey team and will forfeit its next three games because of violations of the college’s honor code. According to a college news release, the violations were reported by Camels coach Doug Roberts, and sanctions were handed down following internal judicial review. The release did not specify the nature of the violations.

Middlebury Tops NESCAC Poll

Middlebury, which captured the first NESCAC men’s championship last year, is the coaches’ preseason favorite to win the 2000-2001 conference title. Middlebury edged Williams 3-2 in overtime in last year’s NESCAC championship game. The Panthers garnered four first-place and four second-place votes to finish with 60 points in the preseason poll. Three other teams received … Read more

Rosters Set For 2000 Eastern College Division Senior All-Stars

Team rosters for the sixth Eastern College Division Ice Hockey Senior All-Star Game were announced today by the ECAC College Division coaches. The game is set for April 1, 7:00 p.m., at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena on the campus of Plattsburgh State. The hockey all-star game will feature the best college seniors from … Read more

Knights Tabbed Again In ECAC

For the second year in a row, the Golden Knights of Clarkson were chosen as preseason favorites in the ECAC by the head coaches of the league. Clarkson, with six of 12 first-place votes, gathered 138 points in the balloting. The Knights were also picked to finish first last season, and went on to prove … Read more

Aucoin Selected USCHO D-III Player Of Year

Norwich forward Keith Aucoin has been selected as U.S. College Hockey Online’s Division III Player of the Year for the 1998-99 season. The sophomore from Chelmsford, Mass., scored 33 goals and 39 assists to lead the Cadets, a total which included an amazing seven shorthanded goals, tops in college hockey. The runner-up for the award … Read more

ECAC Regional Polls Released

UMass-Dartmouth, RIT and Middlebury have been tabbed the preseason favorites by coaches in their ECAC leagues in polling released by the league office. UMass-Dartmouth took the inaugural coaches’ preseason poll in the revamped Northeast, earning 13 of 18 first-place votes and amassing 318 points. Rival Fitchburg State finished second, earning 306 points and four first-place … Read more

Middlebury Tops the ECAC Division III Women’s Poll

The first ever Division III Women’s Poll has the Panthers of Middlebury atop the rankings. The Panthers have won the first three ECAC Division III Championships, and has never lost a conference game. They have won 48 straight conference games, and a total of 54 straight games. They earned 15 of the 16 first place … Read more

Middlebury Takes Record Fourth Straight Division III Title

Middlebury claimed its fourth consecutive NCAA Division III championship Saturday, beating Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2-1. The four straight titles are an NCAA record for any level of hockey. Filip Jirousek scored in the first period, and Nickolai Bobrov on the power play in the second to give Middlebury a 2-0 lead, before UWSP’s David Boehm narrowed … Read more