Amherst coach Jack Arena has been named the winner of the Edward Jeremiah Award as the STX/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year. It is the second such honor for Arena, who also captured this award in 2012. Amherst enters this weekend’s NCAA Division III semifinals sporting an overall record of 24-4-2, facing a … Read more
Eleven coaches have been named finalists for the Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the NCAA Division III men’s coach of the year. Named in honor of the former Dartmouth head coach, the award will be presented during the AHCA Convention on Saturday, May 2, in Naples, Fla., after being announced March 26 at the … Read more
Former Bowdoin goaltender Bob White has been named the recipient of the 2015 American Hockey Coaches Association’s Lou Lamoriello Award. The award, named in honor of the former Providence player, coach and athletic director and current New Jersey Devils president and general manager, will be presented during this year’s Frozen Four in Boston. The award, … Read more
The NCAA Division III field of 11 teams for the 2015 national tournament was announced Monday morning. Seven conferences have been awarded an automatic bid, while the remaining four teams were selected as at-large teams. Teams that received an auto-bid by winning the conference playoff tournaments are Norwich (ECAC East), Nichols (ECAC Northeast), Plymouth State … Read more
The NESCAC handed out its year-end awards and named its two All-Conference Teams recently. Trinity’s Ryan Cole was named Player of the Year after leading the league with 35 points in 14 goals and 21 assists. David White, a first-year forward from Amherst, was named Rookie of the Year after leading the NESCAC with 18 … Read more
Middlebury coach Bill Beaney, the NCAA career leader in Division III men’s hockey coaching wins, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down. Beaney earned his 600th win on Feb. 7 and finishes his career with a record of 602-260-59. He spent 28 of his 35 seasons at Middlebury, where he posted record of 516-184-51. He … Read more
The numbers – 600 wins, eight national championships, 60,000 (or so) memories – are simply staggering. But if you ask Bill Beaney, he’ll tell you that numbers don’t begin to define his remarkable career. Where that tale begins and ends is with the legions of raw young men who have passed through his doors and … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Sunday the 18 semifinalists for the fifteenth Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college player in New England at the NCAA Division II/III level. This year’s list is made up of nine forwards, five defensemen and four goaltenders. The candidates include eight players from the … Read more
There’s nothing quite so secret – at least in college hockey – than a secret shootout weapon. And Dan Merenich could’ve been counted among the most secret of the secrets. Yet Amherst coach Jack Arena knew enough to tap Merenich on the shoulder and send the burly senior winger out for a shootout attempt that … Read more
Jackson Brewer – and his NESCAC-leading 33 assists – is coming back. So, too, are John Hawkrigg and Sean Orlando, with their 17 goals apiece in tow. And who can forget Ryan Cole, a freshman like Orlando, and his 16 league tallies. All of that is great news for Trinity, not so great for the … Read more
New Hampshire announced Wednesday that associate head coach Jim Tortorella will leave his position to pursue a career opportunity outside of hockey. Tortorella will serve as chief operating officer at the Foundation House in Portland, Maine. The Foundation House homes provide support for residents in their recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction. Starting his collegiate … Read more
The Crusaders have a recognizable brand to attract a coach, Dan Rubin writes.
According to WBUR in Boston, a former Williams student claims she was sexually assaulted by an unnamed member of the Williams men’s hockey team in October 2012. The student, Lexie Brackenridge, and her family are accusing the college of not handling her case and claim properly. She agreed to allow WBUR to identify her for … Read more
Former Boston University captain Albie O’Connell has returned to the school to serve as an assistant coach. O’Connell, who officially starts at BU on May 1, has previously been an assistant at Northeastern, Harvard, Holy Cross, Merrimack, Niagara and Colby. “We’re very excited to be adding Albie O’Connell to our staff,” said Terriers’ head coach … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Wednesday that Trinity junior forward Jackson Brewer has been selected as the winner of the 14th annual Joe Concannon Award, which recognizes New England’s best American-born hockey player in Divisions II and III. Brewer, a native of Newton, Mass., led the Bantams to the NESCAC regular-season championship, scoring … Read more
Oswego’s Ed Gosek and St. Norbert’s Tim Coghlin are previous winners of the Edward Jeremiah Award for Division III national coach of the year and both are nominees again this year. Gosek last won the award in 2007, with Coghlin winning a year later. The 2014 nominees include any coach who won or shared conference … Read more
The eight finalists for the 2014 Sid Watson Award as the top men’s player in Division III hockey were announced Monday. All eight players were their respective conference’s players of the year. There are no finalists from the MASCAC or ECAC West. Three players are taking part in the D-III Frozen Four this weekend in … Read more
The NCAA has moved the two Division III men’s quarterfinal games involving Eastern schools to Sunday because first-round games were postponed on Wednesday. Babson will host the Oswego-Bowdoin winner, while Norwich will play the Nichols-Geneseo winner. Both quarterfinal games have been rescheduled for 3 p.m. EDT Sunday. The Oswego-Bowdoin and Nichols-Geneseo games were postponed Wednesday … Read more
Wednesday night’s originally scheduled NCAA D-III first-round game with Oswego hosting Bowdoin has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will now be played Thursday, March 13, at Oswego at 3 p.m. EDT.
Back in January as the season’s second half got underway, Bowdoin coach Terry Meagher said that “they had the league right where they wanted them,” sitting in sixth place in the NESCAC and looking at a lot of teams ahead of them. So it should come as no surprise that from the fifth-seeded position in … Read more