St. Thomas goalie Fielding selected the 2014-15 USCHO D-III Player of the Year
Fielding was also the 2015 Sid Watson Award winner.
Men’s D-II/III: Northeast-10
Past winners McShane, Arena, Loen named finalists for 2015 Edward Jeremiah Award
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
Eleven teams selected for men’s Division III national tournament
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
Stonehill earns three of five Northeast-10 year-end awards
The Northeast-10 has announced its year-end awards, All-Conference Teams and an All-Rookie Team. St. Michael’s senior forward A.J. Pieprzak is the Player of the Year after recording 11 goals and 20 assists for 31 points for the Purple Knights. Stonehill senior Chris Tasiopoulos took home Goaltender of the Year honors after going 13-3-3 with a … Read more
Last season’s winner Brewer heads list of 2015 Concannon Award semifinalists
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
Chatham hires Sullivan as new women’s assistant coach
Former Franklin Pierce forward and assistant captain Bill Sullivan has been named the new women’s assistant coach at Chatham.
ECAC East more than just a race between Norwich and Babson
Babson and Norwich. Norwich and Babson. It’s been that way in the ECAC East for just about forever, or so it seems. Between them, the two powers have captured a whopping 13 of the last 15 conference tournament titles, with Norwich going on to win the national title three times (2000, 2003, 2010). What’s more, … Read more
Fratkin hired as top assistant coach for St. Michael’s men’s squad
Wesleyan spring graduate Casey Fratkin has been named the top assistant coach of the Saint Michael’s College men’s team. Fratkin comes to Saint Michael’s after a four-year collegiate playing career split between Wesleyan and Elmira College. He earned his bachelor’s degree in history with a concentration in European history. “I would like to thank Coach … Read more
Past winners Gosek, Coghlin headline nominees for 2014 Edward Jeremiah Award
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
Southern New Hampshire’s Collins named Northeast-10 top player
The Northeast-10 announced its year-end awards this week and Southern New Hampshire had two winners. First, Joe Collins was tabbed player of the year and Ken Hutchins took home the award for coach of the year. Collins has 17 goals among 38 points going into this Saturday’s Northeast-10 championship game against St. Michael’s. Also winning … Read more
Babson’s Murray tabbed ECAC East player, goalie of the year
The ECAC East announced Thursday its award winners for the 2013-14 season and Babson was the big winner. Beavers’ goalie Jamie Murray was named the league’s player of the year and goaltender of the year, while Jamie Rice earned coach of the year honors. In addition, St. Michael’s defenseman Danny Divis and Southern Maine forward … Read more
Semifinalists announced for 2014 Concannon Award
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday the 18 semifinalists for the 14th annual Joe Concannon Award, presented each year to the best American-born college hockey player in New England playing at the Division II/III level. This year’s list consists of 12 forwards, two defensemen and four goaltenders. The candidates include eight players from … Read more
Can Norwich make it 16 straight ECAC East regular-season titles?
While some teams have already had a taste of regular-season action this past weekend with non-conference games, the real ECAC East conference play gets into full swing this Friday night. As one might expect, the Norwich Cadets will be searching for their 16th consecutive regular-season title, but this year’s path may be the most challenging … Read more
St. Anselm picked by league coaches to again win Northeast-10
St. Anselm was picked first among six schools in the Northeast-10 Conference’s preseason coaches’ poll released on Thursday. The Hawks, who received five first-place votes, have won the last four Northeast-10 conference championships. Franklin Pierce garnered the other first-place vote.
Former captain Evarts named new Saint Michael’s assistant coach
Former Saint Michael’s captain Dan Evarts has been hired as the program’s top assistant coach. Evarts replaces Adam Berger, who recently accepted a position with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. “I feel very fortunate to have been given this opportunity by Coach (Damian) DiGiulian and the Saint Michael’s College athletic department,” … Read more
St. Michael’s assistant Berger takes position with Panthers’ organization
St. Michael’s assistant coach Adam Berger announced his resignation from the program on Wednesday to take a video coach position with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. Berger will join the Rampage on Sept. 16 and will report to both the team and parent Florida Panthers. “I would like to thank Damian … Read more
Atlantic Hockey boosting scholarship limit, eyeing replacement for Connecticut
Atlantic Hockey on Friday announced new policies on scholarships, scheduling, supplemental discipline and more. The changes were the result of the league’s annual board of directors meetings, held earlier this week. The conference will increase its maximum scholarship limit from 12 to 13 beginning with the 2014-15 season, and then add a 14th in 2015-16. … Read more
Hockey Humanitarian Award winner Tucker Mullin: ‘We’re working for others’
In the isolated world of college hockey, Tucker Mullin enjoyed an impressive career. In his first year at St. Anselm, he scored 18 goals, second-best on the team. Although a torn ACL in his sophomore season and eight shoulder separations over the years slowed him down a bit, the two-time team captain still finished with … Read more
NCAA releases third and final 2013 Division III men’s regional rankings
The NCAA has released the third of three weekly Division III men’s hockey regional rankings. This is the final update prior to the announcement of the NCAA field on Sunday, March 3. Norwich moves into the No. 1 spot in the east, up from No. 2 in the two previous rankings. Utica and Hobart, upset … Read more
NCAA releases second 2013 Division III men’s regional rankings
The NCAA has released the second of three weekly Division III men’s hockey regional rankings, with a final update to be published on Feb. 26. With a few changes in position, all 16 east teams from the first ranking remain in this week’s ranking. Utica remains atop the east region, again followed by Norwich. Hobart and … Read more