The Western Jinx Only one thing is relatively certain in Division III West Region hockey; if I write about a team in one of my columns, odds are they are going to have a terrible weekend. This theory does not apply to the conference previews, but to my first two columns. In the first column, … Read more
Unrest in the West It can arguably be called the most exciting region in Division III college hockey. For the past few weeks, the teams in the West have proven the old adage true-anybody can beat anybody on any given night. In the annual NCHA/MIAC battle, Wisconsin-Superior was upset by Bethel, St. Norbert lost to … Read more
A League Up and Coming When is a preview not really a preview? In this case it is when we take a look at the nation’s largest conference comprised of teams playing at both the D-II and D-III levels. Sixteen teams in all who have officially dropped the puck on the season but are very … Read more
Surprised? Join the Crowd The first few weeks of hockey in the West can be summed up with two words: what happened? The MIAC and the NCHA have been battling for supremacy in the West for years, with the NCHA sitting atop the mountain. But the past few years have seen the MIAC climb further … Read more
One – New Season Two – New Coaches Three – Ranked Teams in the USCHO Pre-season Poll … And Away We Go!!!! The new season is upon us as practice began officially on November 1 for the 10 teams in the ECAC East this week. But before we look ahead to the great hockey yet … Read more
In the second half of his D-III season previews, Chris Lerch takes a look at teams 9-15 in the USCHO preseason poll, and some other teams to watch.
Kevin Zifcak has been named the 11th head ice hockey coach at Assumption College by Ted Paulauskas, director of athletics. Zifcak replaces Keith Hughes, a 1994 alumnus of Assumption, who retired after seven years at the Ice Dogs helm. Zifcak The 31-year-old Zifcak has been the head coach at Massachusetts prep school Worcester Academy for … Read more
The Northeast-10 Conference announced that it will sponsor a postseason men’s Division II tournament in hockey beginning with the 2003-04 season. Six of the seven NCAA Division II schools that play hockey are also members of the Northeast-10, a Division II multi-sport conference. The six are: Assumption, Franklin Pierce, St. Anselm, St. Michael’s, Southern New … Read more
St. Anselm’s College will add women’s ice hockey as a varsity sport for the 2004-2005 season. The school says a head coach will be named by this July and the team will compete as a club team in 2003-2004. Athletic Director Ed Cannon says the women will play in the ECAC, once the team attains … Read more
Five finalists have been pared down from the 15 nominees for the 2003 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented anually to “college hockey’s finest citizen” during Frozen Four weekend. The announcement of this year’s recipient will be made Friday, April 11 in Buffalo, N.Y. The five are John Flint, senior, St. Michael’s; Chanda Gunn, junior, Northeastern; Bryan … Read more
Ed Seney has been named as the new men’s hockey coach at St. Anselm. Seney spent the last 14 years as head coach at Potsdam State in New York. He replaces Ken Kuzyk, who resigned in June. Kuzyk coached the Hawks for 17 years with a 161-243-27 record. “I’m just excited about coming back to … Read more
There’s a brand new big arena in town, and one school is building a new facility of its own. That has created all sorts of speculation about whether Southern New Hampshire and/or St. Anselm has a future in Division I.
Ken Kuzyk, hockey coach at Saint Anselm for the last 17 years, has resigned. No reason was given by the school except to say that Kuzyk will “pursue future opportunities,” according to athletics director Ed Cannon. “Ken has become a mainstay in Saint Anselm College hockey, so we are now entering uncharted waters in our … Read more
Wentworth and St. Michael’s are the teams to beat in the Northeast Ice Hockey League according to league coaches.
In meetings held this week, the ECAC approved the realignment of two teams currently playing in the ECAC Northeast. Beginning with the 2001-2002 season, St. Michael’s will become a member of the ECAC East, while Tufts will join the NESCAC.