It was a weekend for the birds, literally. When four of the top teams from the ECAC West and the NESCAC met in the Cardinal Classic this weekend, the teams residing west of Lake Champlain found themselves playing in the late game on Sunday. In the end, the host team found themselves on top, of … Read more
Middlebury remains atop the USCHO.com Division III men’s hockey poll for Nov. 20, as the 2-0 Panthers received 12 of 15 first-place votes. At No. 2 again this week is St. Norbert, which received the remaining first-place nods. Staying at No. 3 is Manhattanville, while Norwich and Oswego exchanged places at fourth and fifth respectively. … Read more
Meltdown Plattsburgh has never finished below .500 in the SUNYAC. Not once. The closest they have come was two years ago when they ended up 7-7. Many of the Cardinals’ faithful must be wondering if this is the year a non-winning conference record finally occurs. Recently, they don’t seem to be skating on solid ice. … Read more
Middlebury, which begins its 2006-07 season on Friday, stays atop this week’s USCHO.com Division III poll, with 11 first-place votes. Staying at No. 2 again this week is St. Norbert; the Green Knights tallied three first-place votes. Four other NCHA teams joined St. Norbert in the poll and seven of eight teams in the conference … Read more
Revolving Door Hockey officials are clamping down again. It was quite evident in the first full weekend of conference play. In eight games, only six times did teams not go into double digits with penalties. Its effect was also evident on the scoreboard. Out of the 55 goals scored, 24 of those were scored on … Read more
Middlebury College, which won’t see action until Nov. 17, is atop the first regular season USCHO.com Division III Men’s Hockey Poll, receiving 14 of 15 first-place votes. Following the three-time defending national champions is St. Norbert, which received the remaining first-place vote. Manhattanville moves from No. 5 in the preseason poll to No. 3 after … Read more
A Quick Start Last season, Cortland won four games. They didn’t even win their second game until past the halfway point. This year, the Red Dragons have already won three times … in their first three games. “When you got four wins the previous season, and get three right off the bat, the guys are … Read more
Eighteen Division II/III schools placed players on the 2006-2007 USCHO Pre-Season Division II/III All-USCHO Teams. National champion Middlebury leads with three players named to the team. Four schools placed two players each: national runner-up St. Norbert, ECAC East champion Norwich, Augsburg and Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The All-USCHO teams are selected by the USCHO staff. Complete All-USCHO … Read more
With a new program and new rink, the women’s job at Oswego State was too good of an opportunity for Coach Diane Dillon to pass up. Her team debuts against Chatham on Saturday afternoon.
Last year, all the talk leading into the season was about the numerous coaching changes, including the defending champions. This year, there are again coaching changes, this time with two schools, though one is a return of a longtime coach, and again one involves the defending champions. However, the talk leading into this season is … Read more
I’m going to sound like a broken record when it comes to Potsdam — goaltending. However, let’s look at this in a more holistic viewpoint. Part of Potsdam’s problems last year wasn’t just between the pipes. The Bears’ defense, already short of true blue liners, was hampered by injuries. Potsdam let up a lot of … Read more
All the talk recently has been centered around Matt Zeman not returning to Fredonia. Sure, that’s a big loss for the Blue Devils, but there are still a lot of very good players on this team. The talk should really be centered around their goaltending, because they have nobody returning from last year. They start … Read more
Last year was a breakout season for the Bengals as new coach Nick Carriere led his team to their best record ever and only their second playoff appearance. However, Carriere downplays the sudden success. “We’re still known as Buffalo State, and we had a decent year,” he said. “I don’t think it classifies us one … Read more
Let’s not beat around the bush. Last season was a complete disaster for Brockport. Brian Dickinson took a leave of absence, and in his place, James Eccles was named interim head coach. For whatever reasons, the team and new coach never gelled. The team opened up 0-9, and after some brief winning moments against lower … Read more
The formula has been the same the past two years for Plattsburgh in the playoffs. Beat Oswego with Plattsburgh’s “home ice” advantage at the Romney Fieldhouse and then lose to Geneseo in a three-game series. This year, they can’t do that. Oswego has a new arena and the finals will be a one game shot. … Read more
Last season was a disappointing one for Cortland. Expecting to make the playoffs, the combination of a resurgent Buffalo State program and poor play in conference games spelled doom for the Red Dragons. “Last year we had 16 new kids on the team,” explained Tom Cranfield. “This year we brought in eight new kids. We’re … Read more
“The arena is awesome,” Ed Gosek said. “Well thought out, well planned. I give our President credit for having a vision. She wanted it at the center of our campus, and it is the center of campus activities.” It may be the center of SUNYAC activities if Oswego can finally turn another healthy recruiting class … Read more
There is no truth to the rumor that Geneseo has etched on their SUNYAC championship trophies, “Help Wanted — Coach Needed.” But, no one would blame them if they did. For the second consecutive year, Geneseo was looking for a new coach after they won the league title. Once again, the head coach left to … Read more
Middlebury tops the USCHO.com Division III Men’s preseason poll, with the three-time defending national champs receiving all 15 first-place votes. Coming in second in the poll is last year’s NCAA runner-up, St. Norbert. The next four in the poll were all in the NCAA tournament last season. Norwich, which bowed out in the quarterfinal round, … Read more
Geneseo has chosen Chris Schultz as head men’s ice hockey coach. Schultz replaces Jason Lammers, who accepted a position as an assistant coach for Ohio State. Lammers left after one season behind the bench for Geneseo, guiding the Ice Knights to their second straight SUNYAC title. SCHULTZ A native of Rochester, N.Y., Schultz was the … Read more