The All-USCHO D-III teams represented eight of the 10 Division III conferences, and 19 schools were represented on them. Sid Watson Award winner Evan Buitenhuis led the way on the first team, with runner-up Stephen Collins also first team.
He was third in the country in scoring with 48 points, averaging 1.78 points per game, and finished as runner-up for the Sid Watson Award given annually by the American Hockey Coaches Association as D-III’s best player for the second year in a row. Stephen Collins of Geneseo is our USCHO player of the year.
Listed on the roster at 5-feet-5 and 165 pounds, senior Tyler Piacentini plays much bigger on the ice for the No. 1 Norwich Cadets. Entering this weekend’s Frozen Four, Piacentini, a two-time captain, is excited to have reached the Frozen Four for the first time in his four years with the Cadets, but feels there … Read more
The 2016-17 SUNYAC All-Rookie Team and Best Defensive Forward were announced Friday. These awards are not endorsed by the conference, but the selections are based on input from the league’s coaches. Best Defensive Forward was awarded to Plattsburgh’s Kyle Hall.
The SUNYAC announced Thursday that the 2016-17 Coach of the Year is Plattsburgh’s Bob Emery. This marks the sixth time that Emery has won this honor.In Emery’s 28th season, he led the Cardinals to a 17-9-1 overall record going into the NCAA tournament. After a slow start in conference play (2-4), the Cardinals went on … Read more
For Oswego, the return to the NCAA tournament is welcomed as a second chance, but it’s not fully embraced, as they still carry some regret from their conference final loss to Plattsburgh.Likewise, Hamilton is thrilled to be a first-time player on the national stage, but also seeks redemption for the missed opportunity to lay claim … Read more
With a 12-team tournament on tap for the NCAA playoff, there is no doubt every team is going to see a very good to great team in any game they play starting on Saturday night. While that is true across the board, some first-round matchups seem to be at an extra high level of competition. … Read more
The championship finals are upon us this weekend, which will go a long way in filling out the field for the NCAA tournament, but first things first. Every team’s goal is to be champion of their conference, and to realize that goal, the ultimate victors are going to have to push their game to the … Read more
The SUNYAC on Thursday announced its annual individual awards and All-Conference Teams. For the second consecutive year, Geneseo’s Stephen Collins is the recipient of the Herb Hammond Player of the Year award. The senior forward currently leads the 10th-ranked Knights with 48 points in 26 games with 19 goals and a team-high 29 assists, which … Read more
Quickly, name the nation’s second-ranked goaltender in both goals-against average and save percentage. No cheating on USCHO or collegehockeystats.net! Some may quickly point to goalies at St. Norbert, Wisconsin-Stevens Point or, in the East, Hamilton’s Evan Buitenhuis among others, but the answer is Buffalo State’s Mike DeLaVergne and his consistent performance has not happened by … Read more
According to Page 12 of the 2017 Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship Pre-Championship Manual, the Division III tournament next spring will be comprised of 12 teams. The championship playoff format involves four single first-round games and four quarterfinal games that are played on the campuses of the participating institutions. All rounds of the championship … Read more
What better way to look at a conference preview than through the eyes of the coach of the defending champions, who just so happens to be the same guy whose team has the bullseye on them, according to the other coaches in the conference. Geneseo’s Chris Schultz understands why his team was the coaches’ pick, … Read more
The SUNYAC has released the results of the 2016 preseason coaches poll. Geneseo was selected by the conference coaches as the No. 1 team, garnering 61 overall points.
Castleton announced Monday that Bill Silengo has been hired as the head coach of the Spartan men’s program. Silengo replaces Steve Moffat, who stepped down in August to take an assistant’s job at Plattsburgh. For the past two seasons, Silengo has been the assistant coach at Manhattanville, where he managed team practices, meetings and the … Read more
Castleton head coach Steve Moffat has resigned his position after three seasons to take an assistant coaching position at Plattsburgh. Moffat will replace Mike Coppola, who was the assistant coach at Plattsburgh for the past three seasons. “I want to thank Steve for his work with our men’s hockey program over the past three seasons,” … Read more
Jordan Ernst, who played the second half of the 2015-16 season on the Bowling Green blue line, has left school and signed with the Ontario Hockey League’s Sarnia Sting. Originally selected fifth overall by the Madison Capitals in Phase II of the 2015 United States Hockey League Draft, Ernst played in 16 games with the … Read more
Former Ferris State volunteer assistant coach Vince Pietrangelo was named Tuesday as an assistant coach at Canton. Pietrangelo played 36 games at Finlandia from 2010 to 2013 and was an associate head coach for Big Rapids (Mich.) High School under former Ferris State assistant coach Tim Blashill from 2013 to 2015. “Vince has great experience … Read more
American International announced Tuesday that the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., will be the team’s new home rink for games and practices. “I’d like to start by thanking the Olympia Ice Center (in West Springfield) for being a great partner for the past 18 years,” said AIC athletic director Matthew Johnson in a news release. … Read more
Becker College men’s coach and assistant athletic director Steve Hoar has passed away, the school announced Tuesday. No cause of death or age was disclosed in the Becker announcement. Hoar was the head coach of the Hawks since 2007, earning a record of 84-143-15. He earned the ECAC Northeast Coach of the Year award following … Read more
Stephen Mallaro has been named the first head coach at King’s College. Mallaro, who helped lead Oswego to back-to-back Division III Frozen Four appearances in 2010 and 2011, will lead the new Monarchs program that will start play in 2017-18. King’s is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. “We are thrilled to welcome Stephen Mallaro as the … Read more