Williams sweeps NESCAC men’s individual awards

Williams earned all three individual awards from the NESCAC as the conference announced the winners on Tuesday. The league’s Player of the Year is Williams senior defenseman and captain Zander Masucci, who tallied seven goals and 18 points to lead all NESCAC blueliners this season. Co-Rookies of the Year are Williams goalie Michael Pinios and … Read more

Changing of the guard in the NESCAC, or is it a two-horse race?

What a spring and offseason for the hockey teams of NESCAC. First, Trinity shakes off a quarterfinal loss in the conference tournament to go on a four-game run as an at-large entrant in the NCAA tournament and wins its first-ever national title. Secondly, Middlebury and D-III coaching legend Bill Beaney announces his retirement from coaching … Read more

Trinity scoring machine Brewer wins 2014 Concannon Award

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

Bowdoin looks to be early favorite in the NESCAC

Last, but certainly not least every season, the NESCAC conference gets into the fray and starts playing regular-season hockey starting in the middle of November. The conference is playing catch-up with many of their league brethren in New England, but no worries, these teams come up to speed quickly. They will have to do just … Read more

NTDP assistant Greason tapped as new Trinity head coach

Trinity College has named Matt Greason the third head coach in the 38-year history of the program. Greason returns to Trinity, where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, served as an assistant coach from 2007-09, and was a two-time All-NESCAC honoree in 2002 and 2003. He spent the last two years as an assistant … Read more

16 semifinalists named for Joe Concannon Award

Twelve forwards, two defensemen and two goaltenders make up the group of 16 semifinalists for the Joe Concannon Award. The Award, presented by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston, is given to the best American-born college hockey player in New England playing at the Division II/III level. “Without a doubt, this season has showcased an … Read more

Granato to be One of First Two Women in Hall of Fame

Cammi Granato, three-time ECAC Player of the Year, two-time Olympian and 15-year member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, was today announced as one of the first two female members in the 65-year history of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato will be formally inducted into the Hall on Nov. 8 as part of the … Read more

Rule Book Headed for Change, But by How Much?

The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee gets this chance only once every two years, so there’s a little more emphasis to get it right. In the next month, leading up to and through the committee’s meeting June 8-11 in Indianapolis, the dialogue about potential rules changes will lead to debate and then … Read more

Trinity’s Iwachiw is Top Women’s D-III Player

Trinity goaltender Isabel Iwachiw has been named the winner of the Laura Hurd Award, given annually to the nation’s Division III women’s player. The player of the year in the NESCAC, Iwachiw is also a first-team All-American and led Trinity to its first NCAA tournament appearance. She had a 21-5-2 record, a 1.22 goals-against average … Read more

NCAA D-III Quarterfinal Previews

NCAA Tournament First Round Preview And then there were seven. Nineteen weeks of hard work and preparation paid off for seven teams this past Monday when they were selected to the 2010 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Tournament. This year we have one new face in the crowd as Trinity makes its first NCAA … Read more

Trinity’s Dunham Retires After 33 Seasons

Trinity coach John Dunham today announced his retirement after 33 seasons, the longest tenure of any Trinity head coach in any sport. Trinity has hired associate head coach David Cataruzolo, who had served as an assistant to Dunham since 1998, to replace Dunham. The Bantam men’s ice hockey squad posted an 8-13-4 record this season … Read more