Salituro off to sizzling senior start
Frank Salituro has gotten Hobart off to a strong start in his final season with the Statesmen. Dan Hickling reports.
Men’s D-II/III: UCHC
Fleming takes charge of Manhattanville crease
Brian Fleming could tell you what watching and waiting is like. The Manhattanville College sophomore goaltender spent last season observing former Valiants netminder Pierre Olivier-Lemieux start all but three games during the 2011-12 campaign. This year though, the workhorse from Quebec wasn’t between the Manhattanville pipes to start a season for the first time since … Read more
Playland rink damage from Hurricane Sandy moves Manhattanville women’s games
Damage to Manhattanville’s home arena from Hurricane Sandy has forced the Valiants’ women’s games this weekend to be moved. The Playland Ice Casino in Rye, N.Y., was hit hard by the storm, with 4 feet of water in the basement where the ice-making plant is located, according to White Plains Patch. The rink is home … Read more
ECAC West 2012-13 season preview: High on Hobart
The ECAC West will have a slightly new look this season. The conference still doesn’t have an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament, but it has a sixth school again in nascent program Nazareth. It’s the first time the league will be at at a half-dozen teams since Lebanon Valley College downgraded to … Read more
Utica extends Auditorium deal
Utica and the Upper Mohawk Valley Auditorium Authority announced a five-year extension, through 2017, to the school’s lease agreement to use the Utica Memorial Auditorium as its men’s and women’s hockey arena. Utica has led the nation in Division III men’s attendance for the last six seasons, including an average of 3,253 fans last season.
Manhattanville promotes assistant, former captain Marshall to head coach
Manhattanville has tabbed former captain and assistant coach Arlen Marshall as the Valiants’ new head coach, just the third in program history. “I am both thrilled and thankful for this opportunity to lead the Manhattanville men’s hockey program,” Marshall said in a news release. “I want to thank [directpr of athletics] Keith [Levinthal] and the … Read more
Manhattanville faces NCAA sanctions for financial aid violations
According to a report on NCAA.org, Manhattanville faces penalties for failing to monitor its financial aid process, which led to student-athletes receiving more financial aid awards than the general student population. Penalties in this case include two years of probation from Aug. 7, 2012 through Aug. 6, 2014. During the 2009-10 academic year, the report … Read more
Elmira alum Jackson named Soaring Eagles’ women’s coach
Dean Jackson, who has spent the past five seasons as an assistant with the Elmira men’s team, has been named head coach of the Soaring Eagles’ women’s team. “My family and I are very excited for this fantastic opportunity to lead such a tremendous program,” said Jackson in a news release. “Coach [Greg] Fargo has … Read more
Manhattanville coach Lang steps down to pursue other opportunities
Following four years with both the Manhattanville men’s and women’s hockey programs, Eric Lang has stepped down from his position as head coach of the men’s team to pursue other opportunities. In his one year with the men’s hockey program, Lang took over the team as just the second coach in program history and guided … Read more
Playoff preview: ECAC West
Elmira Soaring Eagles League: SUNYAC Conference record: 8-2-2 (First) Overall record: 15-8-3 NCAA history: 18th appearance, second — 1980, 1988, third — 1993, 2006, 2008 Scoring offense: 3.73 g/gm Scoring defense: 2.88 g/gm Scoring margin: plus-22 (.85 g/gm) Power play: 17.0 percent Penalty kill: 79.0 percent Penalties: 16.7 pim/gm Team Leaders Goals: Brendan Sanders (13) … Read more
ECAC West finals preview
No. 5 Neumann at No. 3 Hobart It certainly isn’t the most-likely matchup for the ECAC West championship game on Saturday, but it is a testament to the depth of a league that has five of the top 11 teams included in this week’s NCAA eastern regional rankings. No. 5 Neumann travels to The Cooler … Read more
ECAC West playoff preview
No. 5 Neumann at No. 1 Elmira Five straight regular season championships. That is the milestone that Elmira clinched last Saturday when it beat Utica, 6-3. It is the longest regular season title streak in the history of the ECAC West, surpassing hated RIT’s run of four straight from 1998-2002. “That is pretty unbelievable when … Read more
Utica finishing roller coaster season
It has been a frustrating stretch run for the Utica Pioneers over the last few weeks. The return to league play in late January started off optimistically enough. Utica battled league-leading Elmira to a 2-2 tie on January 20, then swept Hobart the next weekend. It has been a wild roller coaster ride since then. … Read more
Tale of Two Games
It was the tale of two games for Manhattanville last weekend, as the Valiants played Utica in a home-and-home series. Friday’s game was very even through two periods before Manhattanville exploded for three goals in a 3:20 span to open the third. “As the game went along we got better and better and better,” said … Read more
Balance leads to success at Elmira
Heading in to last weekend, Elmira’s power play wasn’t really lighting up the lamp. The Soaring Eagles man advantage had scored seven times in 47 opportunities since the holidays, but five of those goals came against Morrisville during three games. Then came along Friday’s game against Manhattanville, where special teams dominated the second period and … Read more
Neumann’s NCAA violation
On Thursday, January 19, the NCAA announced findings of a major violation at both Neumann University and SUNY-Morrisville revolving around financial aid grants to foreign student-athletes. These violations are similar to ones found at SUNY-Geneseo and Buffalo State in January 2010, and Potsdam in 2011. The violations at Neumann involve financial aid awards to student-athletes … Read more
Morrisville, Neumann given postseason bans for financial aid violations
UPDATE, Jan. 25: Neumann said because it is no longer offering the grant in question, it is eligible for this postseason. An NCAA spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday that, after hearing from school officials, the national organization indeed considers Neumann to be eligible for the 2012 tournament. The original story follows. Morrisville and Neumann committed major … Read more
Elmira gets back in the groove
Elmira finished 2011 on a down note, dropping games to Brockport and Geneseo. After earning a 5-0 record in the ECAC West early on, lowering its non-conference record to 2-5 by the holidays did not sit well with the team. After refocusing a bit over the month-long break, the Soaring Eagles are back on track … Read more
Former RIT goalie DeMichiel named new assistant at Nazareth
Jared DeMichiel, former goaltending standout at RIT, has been named an assistant coach at Nazareth College for the Golden Flyers’ first year of Division III play next season. DeMichiel, who will assist Nazareth head coach George Roll, is currently an assistant with the RIT women’s team. He graduated from RIT in 2010 was the Tigers’ … Read more
Upperclassmen post big numbers in ECAC West
One of the most interesting aspects of college hockey is the continual renewal of talented players as they enter as freshmen and leave as seniors (mostly). Watching players develop their hockey skills from year to year, and grow as people as well, is a major reason that there are so many fans of this game. … Read more