By almost all standards, last season was an unmitigated disaster for the Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen. The team only won two games and tied another all season. Al MacCormack, the only coach they had ever known, was forced out in December. And the team itself was almost wiped out by an administration review in late … Read more
If you live in Utica, NY, the place to be on a Friday or Saturday night is at the Aud for a Utica College hockey game. The Pioneers led the D-III nation last year in attendance, packing 25,291 fans into their venerable rink over the course of twelve games. That average per game (2,107) exceeded … Read more
The ECAC announced Monday that Jeffrey Fulton of the Rochester suburb of Penfield, N.Y. — an ice hockey official with more than 30 years officiating experience — has been named an ECAC Coordinator of Ice Hockey Officials. “The ECAC is excited to welcome Jeff Fulton as our newest Hockey Coordinator” said ECAC commissioner Rudy Keeling. … Read more
Phil Roy has been named as the new men’s ice hockey coach at Neumann College. Previously, Roy was an assistant coach during the last two seasons at ECAC West rival Hobart College. ROY “We are very excited to welcome Phil and his family to our Neumann College family,” said Neumann College athletics director Chuck Sack. … Read more
After 10 years of service to the ECAC, Steve Wisnowski has resigned as Ice Hockey Officiating Coordinator to pursue other opportunities, according to conference officials. “Steve has done an admirable job of assigning and supervising our roster of officials during his tenure,” said senior associate commissioner Stephen R. Bamford. “We wish him, and his family, … Read more
Following three successful seasons, Neumann coach Dennis Williams has left that program to join Alabama-Huntsville coach Danton Cole as assistant coach. “It was tough to make the choice, but to have the opportunity to go to a Division I program and work under someone like Danton Cole and a program like UAH and their success … Read more
The ECAC Ice Hockey Officiating Bureau will be holding its second annual open tryout for candidates who are interest in officiating NCAA Division III Ice Hockey. On Saturday, June 23, tryouts will be held from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at The ESL Sports Centre in Rochester, N.Y. The next day Horgan Arena in Auburn, Mass., will … Read more
After a nationwide search, Rudy Keeling has been named ECAC commissioner effective May 1. Keeling’s multi-divisional experience as an administrator and coach within intercollegiate athletics and past leadership positions within the ECAC and NCAA were distinguishing characteristics in the decision, according to the conference. “After an extensive national search with many outstanding candidates, we are … Read more
Ed Gosek, who led Oswego State to a 23-3-3 record and the school’s first NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey title, has been named the winner of the 2007 Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the Men’s Division III Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. Ed Gosek and Oswego captain Ryan Woodward hoist the D-III … Read more
Manhattanville senior goaltender Andrew Gallant has been selected the USCHO.com National Player of the Year. The Summerville, PEI native led his team to the national semifinals this season, and had a goals against average of 1.91 and a save percentage of .928. USCHO.com has also named Oswego coach Ed Gosek National Coach of the year. … Read more
Sixteen different schools can boast RBK Hockey Division III Men’s All-American selections in the starry squads announced Friday at the NCAA Division III Men’s Championships hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Wisconsin-River Falls led the way with four selections. Five of the recognized players will be in action this weekend as semifinalist Oswego State boasts … Read more
Twelve coaches who have enjoyed on-ice success in 2006-07 have been named finalists for the Edward Jeremiah Award, given annually to the College Division (NCAA Division III) Men’s Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. Named in honor of the former Dartmouth head coach, the Jeremiah Award will be presented at the American Hockey Coaches Association … Read more
Andrew Gallant of Manhattanville College, who shattered all of his school’s goaltending records, has been chosen the winner of the 2007 Sid Watson Award, presented to the Division III Player of the Year by the nation’s Division III head coaches. The 6-3, 185- pound native of Summerside, PEI, has recorded a goals against average of … Read more
With a 5-3 victory over the Babson Beavers (18-10-1) last Saturday in the NCAA Quarterfinals, the Manhattanville Valiants (21-1-5) finally got a monkey off their backs. The Valiants had failed to get through the quarterfinal round each of the last two seasons even though they were the higher seeded team in both cases. “It relieves … Read more
The Babson Beavers (18-9-1) and Manhattanville Valiants (20-1-5) men’s ice hockey teams have only met once. Back on Nov. 27, 1999, a newly minted Valiants team traveled to the Babson Tournament on Thanksgiving weekend to play the host team in only their sixth game ever. Babson scored two goals in the final minute of the … Read more
Ted Russell has been named the new head coach of the Lebanon Valley men’s ice hockey team. Russell replaces interim head coach Howard Hutton, who has led the Flying Dutchmen since former head coach Al MacCormack resigned last December, and becomes the third head coach in the team’s history. RUSSELL The appointment of a new … Read more
An exclusive interview with NCAA Division III Committee Chairman Vincent Eruzione revealed the decisions that led to the selection and seedings of the 2007 tournament field. “It was an arduous process,” said Eruzione.
After a thorough review of the program, Lebanon Valley president Stephen MacDonald announced today that the men’s ice hockey team will continue play. The review was led by a committee consisting of Bob Hamilton, vice president of administration; Bill Brown, vice president of enrollment; and athletic director Kathy Tierney and was conducted over the last … Read more
Thrilling Semifinals Both of the semifinal games last weekend were thrillers. In each of the contests, the winning team built multi-goal leads only to see the losing team storm back to within a goal in the waning moments. But the two top ranked teams weathered the storms and will now meet in the championship game … Read more
Playoffs Already Hobart and Elmira opened the second season on Wednesday evening at the Thunderdomes with an exciting overtime ECAC West Quarterfinal matchup. The Soaring Eagles had to climb back from a two-goal deficit twice to send the game in to the extra stanza before finally winning it 5-4 on a goal by Justin Joy. … Read more