Title In Hand With a hard fought tie and win against Neumann last weekend, Manhattanville clinched the regular season title and home rink throughout the league playoffs. “I am really proud of our guys,” said Manhattanville coach Keith Levinthal. “Most people thought we were going to be down this year, with a brand new team, … Read more
A Little Light After being pounded in its previous three league games by a combined score of 32-0, it would have been understandable if Lebanon Valley went in to The Cooler at Hobart last weekend down and out. But the reality couldn’t be farther from the truth. The Flying Dutchmen have been able to keep … Read more
Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’ The Neumann Knights keep rolling through league play. Tied for first with Manhattanville, Neumann is currently riding a three game winning streak after losing its only league contest to Utica four weeks ago. WILLIAMS “It’s definitely not easy,” said Neumann coach Dennis Williams. “At any point, if you lose two you are … Read more
No Wheels? Entering last weekend, things seemed to be rolling along for the Hobart. The Statesmen had ripped off twelve straight undefeated games, and while mired in the lower half of the league standings, they were still within easy striking distance of the top. Friday’s game at Manhattanville wasn’t particularly good hockey by either team, … Read more
The formation of a ninth Division III men’s hockey league will take eight MASCAC and Little East programs from two ECAC leagues. ECAC Interim Commissioner Steve Bamford gives USCHO an exclusive take on what that will mean.
Crack the Goose Egg Lebanon Valley finally ended its 28-game winless streak last Friday when it beat Becker 6-1. Prior to Friday, the Flying Dutchmen hadn’t won a game since Dec. 10, 2005, going winless throughout all of 2006. “Friday was our first sixty minute game of the year,” said Lebanon Valley coach Howard Hutton. … Read more
Starting to Roll? Elmira’s storied second half run last season is well known. With the Soaring Eagles underachieving again at the start of this season, everyone has been watching to see if they can put another run together. Perhaps, just perhaps, Elmira showed a little bit of that magical spark over the last couple of … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation named the five finalists for the 2007 Hockey Humanitarian Award. This list of five was narrowed down from a list of 13 nominees that were released earlier in January. The Foundation will look at all of the candidates and then announce the winner of the Award on Friday, April 6, 2007, … Read more
Manhattanville regains sole possession of the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s hockey poll, getting 11 of 15 possible first-place votes. Dropping to No. 2 is Oswego, which was idle on the weekend. The Lakers received two first-place votes. Staying at Nos. 3 and 4 are NCHA rivals St. Norbert, receiving the … Read more
Tournament Madness Four teams from the ECAC West played in New Year’s tournaments, racking up a first, two seconds, and a third place finish against some of the top teams in the country. The team that came out of the tournaments on top was Neumann, as the Knights carried the ECAC West banner high. “We … Read more
Manhattanville and Oswego are tied at No. 1 in the first USCHO.com Division III men’s poll of 2007. The Valiants, idle over the break, received eight first-place votes, while Oswego, winner of its first holiday tournament, received the remaining top nods. St. Norbert stands pat in third place, while league rival Wisconsin-River falls is up … Read more
After almost eight seasons, Al MacCormack has resigned as head coach of the Lebanon Valley men’s hockey team. MacCormack had served as the head coach for the Flying Dutchmen since the program’s inception in 1998, amassing a 123-97-2 overall record. MacCormack is taking a leave of absence from the college that will run until the … Read more
Idle Manhattanville repeats as No. 1 in the Dec. 11 USCHO.com Division III men’s poll, with the Valiants receiving 11 of 15 first-place votes. Staying at No. 2 with three first-place tallies is 11-0-3 Oswego, while again at No. 3 is St. Norbert with one first-place vote. Wisconsin-Superior and Wisconsin-River Falls swap positions for fourth … Read more
Whether a college is on the semester or quarter academic system, everyone is receiving their grades this time of year. So perhaps it is appropriate that grades are also handed out to the teams of the ECAC West. Teams have completed between a third and a half of their schedule, so let’s see how they … Read more
For the third straight week, there’s a new No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division III men’s poll. But after a weekend of upsets, five different teams received first-place votes. Moving up from third to No. 1 is Manhattanville, still undefeated at 9-0-2 and the recipient of nine first-place nods. Rising three places to No. 2 … Read more
Return to the Ice Just about this time last year in Utica, Jared Allison was forced to hang up his skates for good due to a back injury. In only the first eight games that year, Allison notched four goals and two assists and was near the top of the Pioneers team statistically. The heart … Read more
St. Norbert is the unanimous No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division III men’s hockey poll for Nov. 27. Leapfrogging third-place Manhattanville is No. 2 Norwich, moving up from No. 4. Dropping from the top spot to No. 4 is Middlebury, after the Panthers dropped the Primelink Tournament first-round game to unranked Plattsburgh. Oswego, Wisconsin-River Falls … 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
Deja Vu Is it last season all over again? For five of the six teams, it just might be. Every team except for Neumann has the exact same league record now as it did at this point of the season last year. Manhattanville and Utica are off to 2-0 starts — just like last year … 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