Middlebury College, which won’t see action until Nov. 17, is atop the first regular season USCHO.com Division III Men’s Hockey Poll, receiving 14 of 15 first-place votes. Following the three-time defending national champions is St. Norbert, which received the remaining first-place vote. Manhattanville moves from No. 5 in the preseason poll to No. 3 after … Read more
Good Start, Bad Start Elmira and Neumann have gotten their seasons off to polar opposite starts, both against SUNYAC opponents. Neumann began by ripping off three convincing wins to start the season before finally dropping a game against Geneseo this past Saturday. The first pair of victories came at the expense of a seemingly hapless … Read more
Eighteen Division II/III schools placed players on the 2006-2007 USCHO Pre-Season Division II/III All-USCHO Teams. National champion Middlebury leads with three players named to the team. Four schools placed two players each: national runner-up St. Norbert, ECAC East champion Norwich, Augsburg and Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The All-USCHO teams are selected by the USCHO staff. Complete All-USCHO … Read more
It is all about attitude this year at Lebanon Valley. Well, actually trying to change an attitude to be specific. It is no secret that the Flying Dutchmen have struggled since joining the ECAC West two years ago. While they were competitive in almost every league game last season, something would usually transpire late in … Read more
Since starting the Utica hockey team six years ago, coach Gary Heenan has built his team around a tough, hard-nosed defensive style of play that has earned the Pioneers a regular season title and two trips to the league playoffs. But with the changing of emphasis in the NCAA rules comes a change in philosophy … Read more
Last season certainly ended with a bang for the ECAC West. After years of only being able to send one team to the NCAA playoffs, a rules change and expansion of the playoffs enabled the ECAC West to qualify three teams last spring, with two making it all the way to the semifinal round. Elmira, … Read more
With nine seniors having graduated from last year’s team, Hobart will be looking to fill gaps in both goal scoring and leadership heading into this season. Those nine seniors accounted for 47 of the Statesmen’s 117 goals last season and also were instrumental in vaulting the Hobart squad from doormat to national contender over the … Read more
After a stunning double overtime loss to Elmira in the league championship game last March, this year appears to be one of rebuilding for Manhattanville. In addition to the heartbreaker of a finish, the Valiants also lost a total of thirteen players from last year’s team. “We have a lot of new guys here,” said … Read more
From doormat to playoff contender: that is how far Neumann has come in the past two seasons. The Knights enjoyed their most success ever last year, finally having a winning season and being right in the playoff hunt down the stretch. But Neumann came up short, missing the playoffs by a scant three points, and … Read more
Teams win championships in hockey. Hobart proved it three years ago when the Statesmen swept to the ECAC championship in thrilling style. Last year, Elmira used the same formula to turn what looked like a rebuilding year into a league title and a run to the NCAA semifinals. “Last year was kind of special,” said … Read more
Chandy Kaip has been named the first women’s ice hockey coach at Adrian College. The announcement was made today by interim athletic director Mike Duffy. Adrian recently announced plans and broke ground for the Arrington Ice Arena, which will be located on its campus and house intercollegiate ice hockey and synchronized skating teams. Kaip will … Read more
Middlebury tops the USCHO.com Division III Men’s preseason poll, with the three-time defending national champs receiving all 15 first-place votes. Coming in second in the poll is last year’s NCAA runner-up, St. Norbert. The next four in the poll were all in the NCAA tournament last season. Norwich, which bowed out in the quarterfinal round, … Read more
The Oswego State men’s hockey team will showcase the new Campus Center hockey arena when it hosts three of the nation’s best Division III college hockey teams Dec. 29 and 30 in the Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic. The Lakers will welcome Elmira, New England College, and St. Thomas to the Campus Center hockey arena, … Read more
Every year the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee meets to determine how the past season went and to look forward to future seasons. This past meeting is summarized by Ty Halpin, the NCAA’s liaision to the Rules Committee. The Committee reports on rules changes, points of emphasis and future discussions.
The ECAC Ice Hockey Officiating staff will be conducting two tryouts for candidates interested in officiating intercollegiate men’s and women’s ice hockey. The first clinic will be held on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006 at Horgan Arena in Auburn, Mass. On Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006 the second clinic will be held at the ESL Sports Centre on … Read more
The ECAC West will be changing to a three round playoff format starting with the upcoming 2006-2007 season. The league’s athletic directors approved the change unanimously on June 15. Under the new format, five of the league’s six teams will make the playoffs, which will consist of three single-elimination rounds. The first round will be … Read more
Middlebury sophomore Mickey Gilchrist has been selected the USCHO.com National Player of the Year and was named to the East First Team. Coaches of the year are in the East, Mass.-Dartmouth coach John Rolli, who led the Corsairs to the ECAC Northeast title and the first ever win for that league in the NCAA tournament. … Read more
The roster for the 2006 NCAA Skills Challenge is now finalized. Below is the list of student-athletes that will be participating in the Challenge. The Challenge takes place at 8:00ET at the Bradley Center on Friday, April 7. It will be preceded by the Hobey Baker and Humanitarian Award ceremonies. Tickets to the event can … Read more
The postseason turned out to be a wild time for the ECAC West. Late game heroics, stellar goaltending and great coaching led to the most intriguing and successful postseason ever for the league. In the seven playoff contests played by ECAC West teams, only two were decided by more than one goal and two other … Read more
On frozen ponds all across the northern parts of the continent, young hockey players dream of scoring the game-winning goal in a critical playoff game. They hear the crowds cheering, see the puck tickling the twine in the back of the net, and imagine their teammates mobbing them in celebration. Elmira junior Justin Joy has … Read more