St. Anselm needed triple OT to defeat Assumption, Hamilton defeated Williams in OT, and Utica needed a mini-game to get past Nazareth. Elsewhere, Salve Regina edged Endicott and Hobart upset top-seed Massachusetts-Boston.
In what should be an outstanding weekend of hockey in the East, Tim Costello sees most of the favorites prevailing.
Salve Regina, Plymouth State, Saint Anselm, Trinity, and Utica all clinched their league crowns. In the first round of the NEHC playoffs, the top four seeds advanced to the semifinals.
Massachusetts-Boston eked out the NEHC crown with a convincing win over Babson Saturday, while other races tightened. The matchup between No. 2 Geneseo and No. 4 Oswego fittingly ended in a tie.
THE big game of the weekend happens out East, as No. 2 Geneseo faces No. 4 Oswego. It’s not the only big battle in the East. Babson looks to overcome No. 7 Massachusetts-Boston on the final weekend of NEHC play.
Buffalo State upset Oswego, Wesleyan and Trinity scored big wins, and Salve Regina took control of the CCC. Tim Costello recaps the weekend action.
Ranked teams battle it out in the East, with No. 13 Trinity facing No. 8 Williams and No. 10 Endicott travelling to No. 12 University of New England. Tim Costello picks those and more.
Geneseo swept Potsdam and Plattsburgh, Norwich earned big wins over Middlebury and Castleton, and Western New England upset Salve Regina.
Tim Sestak made 47 shots over the weekend in Wesleyan’s shutout wins over Bowdoin and Colby, Oswego tied Utica, and Norwich edged Hobart.
Cortland got a huge performance in net from Nick Modica to capture the Codfish Bowl, Plattsburgh rallied to win its tournament in a shootout, and New England College won the Boston Landing Invitational. Tim Costello recaps the weekend.
There are five holiday tournaments this weekend, with several ranked teams in action. Tim Costello picks the first-round games in each.
The holiday tournaments on tap this weekend kick off the second half of the season in earnest, and see teams looking to continue upset wins, such as Canton, or recover from recent losses, such as Norwich.
As we hit the break, Tim Costello looks at three surprises from the first half, which include tight conference races, the good play of first-year programs Anna Maria and Wilkes, and the big goal differentials from Geneseo and Endicott.
To close out our first half coverage, intrepid columnist Tim Costello pieces together a wish list for Santa for teams in each of the conferences in the East.
An East versus West battle between No. 5 Salve Regina and No. 7 Adrian, and renewal of the rivalry between No. 4 UMass-Boston and Massachusetts-Dartmouth are among the highlights this weekend. Tim Costello picks the games.
Chris Schultz of Geneseo earned his 200th career win, No. 10 Trinity suffered its first loss of the season, and No. 13 Norwich held on for a win in a tight conference game.
Norwich upset Adrian en route to winning the Primelink Great Northern Shootout, while Southern New Hampshire knocked off No. 2 Adrian and Salve Regina won the Skidmore Thanksgiving Invitational. Tim Costello recaps the weekend.
Thanksgiving tournaments are a holiday tradition. Tim Costello picks those tournaments and more, including an upset by Norwich of No. 2 Adrian.
Trinity, Wesleyan, and Williams opened NESCAC play with weekend sweeps, while Fredonia stunned previously unbeaten Oswego. Tim Costello wraps the weekend.
Babson and UMass-Boston each swept Castleton and Norwich, Utica fell to Nazareth, Oswego swept Canton and Hobart, and Endicott and Nichols split a home-and-home. Tim Costello recaps the weekend.