The Commonwealth Coast Conference is now the Conference of New England. The CNE, which has teams in both men’s and women’s NCAA Division III hockey, partnered with the New Jersey-based agency SKYE, leaders in sport branding, to conduct a thorough brand analysis and develop a refreshed set of logos. “This is a historic day for … Read more
The CCC has announced its 2022-23 men’s all-conference teams and major award winners. Six of the eight CCC men’s hockey schools were represented among this year’s selections, including six players from Curry, the most of any team. Two Colonels also won major awards with goaltender Reid Cooper being voted both the 2023 CCC player of … Read more
Nichols has announced that Alex Gacek has been appointed the head men’s hockey coach for the Bison. Gacek, a former player at Miami, comes to Nichols fresh off a two-season stint as the associate head coach of fellow CCC school Wentworth. During his time with the Leopards, Gacek helped lead the squad to its first … Read more
The Commonwealth Coast Conference recently announced its 2021-22 all-conference teams and major award winners. Voting for the all-CCC teams and major awards was conducted by the eight CCC men’s head coaches following the conclusion of the regular season. Endicott goaltender Conor O’Brien took home two major awards as he was voted both CCC Player of … Read more
Endicott has been picked first overall in the 2021-22 Commonwealth Coast Conference preseason coaches poll. The Gulls earned 63 points and seven of the eight first place votes cast by the league’s eight head coaches. 2021-22 CCC Preseason Coaches Poll Team – Points (First-place votes) 1. Endicott 63 (7) 2. University of New England 52 … Read more
Connor Carbo, a goaltender for the EHL’s Vermont Lumberjacks, has joined Wentworth Institute of Technology for the second half of the 2019-20 season (photo: Vermont Lumberjacks).
Ashley Kilstein, who spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at Princeton, has been named associate athletic director at Wentworth Institute of Technology.
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.
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.
Buffalo State upset Oswego, Wesleyan and Trinity scored big wins, and Salve Regina took control of the CCC. Tim Costello recaps the weekend action.
No. 2 Geneseo hosts rival Plattsburgh, Framingham State faces Plymouth State, and Hobart looks to stay hot when facing New England College. Tim Costello picks the weekend’s slate of games.
Norwich knocked off Massachusetts-Boston, Geneseo scored a big win over Fredonia, and Canton announced its intention to join the SUNYAC.
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.
After making a run to the national championship last year and falling just short to St. Norbert, Salve Regina is looking to capture the CCC this season.
The CCC will be changing after the season, as Johnson & Wales and Suffolk move on to the NEHC, but that is too far off for Endicott coach RJ Tolan to worry about. After winning the league title last season and advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, where a double OT goal from … Read more
UMass Boston has announced the hiring of Cory Schneider as a new assistant coach. Schneider makes the short trip to UMass Boston from Wentworth, where he spent the past two season as an assistant coach. While with the Leopards, Schneider was charged with planning and running practices, recruiting, breaking down film, and helping to run … Read more
Cortland assistant coach Chris Azzano has been named assistant coach of the USHL’s Lincoln Stars. Azzano spent the previous two seasons at Cortland and prior to joining Cortland, served one season as an assistant coach for Canton. “We are excited to add Chris to our staff,” Stars coach Cody Chupp said in a statement. “His … Read more
While playing conference alignments have grown more prevalent across leagues and sports, case in point the newly formed CCC, the level of competition under any name or banner is what the real story should be for the teams that formerly competed in the ECAC Northeast. For Endicott coach RJ Tolan and Salve Regina’s Andy Boschetto, … Read more
Massachusetts-Lowell announced Monday the hiring of Troy Thibodeau as the River Hawks’ director of hockey operations. He joins UMass Lowell after serving one year at Merrimack as video coordinator and director of analytics and replaces Sean Flanagan, who took an assistant coaching position in the spring with Cornell. His main responsibilities with the River Hawks … Read more