Happy New Year! 2006 is starting out with a flourish as teams get back to the ice and look to work off some indulgences taken over the holiday break. For some squads, the holiday season represented a chance to flex some muscle in some classic seasonal tournaments. While for other teams, the break represented a … Read more
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Really, it is! The holidays are upon us (reminder to self–only 9 shopping days left out there) and for many teams there is a lot to be celebratory about in the first half of the season. For others the stockings are a bit mixed on the present … Read more
Just about a month into the season and already some interesting races are starting to heat up in each of the three divisions. Finishing the first half of the season on a high note will be important as teams look to build up positive momentum prior to breaking for the holidays. Let’s take a look … Read more
Castleton State 3 St. Anselm’s 3 Wesleyan 6 Trinity 3 Fitchburg State 5 UMass-Dartmouth 4 Castleton State 2 Plymouth State 1 Colby 5 Nichols 4 Plymouth State 5 St. Anselm’s 4 Salem State 1 Norwich 1 Curry 4 Fitchburg State 3 For many scoreboard watchers, the beginning of the season has provided some major WOWs … Read more
Sawsadee! Greetings from Bangkok, Thailand. Seriously, this week’s column originates from Southeast Asia–not necessarily the hotbed of D-III hockey! They do have one ice arena here in Thailand and the No. 128 ranked team in the world so maybe someday we might see a player come out of this part of the world and play … Read more
Chris Potter, a former assistant at Brown and Connecticut, has been named to replace Buddy Powers as head coach at Wesleyan. The deal is on a one-year interim basis, pending a more exhaustive coaching search next offseason. Powers, originally named in May, had stepped down without yet coaching a game this year due to family … Read more
Buddy Powers has left his position as men’s coach at Wesleyan due to family reasons. Powers took the job in May, succeeding 32-year head coach Dave Snyder, who retired at the end of the 2002-03 season. Powers, a 1975 graduate of Boston University, has also served as head coach at RIT, Rensselaer and Bowling Green. … Read more
Wesleyan has named former Rensselaer and Bowling Green coach, Buddy Powers, to fill its vacant head coaching position. Powers replaces Dave Snyder, who retired at the end of this past season after 32 years at the helm. Powers “Buddy Powers is one of the most respected collegiate ice hockey coaches in the country, ” said … Read more
Two coaches with a combined 1,279 games behind the bench over 56 seasons, coached against each other for the final time Saturday, and for the final time in each of their careers. Wesleyan, led by Dave Snyder, beat Connecticut College, with Doug Roberts behind the bench, 5-0. Neither school reached the NESCAC tournament, so each … Read more