The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday the 18 semifinalists for the 14th annual Joe Concannon Award, presented each year to the best American-born college hockey player in New England playing at the Division II/III level. This year’s list consists of 12 forwards, two defensemen and four goaltenders. The candidates include eight players from … Read more
Wisconsin Stevens-Point captain Tyler Krueger has always been a defensive guy on the ice. And when we say always, we mean always. “I’ve played defense ever since Pee Wee hockey,” Krueger said. “I never was much of a goal scorer.” Krueger has certainly thrived on defense and has helped play a pivotal role in the … Read more
Pat Dalbec admits he hasn’t been the most consistent player this season for Wisconsin-Superior. The senior forward has had his share of up-and-down moments, but lately, he believes he is starting play with more consistency. “I’ve been inconsistent at times, but during the second half of the year, I’ve started to play much better,” Dalbec … Read more
Jeff Burke is in the midst of another stellar season for Wisconsin-River Falls. The senior defenseman and two-time All-WIAC honorable mention selection is tied for second on the team in points with 12. He has scored three goals and dished out nine assists for the No. 13 Falcons. “Things are going well,” Burke said. “I’ve … Read more
Tyler Green said he joked with Brandon Stephenson after last season’s national championship run by Wisconsin-Eau Claire about setting the standard for goalies at the school. “He told me the stage is all mine next year and I told him thank you for setting the bar so low for me,” Green said as he recalled … Read more
Garrett Ladd didn’t see much time on the ice in his first two seasons as a college hockey player. He played in only five games at Division I Bemidji State, putting him in a position where it was going to take time for him to adjust in his first year with Wisconsin-Stevens Point. “It took … Read more
Two months of college hockey have come and gone and who would have thought Wisconsin-River Falls would be the team with the best record in the WIAC at the moment? The Falcons are 2-0 in league play and an impressive 8-1-1 overall. Not bad for a team that won only 13 games a year ago. … Read more
If you look at the record of Wisconsin-Stout, it’s not impressive. Three wins. Seven losses. No one is writing home about that record. But if you take a closer look and go beyond the surface of the win-loss column, you discover it’s a very deceiving record. Stout has played a rugged schedule, which features five … Read more
Dan Stauber knew it would be a challenge for his Wisconsin-Superior team to travel to New York and play a pair of games against nationally-ranked opponents. Not to mention the toll a long trip can take on a team. But while the Yellow Jackets had been up and down in the weeks prior to the … Read more
Steve Freeman was asked to talk about the season up to this point for his Wisconsin-River Falls hockey team and he had an interesting take on how things have played out so far for the Falcons. “Every game is an adventure because we have 13 freshmen on our roster,” Freeman said. “We are still all … Read more
Expectations rise when a team wins a national championship. Those expectations carry over into the next season, even if the team does have a different look than it did during the title run. Wisconsin-Eau Claire is adjusting to life with the bulls-eye once again, ranked No. 1 in the nation and attracting every opponent’s best … Read more
Wisconsin-Stevens Point has been very good at seizing opportunities early in the season. The Pointers, ranked sixth in the nation in the latest USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll and one of the contenders for the WIAC championship, are unbeaten through four games. Pointers’ coach Chris Brooks said part of that success has to do with … Read more
It’s a brand new season for the NCHA and the landscape of the league looks quite different from where it ended last season. It was announced prior to the 2012-13 season that the two remaining schools in the NCHA would join the MCHA. Last spring, the league decided to stick with NCHA as the league … Read more
Wisconsin-Eau Claire enters the season with the biggest target on its back. The Blugolds are the defending national champions and not surprisingly, the favorite to win the WIAC title in the first season where the teams will play only under the WIAC banner. The teams had previously competed in the NCHA as well. The top … Read more
Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the defending NCAA Division III champion, has been selected to win the WIAC championship, according to a preseason poll conducted with the league’s head coaches and sports information directors on Wednesday. This season is the first that conference teams will compete solely under the banner of the WIAC after previously being members of … Read more
NCHA coaches have tabbed St. Norbert to win the league this season after the Green Knights were named No. 1 on nine of 10 ballots in the coaches’ poll announced Monday. Coaches could not vote for their own team. For the first time in its six-year history, Adrian was not the preseason No. 1 in … Read more
NCAA Men’s Hockey D-III Championship finalists Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Oswego lead the way with three selections each to the All-USCHO teams.
Wis.-Eau Claire coach Matt Loen, who led the Blugolds to the NCAA title, has been named USCHO D-III Coach of the Year.
Going Out On Top After today, the NCHA men’s hockey will be no more. What better way to close out the conference than with a national championship. “We talked about that the first day of practice,” Wisconsin-Eau Claire coach Matt Loen said. “It would be really cool winning it for the NCHA for the last … Read more
Russell Jaslow takes a look at the matchup in the 2013 NCAA men’s Division III championship game.