With three weeks to go in the Atlantic Hockey regular season, things are looking up for Robert Morris. Derek Schooley had to build his team back from practically scratch after the school unceremoniously canceled its successful men’s and women’s programs at the end of the 2020-21 season. Schooley brought in 16 freshmen plus a few … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its monthly men’s awards for January. Michigan sophomore forward Rutger McGroarty is the player of the month, Boston College freshman forward Will Smith is rookie of the month, and RIT junior Tommy Scarfone is goaltender of the month. McGroarty, who served as the United States World Junior team captain … Read more
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston has announced the 26 NCAA Division I players that are semifinalists for the 72nd Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born Division I college hockey player in New England. The nation’s oldest nationally-recognized college hockey honor, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members … Read more
A watch list of 33 first-year NCAA men’s hockey players was announced Thursday by the Hockey Commissioners Association. One of these talented rookies will likely receive the Tim Taylor Award as national rookie of the year as voted by the nation’s assistant coaches. At season’s end, a ballot consisting of each Division I conference’s Rookie … Read more
Last season, its second under coach Bill Riga, Holy Cross built towards a strong finish that ultimately led to an appearance in the Atlantic Hockey championship game where the Crusaders fell to Canisius, one win away from the NCAA tournament. This season, the Crusaders wouldn’t be sneaking up on anyone, opening 4-0-1 before hitting a … Read more
There’s typically an adjustment period for rookies in college hockey. Despite being a top contributor on their junior team, newbies often struggle with the speed of the college game and going up against older, more experienced players. But Canisius freshman Matteo Giampa picked up where he left off in juniors. The Virgil, Ont., native scored … Read more
The 2023-24 season has been one of streaks for Niagara. Going into last week’s game against Rochester Institute of Technology, Jason Lammers’ team had a single win in its previous seven games. Just before that, Niagara had won four of five. Lammers is hoping that a 3-1 win over then-No. 18 RIT is the start … Read more
The postponed Niagara and Mercyhurst men’s hockey game originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 13 will now be played on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, Pa. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT.
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced a watch list of 32 goalies who will compete for the Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men’s NCAA Division I hockey since 2014. The 32 goalies come from the United States (19), Canada (7), and Sweden (5) and Slovakia (1). Of the U.S. goalies, … Read more
Two Atlantic Hockey games scheduled for Saturday have been postponed due to inclement weather. The game between Niagara and Mercyhurst scheduled for 5 p.m. EDT, as well as the Canisius-RIT game scheduled for 7:05 p.m. A make-up date for the Niagara-Mercyhurst game is to be determined, while the Canisius-RIT game will be made up Tuesday, … Read more
Sometimes in life, and in hockey, you can do everything right and still lose. Air Force, coming off a last-place finish last season, had an improved start to 2023-24, but ran into a scoring slump to close out the first semester on a 1-5-1 stretch that saw the Falcons score a total of eight goals. … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s monthly award winners for December. Maine junior forward Josh Nadeau is the player of the month, while American International freshman forward Alfred Lindberg is the rookie of the month and Wisconsin senior Kyle McClellan the goaltender of the month. Nadeau averaged two points per game with his … Read more
I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season. As we head into the second half of the college hockey season, which Atlantic Hockey players have excelled so far? Here are our midterm awards. Will things change before the league names the actual winners in March? Probably. But these are our picks for the … Read more
Niagara sophomore defenseman David Posma has left the Purple Eagles and will play the rest of the 2023-24 season for the USHL’s Omaha Lancers. In 52 games with Niagara, Posma recorded eight points (goal, seven assists) as well as 69 penalty minutes and a minus-5 rating.
This is my final column before the holidays, so in the spirit of the season, let’s take a look at what each team could ask Santa for this Christmas. Air Force: Some WD-40 The Falcons will need to shake off some rust before diving into what should be a challenging tournament after Christmas. Air Force … Read more
Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley says that he’s an impatient person, especially when it comes to coaching. Schooley, who has been in charge of the RMU program since its inception in 2004, had to rebuild it after the school eliminated the men’s and women’s teams at the end of the 2020-21 season. It was a … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its national men’s monthly award winners for November. Denver freshman defenseman Zeev Buium and Lake Superior State senior forward Jared Westcott are co-players of the month, while Penn State forward Aiden Fink is the rookie of the month and AIC freshman goalie Nils Wallstrom is the goaltender of the … Read more
“I’m fine. My wife tells me that I’m hard-headed,” reads a text from Sacred Heart coach C.J. Marottolo. The Pioneers’ coach caught a puck to the forehead last Friday in a 4-2 win at Robert Morris. I was watching the game and later texted him to see how he was doing. Marottolo was in good … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced Tuesday a one-game suspension for RIT forward Christian Catalano, effective for the Tigers’ next NCAA Division I game. The suspension is a result of Catalano’s major penalty and game misconduct for direct contact to the head, which occurred at the 4:20 mark of the first period in RIT’s home game on Nov. … Read more
It’s been a rough start to the season for Army West Point. Going into last weekend’s series with Canisius, the Black Knights were 0-8 with losses to North Dakota, Union, and Bemidji State as well as to some of Atlantic Hockey’s top teams in Sacred Heart, Rochester Institute of Technology, and archival Air Force. Several … Read more