Men’s D-I: AHA

Karma, Me and DirecTV

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What’s a college hockey nut to do when he moves to a non-college hockey hotbed? DirecTV, of course! Or maybe not … Read Nicholas Jon Wood’s Tale of Joy and Woe and see how it’s all about Karma, Nicholas and DirecTV.

Atlantic Hockey Moves Championships to Rochester, N.Y.

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Atlantic Hockey will host its league championship at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester for the next three seasons, and may look to extend the relationship beyond that. Commissioner Bob DeGregorio says the move to an off-campus site for the Atlantic Hockey tournament will help the league raise its level of play. (photo: Ed Trefzger) … Read more

Top Ten Hobey Baker Finalists Named

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2005 Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner Marty Sertich of Colorado College officially has a chance to repeat, as his name was among the 10 finalists for the 2006 award announced Thursday by the Hobey Baker Foundation. Sertich was once again joined by teammate Brett Sterling as a finalist; those two comprised two-thirds of last year’s … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: March 16, 2006

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Could You Imagine? Want to see the college hockey world turn upside down? Well, if Bentley beats Holy Cross for the Atlantic Hockey championship this Saturday night, you may just see that. Though the fourth-seeded Falcons are a bit of an underdog, a title win over the Crusaders could stop a lot of hearts as … Read more

Holy Cross Big Winner At AHA Awards

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Holy Cross picked up three awards from Atlantic Hockey and senior forward Tyler McGregor of Holy Cross was named the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year. McGregor tied for the league lead in points with 21 goals and 22 assists. In all games played McGregor collected 48 points (22-26–48). Holy Cross’ Blair Bartlett was named … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: March 9, 2006

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Too Close for Comfort Several leagues had close races to the finish this season. None, though, could touch Atlantic Hockey. It took the final minutes of the final games of the regular season this past Saturday night in order for the league champion to be crowned. It was a Pierre Napert-Frenette goal with 1:03 remaining … Read more

Niagara AD Hermann Leaves For Towson U.

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Niagara athletics director Mike Hermann has stepped down after eight years to become the athletics director at Towson University in Towson, Md. “The eight years I have spent at Niagara have been the most rewarding of my professional career. I have appreciated, in particular, the support of the president, Father Joseph Levesque,” Hermann said. “The … Read more

Laker Frosh Chouinard Sweeps CHA Awards

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Mercyhurst freshman forward Valerie Chouinard reaped three of College America’s major awards along with earning first-team all-conference honors to highlight the league’s banquet this evening. Valerie Chouinard In leading the Lakers to their fourth consecutive CHA regular-season crown, Chouinard tied league lead with 19 points and ranks second nationally among freshmen with 1.44 points per … Read more

NCAA Skills Challenge Participants Announced

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The NCAA has announced the participants for the inaugural NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 7 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The competition will be held in an East versus West format with each team having six male position players, six female position players, two male goaltenders and two … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: March 2, 2006

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Hand out the Hardware Could it really be true that the season is coming to an end? College sports’ longest season is just about over and it’s time to go through my list of accolades and tell you who I believe deserves the hardware come day’s end. Talking to coaches and others around the league … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Feb. 23, 2006

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Fact or Fiction? Frequent readers of this column know that I love playing the game “Fact or Fiction” at least once a year. It’s based on the ESPN segment of the same title that picks various sports topics, makes a statement about them, and then gives in-studio guests a chance to say whether they believe … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Feb. 16, 2006

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Jim Connelly is out of commission for a few days, but never fear, he will return next week with another edition of “This Week in Atlantic Hockey.” First In Line With six regular-season games left for every Atlantic Hockey team, three teams are left with realistic hopes of winning the title. Holy Cross, Mercyhurst and … Read more

Semifinalists Named For 54th Walter Brown Award

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Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president George Crotty announced today that fifteen NCAA Division One players are semi-finalists for the 54th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The candidates include 12 players from Hockey East, two from the ECAC Hockey League, and one from Atlantic Hockey. … Read more

BC’s Collins Named To Skills Challenge Team

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The NCAA announced Monday that Boston College senior forward Chris Collins, currently the nation’s leading scorer, is the first student-athlete selected to the inaugural Frozen Four Skills Challenge roster. Collins, who has scored 24 goals and 47 points this season, will be one of 16 members of the East Team. If the Eagles reach the … Read more

Niagara Coach Burkholder To Join NCAA Ice Hockey Committee

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Niagara head coach Dave Burkholder has been named to the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee, it was announced Friday. Burkholder, who is in his fifth year at the helm of the Purple Eagle program and his 10th season overall at Niagara, will help select the field for the NCAA Tournament and be involved … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Feb. 9, 2006

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How Tough is Your Schedule Four weeks remain in the Atlantic Hockey regular season. All but two teams have eight games remaining (Sacred Heart and Army each have six). Time to make any sort of standings move is definitely running thin, but with each remaining series for every team a two-game-in-two-nights situation, a lot of … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Feb. 2, 2006

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Just When You Thought It Was Safe… News flash: Don’t go handing the Atlantic Hockey title to Mercyhurst just yet. The once unbeatable-looking Lakers have returned to Earth and have watched the race for the league’s regular-season title become tighter than the Olsen twins’ meal allowance. What was once a seven point lead over its … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Jan. 26, 2006

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Home Sweet Home (Ice) Generally, as the season winds down, talk on most media space, this included, swings towards the battle for the regular-season championship. Indeed, I could fill a thousand words talking about how evenly-matched Mercyhurst, Sacred Heart and Holy Cross are. To me, though, that’s become a broken record. Save Quinnipiac, those four … Read more