2003-04 Colgate Season Preview

With Don Vaughan’s recent decision to accept the interim Athletic Director’s position, longtime assistant Stan Moore has been elevated to interim head coach. Moore, a very capable replacement, will have his work cut out for him if he plans on improving on last season’s 17-win campaign. [New coach Stan] Moore … will have his work … Read more

Colgate Names Vaughan Interim AD, Moore Interim Coach

Colgate head coach Don Vaughan will serve as the school’s interim athletic director for the 2003-04 school year, while associate head coach Stan Moore will take the reins of the men’s hockey program as interim head coach. The announcement was made by Jack Dovidio, the school’s Dean of Faculty and Provost. In a related decision, … Read more

Stampede Result Switched to Tie

The NCAA Ice Hockey Committee has ruled that the Maverick Stampede semifinal game between Colgate and Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 11 is officially a tie and that only the statistics for the first 65 minutes of play will count. The game in question was played with a five-minute overtime, followed by a 20-minute period when the … Read more

2002-03 Colgate Season Preview

Head coach Don Vaughan prepared himself last season. He had 10 freshmen and six sophomores, and the year didn’t start very well. The Raiders went 3-11 before gaining an overtime win at Iona the first weekend of January. Then, things started to turn around. After losing twice to Cornell, the Raiders went on a 6-0-2 … Read more

Colgate Picks Wiley as New Women’s Coach

Colgate has named Scott Wiley its new women’s coach. Wiley replaces Ted Wisner, who served as head coach of the Raiders for three seasons, including their first in Division I last season. Wiley served as an assistant coach under Wisner for three seasons. “I’m very excited about the future of the program under Scott,” Colgate … Read more

2001-02 Colgate Season Preview

Hit hard by graduation the last two years, Colgate missed the playoffs last season. Don Vaughan leads a young team with a strong recruiting class into 2001-02, hoping to show that last year was just a speed bump.

Colgate Removes ‘Red’ From Nickname

The Red Raiders of Colgate University are “Red” no more. The ECAC school announced today that it is dropping the “Red” from its nickname and will now be known simply as the Raiders. The decision was announced by Colgate’s Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the President, Director of Athletics and the members of … Read more

Season Preview: Colgate Red Raiders

“At Colgate this year we are going to find out what life is like after Andy McDonald,” head coach Don Vaughan said. “You just don’t replace a guy like that.” You certainly don’t replace a guy like McDonald. An All-American, Hobey Baker finalist and ECAC Player of the Year, McDonald captained last season’s Colgate squad … Read more

Balance Of Power

“Hey, buddy, you’re outta here!” ECAC partisans were dying to say that after Saturday’s Michigan-Colgate clash. Passions run high in any postseason, but even more so in this CCHA-ECAC tilt. Michigan coach Red Berenson and his colleague at Michigan State, Ron Mason, created a stir this past week, complaining about their seeding in the NCAA … Read more

The Perfect Fit

At a time when the eligibility rules that govern college hockey are under review, Andy McDonald reminds us all of why the game as it exists today is so great. McDonald’s competitive hockey career might have ended long ago were it not for a chance to develop at his own pace at Colgate University. How … Read more

Their Voices Are Your Eyes

“Hurry up, mom!” cries the impatient child. “C’mon, turn on the radio! Turn it on! Grady’s gonna be on and we’re playing Harvard!” “Is it on yet?” asks the student studying for a test on Monday. “It’s a big one tonight. We’ve got to win on the road, and they’re ahead of us in the … Read more

Colgate Women Gain Varsity Status

After seven years of litigation, a Title IX lawsuit against Colgate University on behalf of the women’s ice hockey club team, was settled at the end of last week. The women’s ice hockey club at Colgate has applied for varsity status four times since 1979, and filled suit in Federal Court in 1990. Final approval … Read more