Men’s D-I: Union

Union’s Vecchione, New Hampshire’s Grasso honored with monthly HCA awards

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Union senior forward Mike Vecchione has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for October. The HCA National Rookie of the Month for October is Patrick Grasso from New Hampshire. Union’s captain, Vecchione finished the month as the Division I leader in goals (10) and multi-point games (5), ranking … Read more

Quinnipiac takes top spot in ECAC coaches, media preseason polls

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Defending ECAC champion Quinnipiac is once again the top team in the conference, according to two polls released Monday. The Bobcats came in the top slot in both the coaches and media polls. ECAC Preseason Coaches Poll ECAC Preseason Media Poll In addition, the media also selected a preseason all-conference team. ECAC Preseason All-Conference Team

Harvard, Quinnipiac, Yale bag top ECAC Hockey postseason honors

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ECAC Hockey announced Friday the winners of its annual postseason awards and All-League teams as selected by the league’s 12 head coaches. This season’s winners came from three schools – Harvard, Quinnipiac and Yale and featured three repeat winners from a year ago. For the second consecutive season, Harvard captain Jimmy Vesey earned the league’s … Read more

Robert Morris boasts pair of 2016 Senior CLASS Award finalists

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The 2016 Senior CLASS Award nominees have been trimmed to 10 from the original list of 20. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as NCAA Division I seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of finalists follows this release. An … Read more

Messa Rink to get $10 million renovation makeover

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Union’s home arena, Messa Rink, will soon be undergoing $10 million in renovations, according to the Daily Gazette. The college has approved fundraising to renovate the nearly 41-year-old facility, Union athletic director Jim McLaughlin told the paper. There is no timetable yet for the project. “It will be all fund-raised, just like the majority of … Read more

Media likes Yale, coaches pick Harvard in ECAC Hockey preseason polls

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The ECAC Hockey coaches and media each participated in separate preseason polls that were released Tuesday. Coaches chose Harvard to finish atop the standings, while the media picked Yale to end the season on top. ECAC PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL ECAC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL The coaches and media also chose preseason All-Conference Teams. ECAC PRESEASON COACHES’ … Read more

Union adds former Hamilton assistant Horn, Greenwald to staff

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Union has added two staffers for the upcoming 2015-16 season as Kris Horn will serve as a volunteer assistant coach and Ian Greenwald has been hired as the hockey operations coordinator. Horn spent last season as an assistant coach at Hamilton and prior to joining the Continentals, was as an assistant coach for ACHA teams … Read more

Union’s Di Pauli von Treuheim named Goldwater Scholar

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Union junior forward Theo Di Pauli von Treuheim has been named a 2015 Barry Goldwater Scholar – one of 12 recipients from Illinois honored with the scholarship. The purpose of the award is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue … Read more