The American Hockey Coaches Association has issued its selections for the 2006 Division III All-American teams. In all, players from 13 different schools were selected, including seven from teams playing in the Division III Frozen Four. East First Team: Goal – George Papachristopoulos, Sr., Bowdoin Defense – Jon Landry, Sr., Bowdoin Defense – Jeff Smith, … Read more
It would be hard for anyone to argue with the success the Middlebury College Panthers have exhibited in winning seven of the past eleven national championships since the NESCAC school was allowed to play in the tournament, starting in 1995. Head Coach Bill Beaney has had very talented teams in winning those championships, but the … Read more
In previous seasons, the week between the NCAA Quarterfinal and Semifinal rounds can best be characterized as a mad scramble by the school chosen to host the final two rounds of the playoffs. Historically, the right to host the Division III men’s ice hockey championship weekend has been awarded to one of the four remaining … Read more
Let’s play word association. Go up to a college sports fan and mention Hobart. Most likely, the response will be “lacrosse”. That would be very logical. After all, Hobart lacrosse has been insanely successful. They have won 16 national championships (one USILA title before the NCAA awarded the trophy, two in Division II, and 13 … Read more
Bids were announced Sunday night for the 2006 NCAA Division III men’s ice hockey championship. This season marks the expansion of the tournament to a 10-team field. For the first time, three at-large bids were awarded to teams from the ECAC West. The Pool B berth was awarded to Manhattanville, which lost in the ECAC … Read more
Saturday’s OT was déjà vu all over again.
Epic is the word for Friday’s double overtime semifinal.
Streaks were extended and ended in the early semi.
Here are the stories behind the story.
The games go on, but security is heightened.
Oswego State goaltender Tyson Gajda carried a towel into his team’s news conference after Saturday night’s NCAA Division III championship game. His coach was the one who needed it to wipe away tears. George Roll faced the media with red eyes minutes after the Lakers’ 2-1 loss to Norwich. The loss likely marked the end … Read more
This year’s NCAA D-III championship offers a contrast of old and new, perennial and upstart.
A forensic investigation into how the teams were chosen.
Numbers don’t lie, but they may not tell the whole story, either.
Answers to your nagging selection criteria questions.
Under a recommendation made recently by the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Committee, all rounds in the national tournament would be single-elimination. That would reduce the quarterfinals from the current format of two games plus a possible mini-game, to one winner-take-all game. The committee also forwarded three recommendations to the Division III Championships Committee … Read more
All will probably end well this weekend. You can make a case that the four best teams made it to Middlebury, and that a worthy national champion will be crowned. But in the eyes of many fans, coaches and players, the 2002 NCAA Division III tournament has been tainted by a selection process that seemed … Read more
The games begin on Friday, as the teams battle for the right to call themselves NCAA Champions. But Thursday night was a chance for the NCAA to celebrate the accomplishments of the four teams that made it to the 2001 Division III Frozen Four with a banquet. Troy Aurthur, NCAA Assistant Director of Championships said … Read more
Should RIT capture the national championship this weekend, the Tigers will become the first undefeated NCAA titlist since the 1970 Cornell Big Red. Chris Lerch observes history in the (possible) making.
Four of the top five teams in the season-ending USCHO.com poll meet this weekend in the NCAA Division III Frozen Four at Rochester Institute of Technology. The top Eastern seed, RIT, hosts second West seed Wisconsin-River Falls in one semifinal, while the top seed from the West, Wisconsin-Superior, takes on third Eastern seed Plattsburgh. The … Read more