Season previews for teams
As the first season of hockey amid the COVID-19 pandemic begins in the WIAC, teams are looking at a decidedly different schedule than in years past. Each team will play 10 games against conference opponents and Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Wisconsin-Stevens Point are the frontrunners for the conference title. The two shared the regular-season championship a … Read more
The conference has already made news with the announcement of Elmira joining the NEHC in a couple of seasons matching the move made by Hobart a couple of seasons ago. For this year, the competition is again expected to be at a high level as four teams are included in the pre-season rankings. Last year’s … Read more
Last year’s surprise team from Wilkes saw head coach Brett Riley step down to take and assistant coach position with Colgate from the ECAC. New head coach Tyler Hynes inherits a solid team that knows how much of a battle every game is in the UCHC. The pre-season coaches’ poll showed some of the usual … Read more
The race for the MIAC title is typically tightly contested and there is little margin for error in the quest for the championship. Augsburg comes into the year as the team to beat but there are plenty of challengers poised to take over the top spot. Below is a preview of the season ahead. Last … Read more
The Hockey East landscape has shifted over the past year or so, and in some ways looks nothing like it has in recent years. After Boston College seemed to have a stranglehold on the top spot in Hockey East, winning five years in a row, Northeastern broke through and won their second-ever regular season title. … Read more
This is the first season the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) will officially compete at the NCAA level. The conference is comprised of two Division I teams – Sacred Heart and LIU-Brooklyn – and four Division II teams – Franklin Pierce, Post, St. Anselm and St. Michael’s. Per NCAA guidelines, the women’s hockey National … Read more
Heading into the final weekend of regular season play, the ECAC was so close that four different teams had a chance to win the crown. Though we knew which eight teams would make the conference tournament, not one team had a seed locked down. Over the course of the long season, the final standings came … Read more
The CHA has never been more competitive than it is right now.
Trinity fell short last year to Colby in the NESCAC tournament, showing the volatility in the conference. The Bantams are the early favorite, but look to Williams and Connecticut College to challenge. Tim Costello previews the NESCAC.
While playing conference alignments have grown more prevalent across leagues and sports, case in point the newly formed CCC, the level of competition under any name or banner is what the real story should be for the teams that formerly competed in the ECAC Northeast. For Endicott coach RJ Tolan and Salve Regina’s Andy Boschetto, … Read more
Women’s D-III columnist Matt Mackinder has a quick look at each conference in women’s D-III.
Nick Lappin and Mark Naclerio are expected to lead the Bears’ offense.
The Golden Knights were derailed when Steve Perry got injured last January, coach Casey Jones says.
The Raiders fell one game short of a conference title and NCAA tournament bid last season.
The Big Red fell to seventh in ECAC Hockey last season, and a battle for the starting goaltender position is ahead.
The Big Green graduated their top three scorers after last season but goaltender James Kruger returns after a school record-setting season.
The Crimson have questions in goal, however, after the graduation of Steve Michalek.
The Tigers scored just 39 goals in a four-win season after Fogarty took over as coach.
The return of forward Sam Anas, who has scored at least 20 goals in both of his collegiate seasons, is a building block.
The Engineers didn’t have a double-digit goal scorer last season and averaged just 1.86 goals per game.