Last Weekend

In October, everyone had dreams. Fans were hopeful, players were eager, coaches were strategizing. Now, it’s February, and in just one weekend, the regular season will come to an end. Some dreams have already been shattered. Others are still within reach. Players will have to dig deep to find that second reserve. Coaches are making … Read more

The End is nigh

The regular season winds up this weekend. While every team is still playing for something, clarity has come to the regular season standings and the upcoming playoff picture. It has been a wild ride again this season. With only five teams in the league, each team’s schedules have been composed of a 50/50 mix of … Read more

More composed Madolora on the rise for RIT

Rochester Institute of Technology goaltender Shane Madolora’s first start this season was a baptism by fire. Struggling with an ankle injury, the sophomore was competing in what was then a three-goalie rotation to see who would fill the shoes of the departed Jared DeMichiel. In front of a record 10,556 fans at Rochester’s Blue Cross … Read more

Postseason plans

It’s the last week of play in the ECAC Northeast, but there’s still much to be decided. With each team having two games left, here’s a breakdown of where things stands. What We Know Curry, Johnson and Wales, and Wentworth have all clinched somewhere among the top three seeds, although the order has yet to … Read more

New coach O’Neil leading Bowdoin’s resurgence

During the first four years of the NCAA sponsoring Division III women’s hockey, the Bowdoin Polar Bears made it to every NCAA tournament, including two Frozen Fours. However, since 2005, Bowdoin hasn’t made the NCAA tournament again. The Polar Bears hit rock bottom in 2007-08, struggling to a 5-12-6 record, which was the second worst … Read more

Johnson and Wales building toward playoffs

After sneaking into the conference championship game as the sixth seed last year, Johnson and Wales isn’t surprising anyone this season. With a wild 6-4 win at Becker Wednesday night, the Wildcats moved to 9-2 in conference play to jump ahead of Curry for the top spot in the ECAC Northeast, and could be in … Read more

The “New” regular season champion

Yes, Oswego won the regular season last year, and they won it again this year. However, the team that won it this year is a bit different than the team that took the points title the previous season. They are still one of the most talented squads in the SUNYAC, capable at any moment of … Read more

McCabe building Finlandia

British author Oscar Wilde once noted that we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. When looking above, Finlandia first-year coach John McCabe only sees a brighter future for his Lions in the constellations. At 2-18, skeptics would suggest the former Alabama-Huntsville assistant is looking through the lens … Read more

Rolling and not

Utica travels to Neumann this weekend to take on the Knights in a pair of games, but the teams have been headed in opposite directions lately. Utica is riding a four-game winning streak, including sweeps of Hobart and Manhattanville. Meanwhile, Neumann has gone 1-2-1 in its last four games against the same competition. One potential … Read more

Scoring touch

It is now the standard by which all women’s hockey scorers will be measured. Until someone comes along to break it. Who knows when (or if) that will ever happen. Until then, Mercyhurst’s Meghan Agosta will be the name at the top of the NCAA career scoring leaderboard. Her four points last Friday against Wayne … Read more

Military maneuvers

The battle is upon us. It’s Spartans vs. Cadets, and no, this not a reenactment of the legend of the 300, nor The Charge of the Light Brigade. With just four games remaining in the regular season, this is to get a leg up on the other team for first place in the ECAC East … Read more

Hard-luck Michigan Tech looking to avoid dubious WCHA record

It’s been one setback after another for Michigan Tech this season. Jamie Russell talks of a timeline started in October, stained with injury and adversity. There’s been “no continuity” in the Huskies’ lines, the power play “changes daily” and the penalty kill has been “a revolving door.” “A couple weeks ago, we get one guy … Read more