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Two championships. Two overtimes. This is the last year before the MASCAC receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, but that hasn’t led to any letdowns in its first two championship games. For the second year in a row, Fitchburg State and Salem State went to overtime. And for a second year in a … Read more

The Plattsburgh Cardinals are the 2010-11 SUNYAC champions, beating Fredonia, 4-1. Plattsburgh never allowed the Blue Devils a glimmer of hope for another playoff upset. Plattsburgh outshot Fredonia in the first, 13-4, and the second, 12-6. Only in the third period, when Plattsburgh was preserving the lead and Fredonia was getting desperate, did the Blue … Read more

After more than 600 games across the three respective conferences, it comes down to this: the championship finals. In addition to a conference trophy, winners of the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Northern Collegiate Hockey Association titles advance to the NCAA Tournament’s first round, which starts March 9. So, without further … Read more

Here it is – the BIG weekend in conference play. Conference championships and NCAA automatic bids are on the line starting this afternoon so here are my predictions for who hoists the hardware come the end of the weekend. Winners in bold. Friday, March 4, 2011 Southern Maine at Norwich – The first game in … Read more

The NCAA has released its final set of rankings before Selection Sunday, so it’s time for an updated Bracketology. As was the case for the past few year, we know the criteria used by the NCAA Division III Men’s Committee to select and seed the teams, but not the weighting used in their evaluation. This … Read more

The top two teams are left standing in the ECAC Northeast. No. 1 seeded Curry opened the game with three unanswered goals and held off No.4  Becker 5-1  Wednesday night. Check out Melissa Wade’s photo gallery from the game here. The game acted as senior night for the Colonels,  after their original senior night game had … Read more

A frenzied closing minutes ensured the first round of the playoffs in ECAC Northeast and MASCAC wouldn’t be devoid of any upsets. Sixth seeded Westfield State scored three goals in the final 6:03 to snap a 1-1 tie and knock third seeded Plymouth State out of the playoffs. Pat Nelson’s goal broke the deadlock, while Jeff … Read more

Overtime Frenzy in the SUNYAC There is nothing in sports like overtime playoff hockey. Nothing. This SUNYAC semifinal round graced us with not one, but both, games going into overtime. “We could have made this place erupt two or three times in overtime,” Geneseo coach Chris Schultz said. However, both results left the home crowd … Read more

And then there were two.  The top two seeds were victorious in the semifinal round of the ECAC West playoffs and have moved on to the championship game on Saturday night in Elmira. Elmira defeated Hobart in rather convincing fashion, 5-2, on Saturday.  Soaring Eagles coach Aaron Saul left the team midweek to be with … Read more

An upset-free weekend will see the top four seeds in the ECAC Northeast meet in the semifinals on Wednesday night. Fourth-seeded Becker used three unanswered goals following a 2-2 first period to down visiting Nichols, 5-2, Sunday. Branden Parkhouse had two goals and an assist for the Hawks, while Korby Anderson added two assists. Western … Read more

The quarterfinals are in the books, and as expected, there were some locks, some mild upsets and a couple of shockers.  It comes as no  surprise with all of the ups and downs of the regular season that the first round of the conference tournaments did anything but hold to form, so my 4-4 (.500) percentage … Read more

With little surprise, two favored teams – Milwaukee School of Engineering and Lawrence — advanced to the Harris Cup Four by sweeping their respective Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association quarterfinal series during the weekend. MSOE (21-5-1) meets Marian (18-7), which received a first-round by finishing on top of the Northern Division, in the second semifinal at … Read more

With a 4-1 win over Fitchburg State Saturday, UMass Dartmouth captured the 2011 MASCAC title.  This season was a turnaround year for the Corsairs, who finished 18-6-1 overall after posting their first losing season since 1976-77. Salem State finished second after grabbing the regular season title last season, and will join UMD with a bye … Read more

“It’s not a seven-game series. It’s one game,” Fredonia coach Jeff Meredith said. “That’s what makes college hockey so exciting. “It’s the end of the season. It’s playoff time. For the most part, most SUNYAC teams have been playing playoff hockey the past month. It’s been great hockey.” Which, of course, makes this time of … Read more

There’s a sense of a beginning and closure across the ECAC Northeast and MASCAC. Playoffs are set to begin in the ECAC, while the MASCAC will wrap up its regular season tomorrow. Here’s a look at what to expect for the weekend, starting with the postseason action in the ECAC Northeast. ECAC Northeast Originally set … Read more

You know it’s getting to be that time of year when the NCAA begins to produce its regional rankings and the conference playoffs kick off. The rankings are a dry run for the final selection of the Division III NCAA tournament participants. As was the case for the past few year, we know the criteria … Read more

It’s All Settled … For Now The regular season is over. For six teams, the second season begins. But first, a look back at what transpired this past weekend. The first key match-up of the weekend was Buffalo State at Morrisville. It turned out to be a case of the freshman goaltender outdoing the senior … Read more

Adrian earned a first-round bye in the Harris Cup playoffs by sweeping Milwaukee School of Engineering on the road this weekend, which may have caught observers by surprise, but not the Bulldogs faithful. Adrian’s 3-1 triumph Friday night clinched the team’s fourth-consecutive regular-season crown, as the Bulldogs held a 2-0-1 head-to-head series edge, which would … Read more

With the exception of the postponed Wentworth-Curry game Saturday, regular season play has ended in the ECAC Northeast. The good news is most of the Curry players appear to be out of the hospital following a scary incident after Thursday’s game at Johnson and Wales. No makeup date has been announced. The Colonels have already … Read more

The regular season is over. Since February has played out like it’s already the playoffs and virtually nothing was locked up entering the weekend, the unofficial playoffs called the regular season in February came to a conclusion on Saturday, and now the intensity and stakes go up considerably entering the real conference tournaments. So here is a … Read more