Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and that everyone is thankful for another weekend of college hockey. Our two columnists take a look at this weekend’s top games and weigh in with their predictions. BRIAN LESTER Concordia (Minn.) is certainly thankful to be playing and for its early-season success. It will be tested this weekend … Read more
Taking a quick glance back on the goings on in the world of Division III hockey last weekend. ECAC EAST – When the first puck dropped at the start of the weekend, three ECACE powerhouses – Babson, Norwich and Massachusetts-Boston – all sported unblemished records. The weekend changed nothing. All three powerhouses came through the … Read more
The organizers of the Frozen Dome Classic at the Carrier Dome made no secret of their goal — to break the U.S. professional hockey indoor attendance record with their feature game between two “local” American Hockey League teams, the Syracuse Crunch and the Utica Comets.
The crystal ball is out and our Division III columnists are at it again. Who gets wins this weekend and who doesn’t? Digest the predictions below. DAN HICKLING Friday ECAC East – Castleton (3-2-0, 3-1-0) at No. 11 Massachusetts-Boston (4-0-0, 2-0-0) – Mass-Boston 3, Castleton 1 UMB returns from its two-week layoff with scant signs … Read more
This past weekend, games were played and the action is heating up. Who won? Who lost? Who stood out? Our Division III columnists have the wrap-up. ECAC EAST – Castleton and Norwich both moved ahead of idle rivals Babson and Massachusetts-Boston in the league standings, tied as they are at the top now with … Read more
Our East columnist, Dan Hickling, and our West columnist, Brian Lester, are back at it this week with their picks for the weekend’s top games. BRIAN LESTER Another weekend of college hockey is about to begin. For some teams, conference play continues this week while other teams are set to battle in pivotal nonconference … Read more
As the weeklong grind begins, it’s never a bad thing to reflect back on the weekend that was in NCAA Division III hockey. East columnist Dan Hickling and West columnist Brian Lester have the low-down. EAST – Dan Hickling ECAC EAST – Babson, Castleton and Massachusetts-Boston all enjoyed productive, two-win weekends … Top-line center Mike … Read more
Our East columnist, Dan Hickling, and our West columnist, Brian Lester, get into full swing this week with their picks for the weekend’s top games. DAN HICKLING Friday ECAC East Skidmore (1-0-0, 0-0-0) @ UNE (1-0-0, 0-0-0) – UNE 4, Skidmore 2 Two middle of the pack teams trying to grab some early season points. … Read more
The semifinals are set for this weekend with four teams punching their ticket to get one step closer to the Division III national championship in Lewiston, Maine. Let’s take a look back at the path teams took to get there: First Round Alex Larson’s 45-save performance was not enough for Nichols as the Bison fell … Read more
It’s now down to just the remaining 11 teams starting with the first round on Wednesday night. Who ends up in the Frozen Four in Maine and what new champion takes home the title for the 2013-14 season? Our Division III columnists give this their best shot. Katie Carito First Round Geneseo over Nichols Norwich … Read more
The three “Ws” of Division III hockey – watching, waiting, worrying. That was plenty of each to go around for teams with NCAA tournament aspirations, especially for top seeds – including three of five in the East – who fell in this past weekend’s conference championship tilts. Ultimately, the news from the selectors was good … Read more
It’s time to crown the 2014 Division III conference tournament champions and what better people to prognosticate these important games than our D-III columnists. The nine teams that take home the titles will have earned them and will taste victory as they never have before. So who wins? Read on, people. Read on. ECAC East … Read more
The ECAC Northeast and MASCAC tournament semifinals go down this week, with championship hardware to be decided this weekend. ECAC Northeast Wednesday, March 5 Curry at Nichols Curry is playing very good hockey right now, beating Johnson and Wales in the final game of the regular season and Salve Regina in the ECAC Northeast quarterfinals. … Read more
The elite teams are rising to the top as the number of participants continues to dwindle down through advanced rounds of the conference playoffs. There are conference championship games on the horizon along with the highly-coveted NCAA tournament auto-bids that come with the titles. Here is a recap of the great action across the country … Read more
The Division III playoffs are in full swing and one loss means the skates are hung up for the rest of the season. Who moves on and who gets set for golf season? Let’s put that in the collective hands of our D-III columnists. ECAC East – Tim Costello There is nothing like the feeling … Read more
Another weekend is in the books in Division III hockey and there was plenty of interesting moments around the nation. St. Thomas had its bid to finish unbeaten in MIAC play end with a 1-0 loss to St. John’s, while WIsconsin-River Falls nailed down the top seed in the WIAC by knocking off Wisconsin-Stevens Point … Read more
For some Division III conferences, this weekend is the final go at the regular season. Others start the playoffs. Either way, the intensity should be ramped up and players will either show they have ice in their veins or butterflies in their stomachs. How will this weekend play out? As always, our crack staff has … Read more
The rundown from an exciting past weekend… ECAC East The Norwich Cadets captured their 16th straigh ECAC East crown with victories over Babson and Massachusetts-Boston. They defeated Babson 1-0 on Friday night with the goal coming from Dean Niezgoda in the first period and Chris Czarnota stopping all 10 shots. Saturday night, Norwich defeated UMass-Boston … Read more
It’s now or never. Yes, every win means something this time of year, especially in Division III. Our expert columnists pick this weekend’s matchups, as well as some midweek games next week, as some teams look to clinch playoff berths and others will be on the outside looking in. ECAC East – Tim Costello It … Read more
Playoff implications were on the line over the weekend as conferences hit the last weekend or two of conference action. Teams on the cusp of missing playoffs battled to overtime ties and wins, while teams at the top were nearly upset in multiple games. ECAC East Friday night was the night where ECAC East fans … Read more