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It’s getting down to nitty-gritty time, so who’s in and who’s out? Nothing is certain yet, but with just a few weekends left in the regular season, every win counts. Here are the predictions for this weekend’s games and then some: ECAC East – Tim Costello I know it is winter, or at least the … Read more

Up is down. Down is up. Hard to tell which way was which based on last week’s Division III action, such were the number of upsets registered around the rinks. Scarcely any conference was immune from the toppling of giants, as six of the nine league leaders suffered at least one loss during the weekend. … Read more

As we enter the final month of the regular season, every coach will say that two points on a nightly basis is necessary. Our slew of Division III men’s columnists take to this weekly blog to tell you, our loyal readers, just what will indeed happen this weekend at rinks across the country. Or so … Read more

The weeks are dwindling towards the end of the regular season and the battles for playoff position are intensifying everywhere. Some teams are getting hot at the right time of the year, but can they knock off the teams that have been playing well all year long? Here are some of the highlights from some … Read more

Believe it or not, but playoff pictures are starting to become less blurry as teams are jockeying for positioning in their respective conference standings. That said, the games are decided on the ice and this weekend, there is no shortage of games to go down in Division III circles. Here is what our group of … Read more

It was an interesting weekend in the Division III hockey world. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the defending national champion, won its fifth consecutive game in shutout fashion. Elmira ended a nine-game losing streak to Oswego and also picked up its third win of the season over a nationally-ranked team in the process. Adrian and St. Scholastica hooked … Read more

How will this weekend’s Division III men’s games play out? Our columnists have a pretty good idea … right? ECAC East – Tim Costello It was the first week of picks that didn’t knock it out of the park as I finished at 3-2-0 (.600) last week. That sub-par performance brings the season total to … Read more

There were several marquee games across the country in the second week back from the holiday break as Babson-Norwich, Utica-Oswego and St. Scholastica-Wisconsin-River Falls were some of the games that people were keeping an eye on. Here’s how everything shook out last weekend. ECAC East No. 6 Babson and No. 5 Norwich had the stage … Read more

Our slew of men’s Division III columnists is back in the saddle this week with their weekend predictions. How will games the next few days shake out? Our people have some ideas… ECAC East – Tim Costello The first picks of the second half finished at 3-1-1 (.700), which continues this season’s solid performance at … Read more

There was plenty of excitement in holiday tournaments as nonconference action dominated the first weekend of the New Year to open the second half of the season. ECAC East Norwich (9-1-2) hosted and won the Northfield Savings Bank Holiday Tournament over the weekend. On Friday night, the Cadets shut out the Milwaukee School of Engineering … Read more

With the holiday break having begun in earnest, the weekend just past saw little in the way of Division III action. However, less is often more, and so it was on Sunday in Rochester, N.Y, where No. 14 Geneseo and Nazareth hooked up in what could be called the “Currier and Ives Classic.” In sum, … Read more

It’s hard to believe that the first half is coming to a close, but with that said, there still are some meaningful games this weekend, so let’s see what our columnists have to say about those. ECAC East – Tim Costello Last week’s picks finished at 3-2-0 (.600), which brings this season total to a … Read more

The last weekend for many teams entering the semester break saw some great action and still a few more upsets. Here is a quick recap of some of the key conference action: ECAC East League-leading Norwich swept a pair of games at home over Skidmore and cross-state rival Castleton to maintain a slim lead in … Read more

Let’s get ‘er goin,’ gang! What does our panel of Division III men’s experts see happening this weekend? ECAC East – Tim Costello Last week’s picks finished at 3-1-1 (.700), which brings this season total to a very good 13-4-3 (.725). There is just one more weekend for most teams before the semester break and … Read more

Just call it upset weekend. Two top five teams and another in the top 10 went down as the month of November came to a close in the Division III hockey world. All three teams were unbeaten going into the weekend. Top-ranked St. Norbert, which just rose to No. 1 last week, was topped by … Read more

Here’s what happened this past weekend across the country in Division II and Division III circles: NESCAC The rivalry between Colby and Bowdoin resumed this weekend and the two teams earned a split. The Polar Bears went up to Waterville, Maine, on Friday night and earned a 3-1 win over Colby. Ollie Koo, Jay Livermore … Read more

The USCHO.com Division III gang is back at it this week with their predictions on this weekend’s games. ECAC EAST – Tim Costello Back-to-back weeks at 4-1-0 (.800) bring the season total to 8-2-0 (.800), which is a pretty good start to the prognostications for the conference this season. The schedule heats up this week, … Read more

The top six teams are still undefeated in the third week of play. Expect to see some shake-up in the polls from the seventh spot down as some teams didn’t make strong debut weekends. There were no major upsets as teams are getting into the flow of the season, but there were some overtime thrillers … Read more