With automatic bids for the NCAA Division III Tournament on the line next weekend, teams were making one last mad dash for the coveted spots in the conference finals. Four teams will vie for the Harris Cup trophy as Adrian will host the MCHA finals next weekend. Lawrence and Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) will … Read more
Well, the quarterfinals are in the books for both the ECAC East and NESCAC conferences and “Super Saturday” was not without its exciting and dramatic moments in the eight games played. There were the expected blowouts by the top seeds in each conference, and a couple of upsets, at least according to the seeding. So … Read more
Plattsburgh survives a marathon 111 minutes, seven seconds of hockey. Four hours, ten minutes long. Over five-and-a-half periods. 112 total shots. The longest game in SUNYAC history. The second longest game in Division III history. Mark Constantine finally ended it at 11:07 of triple overtime to send Plattsburgh to the SUNYAC championship game with a … Read more
It is serious now. The playoffs are here, and the season comes down to winning and moving on, or losing and going home. Both conferences have some interesting matchups in the quarterfinal round, and all of the hard-fought games in the regular season to gain home ice will now, hopefully, come to bear on the … Read more
Oswego and Plattsburgh Await Buffalo State won a thrilling game against Potsdam, 4-3, where the lead changed in the third period three times. Now the Bengals must get on a bus and trek up north to Plattsburgh. “We just keep going,” Buffalo State coach Nick Carriere said after the game. “We’ll be leaving for Plattsburgh … Read more
Finally — the postseason is upon us. For the 12 teams remaining in the ECAC Northeast and MASCAC — six from each conference — they’re living by the adage “one day at a time,” because at this point in the year, one day and one game are the difference between continuing and ending the season. … Read more
The first round of the MIAC and MCHA playoffs begins this weekend, as the NCHA plays its semifinal round this weekend. MCHA teams begin play for the Harris Cup. The first round will feature Finlandia traveling to Lawrence in the North Division, while Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) hosts Lake Forest in the South Division. … Read more
The ECAC West playoffs started out in wild fashion on Wednesday, as Neumann came from two goals down in the third period to beat Utica, 4-3, in overtime. What a thrilling way to start the post season. The two semifinal games this weekend could very well follow similar exciting paths. No lead will be safe … Read more
Next weekend’s MCHA and MIAC tournaments will have a tough first round act to follow, after what transpired in the NCHA’s opening round. Home teams had more than they could handle in the first round of the NCHA tournament. The Peters Cup started Friday with two road teams being victorious and the other earning a … Read more
The horse race is over in the ECAC Northeast. Now, the fight to continue the season begins for six teams. Saturday marked the final day of the regular season for the conference’s eight teams, and by virtue of Saturday’s 5-2 win over Salve Regina and Thursday’s 5-3 win over Curry, Wentworth edged out Curry by … Read more
Wow! That is really about all I can say after Sunday evening’s regular season finales in the NESCAC conference put a nice bow on a sensational regular season and definition on the quarterfinal round of the conference playoffs beginning next weekend. Surprisingly, there wasn’t a whole lot of movement among those teams that were so … Read more
Oswego makes it a hat trick Three was the magical number for Oswego. It took a third consecutive SUNYAC regular season title with a pair of 3-0 shutouts this weekend. Of course, the victory over Plattsburgh was the biggie. Andrew Hare stopped all 27 shots to shutout the rivals during White-Out weekend. “Definitely one of … Read more
As expected, it came right down to the last game of the season to set the order of finish. Elmira won the regular season title for the fifth season in a row, while Manhattanville and Hobart clinched first-round byes. Utica will host Neumann on Wednesday to open up postseason play. If the regular season is … Read more
Game of the Week It’s rare I don’t go with a Plattsburgh-Oswego contest as my game of the week. Though it is one of the top rivalries in college hockey, and the game always means something, with three points separating these two teams heading into the penultimate game of the season, it just doesn’t have … Read more
In the ECAC Northeast, playoff positioning will come down to the final day of the regular season — Saturday. Entering Thursday’s slate of games, two points separate first-place Curry (20 points) from third-place Nichols (18 points), with Wentworth sandwiched into second place with 19 points. Johnson and Wales and Western New England are tied for … Read more
It’s the last week of the regular season, and it’s all about the middle of the pack. This weekend isn’t changing anything at the top of the standings in either conference, but the closest competition among teams can be found in those crucial three-through-seven spots. All the games have serious playoff implications, either outright or … Read more
It is the last weekend of regular season play for the MCHA and MIAC. Adrian could win its fifth-straight MCHA title at Finlandia, while Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) is comfortably in second place, two points behind Adrian in the standings. Lawrence and Marian are deadlocked in third place. In the MIAC, Hamline holds the … Read more
Here we are at the final weekend of the regular season and nothing is settled in the standings. That is par for the course in the ECAC West. Everything is on the line Friday, as every team but Neumann is in action. If Elmira can tie or beat Utica, the Soaring Eagles clinch the regular … Read more
It came down to the last weekend, but St. Norbert captured its 13th NCHA regular season title in 16 seasons. The rest of the NCHA has settled in on the pairings for the first round of the Peters Cup, which begins next weekend. St. Scholastica clinched the No. 2 seed and will host Wisconsin-Stout. Wisconsin-Eau … Read more
The ECAC Northeast isn’t necessarily being turned upside down in the final two weeks of the regular season, but with two games remaining on the schedule for each team, the season-long marathon will most likely come down to a sprint for the top five teams in the conference. After the weekend, Curry remains in first … Read more