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
Today’s game between Wentworth and Curry has been postponed, according to the Colonels’ athletic website. The game was the final regular season contest for both teams and was set to take place at 4:35 in Milton, Mass. No makeup date has been announced. The postponement comes after 28 Curry players were hospitalized for nitrous dioxide … Read more
Here’s a look at the final weekend of ECAC Northeast play and what’s on deck for the MASCAC as well. ECAC Northeast Saturday, Feb. 19 Suffolk at Western New England: A fight for the last playoff spot, as Western New England’s 3-1 win over Nichols Wednesday moved them into a tie with the Rams, who … Read more
I was a less-than-superlative 2-3 in last week’s picks, which I blame on Valentine’s Day. I had love in my eye instead of the requisite analytical lens that enables me to critically size up teams in their respective encounters. The end result included missteps in picking a surging Wisconsin-Stevens Point beating Wisconsin-Stout at home Feb. … Read more
And then there was one… It may be hard to believe but this is the final week of the regular season and a lot is riding on the final two games for many teams in both conferences. Everyone at the D-III level (no St. Anselm or St. Michael’s) is in the ECAC East conference tournament … Read more
What Does It All Mean? First, let’s talk about what we do know after the penultimate weekend of the regular season. Oswego will finish first, but we knew that last week. Fredonia will finish sixth — yes, Cortland can tie them, but Fredonia won both match ups this year, and thus would win the tiebreaker. … Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you hopeless romantics out there! If your social calendar is a little light and your Facebook page isn’t popping with friend requests, status updates or notifications on the trendiest party, then maybe your fondness and affinity for your favorite hockey team will help their cause this week entering the … Read more
The playoff races are going down to the wire, spring training kicks off today, and of course it’s Beanpot Monday. Here’s a look back at the past weekend on this busy Monday. The MASCAC standings straightened out a bit, while Johnson and Wales and Curry remain tied atop the ECAC Northeast entering the final week … Read more
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference faces the prospect of a four-way tie for first place as the regular season concludes this weekend. St. Thomas’ two-game sweep over Bethel pulled the Tommies into a first-place tie with Hamline (13-5-5, 8-2-4) on 20 points. However, St. Thomas (14-9-2, 9-5-2) is idle this weekend, which means the Pipers … Read more
It’s not even the weekend yet and already the standings have flipped in both conferences thanks to some pre-weekend games Thursday. In the ECAC Northeast, Curry topped Nichols 6-1 to move into a tie with Johnson and Wales for first. The lose marks the third in a row for the Bisons, who slip into fifth. … Read more
After a 5-0 week, I’m feeling sassy. However, in reality, the superlative channeling performance was probably due more to a case of even a blind squirrel finding a nut once in awhile. The overall pick’s record is 30-19-4 with only a weekend or two – depending on the league – left to predict. The clairvoyance … Read more
It might as well be the playoffs now as every game remaining is of critical importance for teams making a push to either get in the playoff picture or improve their lot come seeding time in two weekends. Lots of intriguing match-ups this week with a battle for the top spot in the ECAC East on Friday … Read more
Plattsburgh leapfrogs into third After Friday’s action, the scene was set for the Plattsburgh at Morrisville showdown. The Mustangs had 13 points while Plattsburgh had 12 points, as did Buffalo State. Morrisville started the game with Nick Kulas scoring 2:24 after the opening faceoff. Then Plattsburgh scored three unanswered goals in a 6:03 span — … Read more