Assumption’s Jonathan Surrette (10) is the winner of the 25th Joe Concannon Award recognizing the best American-born player at the D-II/III level in New England. The Woburn, MA resident had a phenomenal season for the Greyhounds recording 34 goals and 31 assists for 65 points in 33 games establishing a new scoring record during … Read more
The last four teams now travel to Utica, NY to battle it out in the Frozen Four for the national championship. Two teams from the east will face two teams from the west in Friday’s semifinal round to determine the championship title contenders to play on Sunday. There are lots of great storylines including … Read more
After a juggernaut season where Hobart has gone unbeaten in the regular season and SUNYAC tournament, established a new home win-streak, surpassing the great Cornell teams of the early 1970’s, surrendered less than one goal per game with fourteen total shutouts and finished ranked at the No. 1 spot in the country from pre-season … Read more
The quarterfinal round on Saturday offered much more closely contested outcomes with three one-goal games including an overtime match-up between Norwich and Hamilton and a double OT thriller between Aurora and Endicott. Wisconsin-Stout stunned Utica and Hobart took down St. Norbert to punch their ticket to the Frozen four and keep the fire burning … Read more
Last weekend saw all the home teams take care of business except one where Norwich defeated Salve Regina. Saturday night finds the top two seeds ready to fight for their spot in this year’s D-III Frozen Four as part of three key east v. west quarterfinal games while Norwich and Hamilton face-off with the … Read more
This year’s NCAA tournament features some very intriguing first round matchups that defied past geographical considerations and made for some exciting D-III hockey. Hobart and Endicott enjoyed their first-round byes but now know who is coming to their barn for the quarterfinal round. Here is how the first round of the NCAA tournament went … Read more
Everyone has played to get in, but only 14 teams remain in contention for the national championship with six teams dropping out of the chase after the results of this Saturday’s first round action. Hobart and Endicott earned first round byes but will be watching with interest to see who advances to the … Read more
Having slayed their dragon that is Geneseo in the UCHC title game, Utica now prepares for hosting a first-round game with surprise NESCAC champions, Williams on Saturday night. Some style changes were employed to defeat a Knights team that owned the Pioneers in previous meetings, including last year’s conference title game – with their … Read more
Having won the inaugural Little East Conference championship last Saturday, the Norwich Cadets and their first-year head coach and Norwich hockey alum, Dominick Dawes, are looking to continue their strong play in the NCAA tournament starting with Saturday’s first round matchup with at-large bid recipient, Salve Regina. “We certainly didn’t have the usual prep … Read more
Like most of the regular season, there were ups and downs, twists and turns and surprises aplenty across all the title games this weekend with rare exception. There were overtimes, favorites upset and one Cinderella-run from a No. 6 seed all the way to the NESCAC title to name just a few things that … Read more
Hobart will go for a four-peat as one of 14 teams in this year’s NCAA D-III men’s hockey tournament field. Hobart — which boasts a 34-game win streak — was an automatic qualifier as champions of the State University of New York Athletic Conference and received a first-round bye, along with Conference of New England … Read more
It’s the final weekend of the season where conference champions will be crowned and the field set for the national tournament. Lots of conferences reflecting the No 1 v. No 2 matchup for the title but at this point of the season it’s not about seeding it’s about playing your best brand of hockey … Read more
While still a young program, the Anna Maria AmCats have the opportunity to do something on Saturday that could only have been dreamed about just eight short years ago. Playing as an independent team, there was no league to win nor easy way to qualify for the national tournament. Fast forward to year two … Read more
While many of the conferences are setup in a No. 1 v. No 2 scenario for the conference title this upcoming weekend, how the conferences got there certainly was some captivating hockey with several surprises and overtimes aplenty. The semifinal round for almost all the leagues is in the books. Here is how things … Read more
What a wild first round night across the D-II/III landscape with multiple overtime games and challengers giving favorites a lot of stress in opening round playoff action. Nazareth needed a late rally and double overtime to beat Albertus Magnus and Chatham went one period more, needing three overtimes to take out Brockport. One NCAA … Read more
There is a ton of mid-week first-round or quarterfinal round action to take note of this final week of February. Winners won’t get to relax for long with semifinal games scheduled for the weekend. Picking GOTW slates in two phases based on early results so here is Part 1 for the mid-week excitement upcoming. … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation today announced five finalists for this year’s award, presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen.
Well, that’s a wrap!! Leagues playing their final weekends saw battles for the top spot as well as tiebreakers invoked to determine who plays in post-season tournament action. Just goes to show that every point matters right to the bitter end. Oh, and there were some playoff games contested as well that set up … Read more
For nearly seventy-five years, the Walter Brown Award has represented the very best of American-born players at the highest level of college hockey in New England. Started in 1953 and presented by the Gridiron Club of New England (formerly Greater Boston), the award recognized excellence on the ice, academic excellence, sportsmanship and leadership. It … Read more
This is what every team has worked so hard for – be in a position to play in the conference tournament where every team reverts to 0-0 on the season and hopes for championships are renewed in a very short season. Got to get in to play and many conferences showcase those battles from … Read more