Hockey Humanitarian announces 12 nominees for 2026
Twelve collegiate hockey players have been nominated for the 2026 Hockey Humanitarian Award, its Foundation announced on Tuesday.
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D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey Weekend Wrap-up – January 19, 2026
The hunt is on for conference regular season titles, playoff seeding and teams building to their best hockey when it matters most. Lots of great conference battles this week with the prerequisite number of surprises and some new teams positioning themselves in the fray for the top of league standings. Here’s a look at … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey GOTW Picks – January 16, 2026
Here comes another jam-packed weekend of action that finds some interesting and critical league contests and series on tap for everyone’s delight across the country. The conference slate of games sees some ranked opponents facing off as well as some matchups that the favorites might not want to be too complacent with in their … Read more
Blugolds showing that goaltending and depth can create wins
After a 5-4-1 start to the season, Wisconsin – Eau Claire has found their formula for winning hockey as the Blugolds are unbeaten since early December and are preparing for the WIAC conference battles to come in the second half. “We have started to play some really good hockey,” stated head coach Matt Loen. … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey Weekend Wrap-up – January 12, 2026
Some teams have certainly found their game already in the second half while others have seen the surprise outcome (formerly known as the upset bug) de-rail their momentum, at least temporarily. Lots to review and assess from some great action across the country this past weekend. Here’s a look at some of the drama … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey GOTW Picks – January 9, 2026
It is the second weekend in the New Year and while there are still non-conference games in abundance, the serious conference schedules are beginning everywhere as teams ramp up their game in the second half. Every point matters more from here to the end of the regular season so if you did make a … Read more
Foley leading Ravens back to top of NE-10 standings
Thomas Wolfe is famous for his quote that “you can’t go home again.” For new Franklin Pierce head coach Conor Foley, the Ravens program is truly his home, and he is thrilled for the coaching opportunity at his alma mater as well as the return of the team to being competitive in the NE-10 … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey Weekend Wrap-up – January 5, 2026
Well, consistent with the first half of the season, the second half is already off to a flying start that included some terrific holiday tournaments, great non-conference action and ranked opponents wasting no time in getting re-acquainted on the ice. Here’s this week’s wrap-up of the many tournaments and other exciting matchups that took … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey GOTW Picks – January 1, 2026
Happy New Year everyone! Hoping that your Thursday will be full of family, good food and better friends… While some teams are taking a break over the opening holiday weekend to start out 2026, there are some terrific holiday tournaments, a Florida college hockey jamboree and some terrific non-conference action to take in across … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey Weekend Wrap-up – December 15, 2025
And now we are done for the first half of the season, but not without yet more exciting hockey headed into the semester break. Time to rest, refresh, enjoy the holiday season and time away from the rink before ramping it up again in the second half to start the New Year. Here is … Read more
A D-III Letter to Santa
What a blur that was! Just like Santa’s fantastic trip around the globe on Christmas Eve, the first half of the 2025-26 season went by in a flash leaving us wanting much more in the New Year! And so, in the spirit of the season, and in advance of the annual requests to the … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey GOTW Picks – December 9, 2025
Just one week remains on the calendar and teams aren’t “going through the motions” just to wrap up the semester. Nobody wants to stew on a loss for a couple of weeks over the holidays without remedy so the effort will be there from opening puck drop until the final horn. Not a lot … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey Weekend Wrap-up – December 8, 2025
There were many marque matchups this past weekend featuring ranked teams in important conference action with points and positions in the standings on the line. Just two teams remain without a loss this season (Hobart and Hamilton) showing off the ever-present parity across the D-II/III landscape. Here’s this week’s wrap-up of the key matchups … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey GOTW Picks – December 5, 2025
Well, last weekend saw a number of teams fall from the ranks of the unbeaten while several other teams earned hard fought holiday tournament titles to further validate their play and build positive momentum. The first half is rapidly coming to a close with some teams already having completed the early portion of their … Read more
Green Knights poised for strong finish to “first season”
For the St Norbert Green Knights, the first half has found them playing some of the iron of the NCHA on the road. A two-game series against No. 2 ranked Aurora preceded a series with WIAC contender Wisconsin – Eau Claire before SNC closes out the first half with two more road games against … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey Wrap-up – December 1, 2025
And then there were two… While Hobart and Oswego didn’t play this weekend (great foreshadowing for next weekend), Babson, Bowdoin, Salve Regina and UNE all fell from the unbeaten ranks showing that parity is going to play a major role in determining the best of the best in the remaining schedule. There were trophies … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey GOTW Picks – November 25, 2025
Happy Thanksgiving everyone and hoping that your Thursday will be full of family, good food and better friends… While some teams are taking a break over the holiday weekend to close out November, there are some interesting holiday tournaments and non-conference action to delight all “puckheads” out there looking for something other than football … Read more
New Hawks program learning on the fly
The Roger Williams Hawks are one of five new D-III teams playing this season at the NCAA level. Like Beloit, Hiram and St John Fisher, the Hawks have already tasted victory with their opening season 4-3 overtime win over Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Since opening night, the Hawks have struggled in five consecutive losses but there are … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey Weekend Wrap-up – November 24, 2025
Here we are one month into the season and the key word with minor exception is parity. Yes, there are a few unbeaten and untied teams out there like Hobart, Oswego, UNE, Salve Regina, Hamilton and Bowdoin to name them, but everywhere there are games that are surprises and teams proving the adage that … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey GOTW Picks – November 21, 2025
And the hits, as in great matchups, just keep coming across the D-II/III landscape… The NCHA features a second battle in as many weekends as the No. 2 (Aurora) and No. 3 (St Norbert) play a two-game series just a week removed from a thrilling Aurora v. Adrian series. Elsewhere the league battles are … Read more