Derek Budz was clutch when it mattered. In overtime, in a game featuring two of the nation’s best NCAA Division III hockey teams, the Aurora star delivered Saturday night. He scored a goal with 9.7 seconds remaining in a three-on-three OT session to help the 12th-ranked Spartans edge No. 5 St. Norbert 3-2 That goal … Read more
For some teams the semester break is perfectly timed to get players rested, healed up and re-charged heading into the second half of the season. For Western New England, the break came when the team had just found its game as the Golden Bears shook off a 1-6-0 start to go unbeaten in their last … Read more
The first full weekend of hockey in 2023 has arrived and two of the biggest matchups of the weekend feature nationally ranked opponents squaring off. St. Norbert plays Aurora in a pivotal NCHA series and Augsburg goes on the road to take on UW-Stevens Point. Check out the picks for those games and more below. … Read more
The action will certainly heat up with everyone back this week and conference play dominating the schedule to open January for many teams. Some intriguing pairings that could have tiebreaker implications down the road come seeding for conference tournaments along with a couple of fun tournaments hosted by Plattsburgh and Nichols. I closed out the … Read more
Happy New Year! By all indications the excitement and manner in which anything can happen in any game in D-III has continued on into the second half where Hobart still remains unbeaten; Adrian came east to win the Oswego tournament and Curry upset No. 8 Norwich to take the Northfield Bank Tournament title. Lots of … Read more
Concordia made a statement in one of its final two games of 2022, knocking off nationally ranked Aurora 4-1. The Cobbers defeated the 10th-ranked team in the DCU/USCHO NCAA Division III men’s poll to notch their biggest win of the season. Special teams made the difference. Concordia scored twice on the power play tallied a … Read more
The final weekend of 2022 is here and there is hockey to be played. Two nationally ranked opponents are in action as No. 10 Aurora plays at home against Concordia (Minnesota) while No. 3 Adrian is out East playing in a tournament at Oswego State. A full slate of games returns once we get into … Read more
Happy New Year! The semester break for some teams is officially over after Christmas as teams resume New Year’s tournament play or non-conference games to finish out calendar year 2022 and roll into January 2023. If the first half was any indicator, anything can and will happen so nothing like some trophy winning opportunities to … Read more
Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Now it’s time to focus on hockey again. The second half basically begins this weekend and there are several teams to keep an eye on here in the west region of NCAA Division III hockey. Let’s take a look at five things to watch as we get ready to … Read more
It’s time for another letter to Santa. I should have gotten this out a lot sooner, but hey, as they say, better late than never. And with modern technology alive and well, you don’t have to rely on the mail getting this letter to the North Pole in time. Not sure how much you’ve paid … Read more
Sweden announced their World University Games men’s ice hockey roster and the team includes several players from the D-III ranks. Head coach Johan Kling (former player at Bethel) has selected several key players including Tom Skold from Westfield State who has been named captain of the team. Here is the complete list of D-III players … Read more
Dear Santa – We all have been thoroughly thrilled by the action in D-III in the first half of the 2022-23 season and would collectively be even more excited if you could give us more of the same in the second half, right through the national tournament in March. That may be a lot to … Read more
The NCAA announced Thursday that Charlie Baker, the governor of Massachusetts, will serve as the next NCAA president, assuming the role effective March 2023. Baker succeeds Dr. Mark Emmert, a passionate leader and ambassador for college sports. Emmert will continue to serve the NCAA as a consultant through June 2023. A former collegiate athlete at … Read more
For the first time in the Winter World University Games, the USA men’s ice hockey roster will be comprised by players from the D-III ranks across the country. The coaching staff, led by Hobart’s Mark Taylor, has been analyzing their options and potential players to play in the two-week tournament which kicks off on January … Read more
Augsburg and St. Norbert battled in a top five showdown over the weekend and came away the two teams split the series featuring nationally ranked teams. After losing on Friday night, the fourth-ranked Auggies bounced back on Saturday with a 2-1 win, scoring both goals off the power play, including the game-winner by Dylan Schneider … Read more
And then there was just one left in the east! Hobart remains the sole unbeaten in D-III after a thrilling overtime win over Trinity on Saturday. Elsewhere Tufts knocked Colby from the unbeaten ranks. Upcoming changes in league affiliations were announced and some illness situations on teams knocked games off the schedule in the cases … Read more
It’s the final weekend of hockey before Christmas and there is one weekend battle in particular jumps out. That’s the one between Augsburg and St. Norbert. The two top five teams will face off in a two-game series this weekend. A rivalry game between UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stevens Point is also on tap. Both teams … Read more
The CCC has announced the addition of Johnson and Wales as its newest full conference member. The announcement was made by the CCC board of directors Thursday morning. According to a news release, JWU intends to start competing in the league as early as 2024-25. “On behalf of the Commonwealth Coast Conference board of directors, … Read more
A quick look at the current standings in the UCHC at the semester break finds the Nazareth Golden Flyers atop the standings having finished the first half at 6-2-0 including a five-game win streak to open conference play. Coach George Roll is in his tenth season at Nazareth and believes this team has the potential … Read more
The NEHC has announced that Albertus Magnus as the league’s newest member effective for the 2024-25 hockey season. Both the men’s and women’s programs will join the conference. “The NEHC is excited to welcome Albertus Magnus College as the league’s newest member,” said NEHC commissioner Katie Boldvich in a statement. “We’ve eagerly watched the success … Read more