Elmira’s biggest rival spices up NCAA first round

While the body of work included wins over other NCAA tournament teams like Geneseo and Babson, Elmira finds a very familiar opponent from their current conference and dating back to the days of the old ECAC West in Saturday’s first round NCAA matchup. It’s their biggest and oldest rival, Hobart on the schedule and the … Read more

Hobart hoping number seven is lucky

The Hobart Statesmen have established a new record for consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament with their seventh coming this year on an at-large bid. While the consistency has been remarkable, Hobart is looking to payoff their place in the tournament with a national championship and their coach Mark Taylor knows how hard that is … Read more

Re-tooled Trinity squad finding its game at the right time

The NESCAC champions from Trinity are riding an eight game win streak to close out the regular season and conference tournament. During the NESCAC playoffs, the Bantams surrendered just one goal in three games playing stifling defense and scoring early and opportunistically to advance into the NCAA tournament. The early part of the season did … Read more

Battle-tested Beavers readying for NCAA challenge

With three teams from the NEHC in the NCAA tournament, the quality of the league overall and schedule of tough games found every weekend tests the resolve of every team. The conference champions from Babson feel like they are battle-tested and appreciate the opportunity to take the next step in the 12-team field selected for … Read more

Panthers in hot pursuit of NCAA success

For the fifth time in program history, the Plymouth State Panthers will play an opening round NCAA game in the 2022 tournament bracket looking for their first win on the national stage. With a core group of returning seniors and graduate students, PSU won their third consecutive MASCAC title to earn the conference auto-bid and … Read more

Cortland hockey coaches Cardarelli, Castriota and Harper selected 2021-22 SUNYAC coaching staff of the year

Cortland men’s hockey head coach Joe Cardarelli and assistant coaches Stephen Castriota and Nick Harper have been selected as the 2021-22 SUNYAC coaching staff of the year. Cortland finished the season with a 15-10-2 overall record for the second-highest win total in school history. The Red Dragons finished fourth in the SUNYAC regular season with … Read more

D-II/III East Hockey Weekend Wrap-up – March 6, 2022

The prize was there for all to see and no matter how your team got to the semifinals or finals of the conference tournament, there was everything to play for in this ultimate week of conference action. So, congratulations to Assumption, Babson, Geneseo, Plymouth State, Trinity, University of New England and Utica who played great … Read more

St. Olaf, UW-Eau Claire, Adrian claim conference crowns in hockey

One, two, three.  Those are the seeds St. Olaf beat during a remarkable run through the MIAC tournament that ended Saturday night with a stunning win over top-seeded and nationally ranked Augsburg. Already riding the high of road wins over second-seeded Concordia and third-seeded Saint John’s, the seventh-seeded Oles rose to the occasion once again, … Read more

D-III West Weekend Hockey Picks — March 4, 2022

By Brian Lester Championship weekend is here in the west region of NCAA Division III hockey, and among the matchups is a top five showdown between Adrian and St. Norbert. Those rivals will play for the NCHA tournament crown on Saturday night. Two other top 10 teams are in action as well. Augsburg, ranked fourth … Read more

Wilkes’ Flynn named MAC offensive player of year, Stevenson’s Kenny defensive player of year, King’s Cooper top rookie, Wilkes’ Hynes best coach

The 2021-22 all-MAC men’s hockey team has been announced, in addition to individual awards for the 2021-22 season. Wilkes senior Donald Flynn was named offensive player of the year, while Stevenson junior Ryan Kenny is defensive player of the year, King’s freshman Jack Cooper rookie of the year, and Wilkes’ Tyler Hynes coach of the … Read more

St. Norbert’s Bates collects NCHA men’s player of year honors, while Green Knights’ teammates Fraser top freshman, Adrian’s Krug repeats as best coach

The NCHA men’s conference has announced the 2021-22 season award winners, including player of the year, coach of the year, freshman of the year, the all-conference team, and the all-freshman team. The 2021-22 player of the year is Peter Bates, a senior forward at St. Norbert. He not only paced the conference in scoring but … Read more

Utica focused on a strong finish in the UCHC

Currently standing at No. 2 in the nation, the 24-2-1 (17-0-1 in conference play) Utica Pioneers have already established a new threshold for wins in a season but look to add so much more over the upcoming weeks. This Saturday, the Pioneers host the No. 8 ranked Wilkes Colonels for the UCHC championship – the … Read more

Brockport’s Romeo, Cortland’s Durante, Geneseo’s Morgan honored with top SUNYAC men’s hockey awards for 2021-22 season

The SUNYAC announced Thursday the 2022 men’s hockey top awards which are nominated and voted on by the conference coaches. The honors include the Herb Hammond Player of the Year, defensive player of the year, goaltender of the year, and rookie of the year. Brockport’s Ryan Romeo is a co-player of the year and defensive … Read more

Endicott’s O’Brien a dual CCC winner, picking up conference player, goalie of year awards for ’21-22 campaign

The Commonwealth Coast Conference recently announced its 2021-22 all-conference teams and major award winners. Voting for the all-CCC teams and major awards was conducted by the eight CCC men’s head coaches following the conclusion of the regular season. Endicott goaltender Conor O’Brien took home two major awards as he was voted both CCC Player of … Read more

Former St. Scholastica hockey coach Moore cited for major NCAA infractions

Former St. Scholastica men’s hockey head coach Kevin Moore committed NCAA violations when he provided impermissible benefits consisting of loans for off-campus housing accommodations and a meal to multiple student-athletes, the NCAA announced Wednesday, though Moore was not cited by name but was coach of the Saints during the time frame of the violations. The … Read more