Well last weekend was certainly one filled with great hockey so why not expect more this weekend with some premier teams facing each other in conference play. Last week my predictions finished at 7-4-1 (.625) which isn’t a horrible start but leaves room for improvement. Like my picks I think there are already a few … Read more
Mac Berglove opted to use his extra year of eligibility that he was granted because the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on last season. It has turned out to be a great thing for Saint John’s, which saw Berglove record the fourth shutout of his career last weekend against Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a 1-0 win. “It’s always … Read more
Plymouth State has been the elite team in MASCAC the past few years and is poised to contend again among a host of challengers. Having won the title in 2019-20, the Panthers seek to repeat the feat post-COVID. The conference boasts two long-time coaches combining for over 1150 wins at the D-III level. Bill O’Neill … Read more
The UCHC brings something old (Utica – read more below) and something new (Arcadia joins the league) but expect the competition to be consistently tough among a growing list of challengers for the title. “We are old and big,” said Utica coach Gary Heenan. “This leadership group including our super seniors has won four regular … Read more
When the NCAA tournament was canceled in 2020 due to COVID, 25% of the 12 team field came from the NEHC. When the UCHC was the only conference contested during the 2020-21 season, it was Elmira that won the championship and now starts a new title chase as part of the NEHC this season. The … Read more
The SUNYAC has seen Geneseo win the last three championships contested prior to COVID and four of the last five so the pressure is certainly on the Knights who have high expectations and the most to lose. “I am really surprised that we were picked first in the coaches’ poll,” said head coach Chris Schultz. … Read more
This conference is truly wide open and the battle for just the four playoff spots will be intense. Coach Sean Walsh at SNHU thinks the spots could come down to the final weekend. “It is going to be interesting to see all of the rosters and how the teams on the ice shake out,” said … Read more
The CCC has again flexed in their conference make-up this season as Becker will no longer play in the league and Suffolk returns to the CCC as the eighth team. This year sees the teams playing 21 conference games which doesn’t leave a lot of room for non-conference opponents or tournaments. It therefore puts a … Read more
In a matchup fitting for the NCAA tournament, Wisconsin-Stevens Point and St. Norbert played twice over the weekend. Both games proved to be competitive and the series ended in a split. The Pointers won the opener 4-3 on Friday but were beaten 5-3 in the finale Saturday in a two-game set featuring the last two … Read more
If this past weekend is a true indicator for the level of play, we will see in D-II/III this season, then sign me up for the premium package please! The games were seriously beyond outstanding this weekend with big-time matchups, a shootout to determine a tournament title, overtime games galore, a first ever program win … Read more
Here we go. A new NCAA Division III hockey season is underway and every team here in the west region is looking forward to a full slate of games. The MIAC lost a team and gained a team, the WIAC still technically has the reigning national champion in it – that would be Wisconsin-Stevens Point … Read more
Wow! It is really here! The return of DII-III hockey in New England is on tap for this weekend with a full slate of non-conference action to kickoff the 2021-2022 season. There is great excitement amongst the players, coaches, conferences, institutions and fans – and yes, even with the media covering this great sport. Conference … Read more
A new season means another competitive year ahead in the NCHA. St. Norbert was the only team that didn’t play last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Green Knights are back and ready to compete for a championship. Adrian is poised to be a contender as well and won the title two years … Read more
Things are going to look a little different in the MIAC this season. For starters, St. Thomas is no longer in the league, moving up to Division I, and that in itself is a huge deal as the Tommies were a regular contender in the MIAC. In fact, St. Thomas was the last team to … Read more
After videos went viral last March detailing the inferior weight room setup provided to the women’s basketball championship, NCAA president Mark Emmert commissioned an external gender equity review across all sports. Phase one of the report came out in early August and focused specifically on men’s and women’s basketball. Monday’s report was the second phase … Read more
The Saint Michael’s men’s hockey team’s season-opening home-and-home weekend series with Potsdam will not be played as scheduled, per the established institutional and conference COVID-19 health protocols. The teams plan to reschedule the games later in the season.
Wisconsin-Eau Claire has been selected to win the 2022 WIAC men’s hockey championship, according to a preseason poll conducted by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. The Blugolds have claimed three WIAC regular-season titles and three Commissioner’s Cup trophies in program history – with the most recent in 2020. 2021 WIAC Men’s Preseason … Read more
Wesleyan has announced that the school has hired Joe Ferriss as an assistant coach for the Cardinals’ men’s hockey team. Ferriss was a three-year graduate assistant at UConn from 2018 to 2021, assisting the program with video breakdown of games and practices, developing scouting reports and practice plans. Ferriss graduated from UConn in 2016 with … Read more
Peters Cup champions for the second consecutive season a year ago, Adrian has been picked by league coaches to place first in the upcoming NCHA regular season, according to the results of the coaches preseason poll. The Bulldogs finished the 2020-21 campaign with a 16-6-1 record and went 8-0 in NCHA conference play to win … Read more
It should be another competitive year in the WIAC. Wisconsin-Eau Claire is the favorite going into the season and is seeking its fourth conference title in program history. The Blugolds have also won three league tournament titles. Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Wisconsin-River Falls will also be in the hunt. The Pointers enter the year as the … Read more