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NCHA announces men’s, women’s hockey conferences to resume play with 2021 schedule due out early January

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In an announcement Wednesday, NCHA membership has endorsed a plan for a resumption of competition during the 2021 winter season. “The NCHA is committed to doing its best to provide a quality student-athlete experience in a manner that is safe for student-athletes, coaches, administrators, campuses, and local communities,” reads a statement from the conference. A … Read more

St. Norbert announces school will not play men’s, women’s hockey during 2020-21 season due to COVID-19

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St. Norbert announced Monday that the school will not participate in the 2020-21 men’s and women’s hockey seasons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The cancellation of the hockey seasons follows the college’s overall decision to not play fall and winter sports as a whole during the current academic year. St. Norbert officially cancelled its … Read more

WIAC votes to resume winter sports – including men’s, women’s hockey – with precautions on Feb. 1, 2021

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The WIAC Council of Chancellors announced Dec. 11 that it has voted to resume winter sports competition for the 2020-21 season in February, contingent upon the securing of ongoing COVID-19 testing. The plan requires all WIAC institutions to secure testing for student-athletes, support staff and game officials in order to provide safe competition environments during … Read more

Minnesota State men’s hockey adds home series with NCAA D-III Milwaukee School of Engineering Dec. 12-13

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Minnesota State announced today that it would host Milwaukee School of Engineering in a two-game home nonconference series, Dec. 12-13 in Mankato, Minn. The series replaces the previously scheduled nonconference home series with Northern Michigan set for Dec. 11-12 that was canceled last week. The first game of the series with MSOE will be played … Read more

Bulldogs battle Lakers tough in weekend series

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Adrian played Lake Superior State tough in a two-game series over the weekend. The Bulldogs dropped the opener 5-3  on Friday and lost 2-1 in the finale Saturday. Andrew Bellant came through with a goal and an assist in Friday’s game while Nic Tallarico recorded a career-best 34 saves.  Ryan Butler and Sam Ruffin also … Read more

Most teams remain off the ice rather than on it in Division III

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While most NCAA Division III hockey teams have had their seasons put on ice for now because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a handful of teams in the west region have actually gotten onto the ice. Though no official conference games have been played, schools were given the chance to schedule games at their own discretion. … Read more

COVID forces NEHC to cancel men’s, women’s regular season, 2021 postseason tournament

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The directors of the NEHC have come to the difficult decision to cancel the league’s regular-season schedule and 2021 NEHC championship tournament – for both the men and women – due to the coronavirus pandemic. The conference had previously announced the postponement of the 2020 portion of this season’s schedule in July. Member institutions – … Read more

Brockport coach Dickinson diagnosed with cancer; GoFundMe created to help offset expenses

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Brockport coach Brian Dickinson has been diagnosed with cancer. According to the recently-created GoFundMe account, “Coach Dickinson has been the face of Brockport Hockey since 1996. He is well-known to the local community and has dedicated the better part of his career to giving back to youth organizations in the greater Brockport area. “As a … Read more

Rivier tabs Williams assistant Sorenson as first coach for new D-III men’s hockey team, which starts in ’21-22

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Rivier has named Eric Sorenson as the first head coach for its new NCAA Division III men’s hockey program, set to launch with the 2021-22 season. Currently an assistant coach at Williams, Sorenson joins the Raiders with a wealth of experience in player recruitment, development, and coaching. “We are pleased to welcome Eric to Raiders … Read more

‘Risks are far too great’ as MASCAC makes decision to cancel 2020-21 hockey season

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The NCAA has released winter sport guidelines and the state of Massachusetts recently updated their winter sport policies. After an in-depth review of the information from the state and NCAA, consultation among the MASCAC presidents, athletic directors, and athletic trainers and after exhausting all possibilities, including a review of the risks involved, the eight MASCAC … Read more