The NCAA tournament field is set and all three conference champions from the west region are headed to the tourney. St. Thomas and Adrian punched automatic bids by winning their respective conference titles while Wisconsin-Eau Claire won the WIAC, and though not auto bid is up for grabs in the league, the Blugolds are headed … Read more
As expected, championship weekend had a bit of everything including a big upset, an extension of an incredible shutout streak, and home favorites closing out their title dreams with wins in front of their faithful fans. Auto-bids have been claimed and now teams that didn’t win their league are anxiously awaiting the NCAA tournament announcements … Read more
Well, here we go. Three conference titles in the west will be decided tonight. Two of the championship games (the MIAC and NCHA) have automatic bids on the line. The WIAC does not have an auto bid but at least one team should get in. Here are my game picks for the title games. MIAC … Read more
Four wins in a row for St. Thomas, Concordia and St. Norbert. Nine wins in a row for Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Twelve consecutive wins for Adrian. Wisconsin-Eau Claire has won its last two games. Momentum is eveything and every team has it in some form heading into conference championship weekend in the west region. Only time … Read more
It is finally the weekend teams all aspired to way back in the fall of 2019. Championship weekend is here and there is hope for all the remaining teams to hoist their conference championship trophy. No need for hype – coaches likely focused on trying to keep teams on an even keel for the big … Read more
After finishing the regular season at 7-15-3 and going 1-7-2 in their last ten conference games, Wentworth has generated some post season magic as the No. 6 seed in the competitive CCC playoffs. In a matter of just a matter of four days, the Leopards have gone on the road and upset No. 3 seed … Read more
The NESCAC has announced its major award winners and All-NESCAC Teams for the 2019-20 season (photo: Trinity Athletics).
The UCHC has announced announce its 2019-20 men’s All-Conference Teams and major award winners (photo: Utica Athletics).
The NCAA has established a COVID-19 advisory panel of leading medical, public health and epidemiology experts from their respective fields of study and NCAA member schools to guide its response to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease.
Anything can happen in the playoffs as evidenced by the number of overtime wins and upsets last week pulled off by Wentworth, Franklin Pierce, Nichols, Nazareth, Stonehill and Potsdam to name a few that stunned higher seeds in early round action. While some of the other favorites won and advanced a few nationally ranked teams … Read more
There are no surprises when it comes to how the NCHA and WIAC tournaments played out over the weekend as teams accustomed to playing for those titles will do it one more time. Meanwhile in the MIAC, there will be a new champion for sure after Concordia ended Augsburg’s bid to win a fifth consecutive … Read more
It is a quick turnaround for many teams entering the playoffs and the final push towards a conference championship. Upsets abounded last weekend and already this week with Nazareth, Wentworth and Potsdam all taking out higher seeds in conference tournament play. Now is a time where the cream needs to rise to the top in … Read more
The matchups are set and it’s time to play some win-or-go-home hockey. The semifinal round of the MIAC and NCHA tournaments are set for Saturday and it’s just a one-game setting. In the WIAC, the semifinalists will play a two-game series starting tonight. Here are my picks on how the games will play out this … Read more
It’s that time of the year where it’s win or go home. MIAC tournament gets underway and action in the NCHA and WIAC tournaments continue as teams battle for the right to win their respective conference championship. Check out a quick preview below of the games on tap for this week. MIAC St. Thomas (12-10-3) … Read more
The 2020 SUNYAC All-Conference Teams have been announced, as nominated and voted on by the conference coaches.
The Commonwealth Coast Conference on Tuesday announced its 2019-20 All-Conference Teams and major award winners (photo: UNE Athletics).
The 2019-20 All-MAC Team has been announced, in addition to several individual awards (photo: Wilkes Athletics).
For the second-consecutive season, Franklin Pierce’s Alex Lester has been voted the Northeast-10 Player of the Year, becoming just the fourth player to earn multiple Player of the Year honors since the NE-10 began in 1999-2000 (photo: Franklin Pierce Athletics).
There isn’t much time for teams to transition from the regular season mindset to playoff mode but for teams in the CCC, SUNYAC and UCHC, the playoff journey starts on Tuesday and Wednesday with first round games. Here is a quick preview of the games on tap as teams pursue their all-important conference championships. CCC … Read more
King’s announced Tuesday afternoon that Stephen Mallaro will not return in 2020-21 as the head coach of the men’s hockey team.