Following this weekend’s 9-2 and 7-0 wins over Plymouth State and Suffolk, Trinity head coach Matt Greason was very pleased with how his team played in their return from the holiday break. While there is still a lot of hockey left to play, he believes his team is both heathy and hungry for success in … Read more
Arcadia has named Adam Novack as its assistant coach for the team that will start play in 2021-22 (photo: Walt Dmoch).
Holiday tournaments are usually filled with upsets to start the New Year and this past weekend was no exception with tournament wins by Elmira, Cortland, Hobart, Wesleyan and St. Mary’s at the Oswego tournament. Other teams like Trinity, Utica and Geneseo showed that they were ready for all comers in their return from the holiday … Read more
If Saint Mary’s was looking to open 2020 with a bang, it accomplished the mission. The Cardinals made a statement on a trip out East, winning both of their games over nationally ranked teams to claim the championship at the Oswego State Hockey Classic, including a 1-0 win over the 10th-ranked host team. They finished … Read more
The first set of games of 2020 are about to get underway. Wisconsin-Superior opens the weekend against Northland and has an opportunity to take sole possession of first place in the WIAC. Lake Forest and Trine square off in one of the bigger matchups of the weekend in the NCHA. Saint John’s faces a key … Read more
It is the New Year and a fresh start for every team getting back on the ice either in tournament or non-conference action to get their game back into high-gear. I could use a refresh as well on the game picks as I finished the first-half with an uninspiring record of 4-3-2 (.556) in the … Read more
Here we go hockey fans. The second half of the season is about to begin. The west region of the Division III hockey world has an interesting look and is shaping up to be as competitive as ever. Check out a few of the storylines to keep an eye on over the final few months … Read more
For most teams, the holiday break represented a body of work that included lots of workout time, captains’ practices, formal practices and about 10-12 games on the schedule. For Oswego, that body of work began in earnest prior to a European trip to play Swiss and Italian competition while touring and enjoying the cultural experiences … Read more
Jake Bresser was at a family Christmas when he first had an interest in hockey sparked inside of him. One of his cousins, then a player at Marian, put a pair of skates on him. The rest is history. “We were bored one day and he threw a pair of skates on me. I loved … Read more
With all but ten games remaining on the docket this weekend, the first half of the season is all but in the books. So much has happened in the east over the last month and a half including big shifts in national rankings, dark horses asserting themselves in conference play and truly unbelievable individual performances … Read more
Upsets abounded again this weekend as Hobart lost a pair of games, Norwich lost to Castleton, Franklin Pierce downed St. Anselm and Stevenson took down Utica. And that’s a look at just a few of the games across the East this past weekend where many teams closed out the first half of their schedules – … Read more
It is the last weekend of the first half for some and that implies a pretty big sense of urgency in closing out the first half with some positive momentum. I could use some of that positivity as well as my picks last week finished at 9-7-0 (.563) which certainly does not help my winning … Read more
Hello December. It’s that time of the year when conference play heats up. A lot of great matchups on the horizon this weekend. St. Thomas and Augsburg are both looking to stay at the top of the MIAC standings. In the WIAC, Wisconsin-Stevens Point is in need of a couple of wins while Wisconsin-Superior looks … Read more
John Peterson started playing hockey at a young age. He had a couple of cousins that played the game and ihis friends got involved in the sport as well. “I gave it a try and liked it from the start,” Peterson said. It’s worked out well for Peterson, who is now a senior forward at … Read more
The Stevenson College Mustangs finished last season with a disappointing 10-15-0 overall record and finished 7-11-0 in UCHC play just one season removed from competing near the top of the league standings. So far this season the team is 7-1-0 overall and 4-1-0 in the league and benefiting from “hitting the reset button” after last … Read more
Tournament play and rivalry games where just about anything can happen and usually does. Case in point, Middlebury knocked off in-state rival and No. 1 ranked Norwich in the first round of the Primelink tournament. Salve Regina lost to Utica in tournament play and Williams upset Geneseo in non-conference action. Lots of hardware handed out … Read more
It was a tough weekend for the reigning national champs. Both Marian and Concordia Wisconsin pulled off upsets against the sixth-ranked team in the country. Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Wisconsin-Superior both looked good on the road, with the third-ranked Blugolds winning the Primelink Great Northern Shootout behind two dominant performances. Lake Forest earned a weekend sweep … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. We’ve reached the final weekend of the month and there is plenty of hockey on tap, including a showdown between Marian and sixth-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point tonight. Friday Concordia at Bethel The Royals face a Falcons team that has won three of its last five.Brandon Picard leads the Falcons with three goals and … Read more
Troy York couldn’t wait to get back on the ice. Out the entire offseason as well as the first three games of the regular season while recovering from an ACL injury, the Wisconsin-Superior standout finally got his chance last weekend. “I had surgery in May and worked hard over the summer to get back to … Read more
With so few non-conference games available on schedules, the Thanksgiving week offers a plethora of tournaments and power conference action to bolster the resumes of teams looking to compete on the national stage in the spring. Hoisting some hard-earned hardware in the first half will also bolster morale for teams in search of championship designations. … Read more