Here we go. Another year of picking games in the West region of NCAA Division III hockey. The most interesting one of the weekend is the game between St. Thomas and reigning champ Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Friday Concordia at Wisconsin-River Falls The Cobbers are hungry for their first win after losing both games last weekend. They … Read more
Austin Martinsen didn’t need as much time to score his first goal of the season this year. In fact, he scored the first one of the season for the Auggies last Friday night against Saint Scholastica. He ended up with two on the weekend in the sweep of the Saints. “Getting that monkey off the … Read more
It was an outstanding opening weekend with favored wins, upsets galore and some overtime thrillers. Looking for more of the same this week as more conferences jump into league play this week raising the sense of urgency for wins and points. Last week my picks finished at 6-2-1 (.722) so off to a good start … Read more
The Curry Colonels made a splash on the opening weekend of the season when they knocked off not one, but two ranked opponents on the road in come-from-behind fashion. The wins moved Curry into the national rankings, but as conference play begins this weekend, head coach TJ Manastersky is hoping the momentum and experience building … Read more
Nothing like starting the season with NCAA tournament contenders from a year ago facing-off to start the 19-20 campaign. Play is just starting, and we are already seeing great match-ups like UNE v. Norwich, Salve Regina v. Plymouth State, and Geneseo v. Plattsburgh just to name three games featuring nationally ranked teams or pre-season favorites … Read more
In a matchup fitting for the postseason, St. Norbert and Wisconsin-Stevens Point squared off in a battle of nationally ranked teams over the weekend in the season-opening series for both teams. The Green Knights grinded out a 3-2 overtime win over the Pointers Friday night, ending the reigning national champion’s 31-game unbeaten streak, before falling … Read more
The NCHA features two of the best teams in the nation in St. Norbert and Adrian, but the league as a whole is always competitive from top to bottom, and anything can happen on any given weekend. Last Year’s Champion: St. Norbert won the NCHA championship for the 15th time in program history with a … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award is presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” and seeks to recognize college hockey players, male or female, who contribute to local and/or global communities in a true humanitarian spirit (photo: Jim Rosvold).
While most teams are kicking off the new season with non-conference action, the SUNYAC teams will be jumping right into some key conference match-ups while there are other ranked teams looking to get a fast start early in the campaign. It is just great to have D-III hockey starting the season and it certainly looks … Read more
The race for the MIAC title is typically tightly contested and there is little margin for error in the quest for the championship. Augsburg comes into the year as the team to beat but there are plenty of challengers poised to take over the top spot. Below is a preview of the season ahead. Last … Read more
The WIAC always tends to be one of the more competitive conferences in NCAA Division III hockey and is the home of the 2019 national champion in Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The league has a new look this year as Northland is now part of it. Below is a look at the season ahead in the conference. … Read more
The NCAA on Tuesday voted unanimously to permit students participating in athletics the opportunity to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a manner consistent with the collegiate model.”
Arcadia announced Tuesday the hiring of Vincent Pietrangelo as head coach for the men’s hockey team that will start in 2021-22 (photo: Ferris State Athletics).
Curry announced Monday that the men’s hockey team will be moving to the Canton Ice House, effective for the 2019-20 season (photo: Curry College Athletics).
The Aurora men’s hockey team announced Tuesday the addition of Justin Greenberg to the coaching staff for the 2019-20 season (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
After three seasons as the head men’s coach at St. Olaf, Mike Eaves has accepted a job as the head coach of the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters (photo: Melissa Wade).
There are 15 schools represented on the 2019 All-USCHO Men’s D-III teams. Geneseo placed four players on the teams, while six schools placed two players on the teams.
After guiding his team to an unbeaten season and national championship in just his second season as head coach, Tyler Krueger of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has been named the USCHO Coach of the Year for 2019.
With the best goals-against numbers in the nation and having set a single-season shutout record for NCAA competition, Geneseo goaltender Devin McDonals is the USCHO Player of the Year for 2019.
After finishing with 36 points and helping first-year program Wilkes finish with a three seed in the UCHC, Tyler Barrow has been named the USCHO Men’s D-III Rookie of the Year.