After an exceptional year that saw him garner multiple awards and ended with him signing a contract with the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, Colin Larkin of Massachusetts-Boston has been named USCHO’s player of the year.
“I couldn’t wrap my head around it.” That’s what Luke Rivera thought when as a 14-year-old kid in summer school, he received a phone call that his mother, at just 44 years old, suffered an ischemic stroke, leaving half her body paralyzed (photo: Fredonia Athletics).
Coach Tim Coghlin was highly confident and comfortable in his young St. Norbert squad during the season and into the Frozen Four because he knew his 10 freshmen would be going into battle with a true warrior and leader in captain Tanner Froese.
Assistant captain Brad Pung scored at 9:42 of the second OT with a bullet from the right circle as the Green Knights captured their fifth national championship with a 3-2 win over Salve Regina. Captain Tanner Froese assisted on all three St. Norbert goals. Follow all our coverage today from Lake Placid, including live tweets from the games and postgame coverage of the championship. (photo: Angelo Lisuzzo).
It’s the weekend of the Frozen Four in Lake Placid, New York. Who will win today’s semifinals and advance to the championship? Our writers have a difference of opinion on the matter. Weekend picks: March 23
NCAA Division II-III men’s head coaches have recognized the top 31 hockey players in their division by selecting them as CCM Hockey/AHCA All-Americans for 2017-18 (photo: St. Norbert Athletics).
UMass Boston senior forward Colin Larkin has been chosen as the 2018 winner of the Sid Watson Award, symbolic of the best NCAA Division III men’s player (photo: UMass Boston Athletics).
Colby head coach Blaise MacDonald has been named winner of the Edward Jeremiah Award as the CCM/AHCA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year (photo: Colby College Athletics).
Wisconsin-Stevens Point looks to return to the top Wisconsin-Stevens Point is one of the powerhouses of NCAA Division III hockey, and this tournament is their 14th in program history. Though the Pointers are in familiar territory, getting to this point in the postseason is something they know doesn’t come easy. They come in sporting a … Read more
While Colby and Salve Regina don’t have the Frozen Four experience of their opponents, they do have plenty to draw from as they prepare for the final weekend of the men’s D-III season.
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Tuesday night that UMass Boston senior forward Colin Larkin is the winner of the 18th Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England at the Division II/III level (photo: Paul Brandon/UMass Boston).
Colby upset Geneso on a last-second goal by Justin Grillo, No. 5 Wisconsin-Stevens Point topped No. 2 Adrian, and No. 1 St. Norbert and No. 6 Salve Regina advanced as well.
Eight teams vie for a slot in the Frozen Four next weekend in Lake Placid, New York. Our D-III columnists, Brian Lester and Tim Costello, pick this weekend’s slate of games.
Augsburg, seeking a return to the Frozen Four for the first time in 20 years, has a familiar opponent in St. Norbert standing in its way. The Auggies hope they can reverse their recent string of results against the Green Knights.
Sean Lawrence, a transfer from Division I Quinnipiac, hit the reset button in the second half with his teammates for the Colby Mules, and now they find themselves one game from the Frozen Four.
The quarterfinals are set. There were a couple of minor upsets on the weekend and plenty of stellar play. Our columnists break down the results.
They’ve picked separately to this point, but with the NCAA tournament starting, our writers, Brian Lester and Tim Costello, will go head-to-head the rest of the way. Already, they see a couple of games differently. Who will win the postseason picks race?
The seven teams from the East in the NCAA tournament include several making their first-ever appearance. Tim Costello previews each squad and their chances of making the Frozen Four.
The five teams from the West include three of the top four teams in the country in St. Norbert, Adrian, and Wisconsin-Stevens Point, as well as No. 11 Augsburg and No. 14 Marian. Brian Lester previews all five, and offers his opinion and why the will or won’t make the Frozen Four.
UMass Dartmouth junior forward Jonathan Ruiz has been named the 2017-18 MASCAC Player of the Year and headlines the All-Conference First Team as voted on by conference coaches (photo: UMass Dartmouth Athletics).