D-III Women’s Hockey Preseason Preview – More competition amongst top teams, a new program, and teams to look out for

D-III Women’s Hockey is finally back as we await the first puck drops of the opening season this Friday, October 28, 2022. We saw a huge leap in the overall competition within the top teams last season, closing the skill-gap further between the bottom-half and the top-half ranked teams. While the common group of top … Read more

Adrian tabs former men’s hockey player Coykendall as new assistant coach for Bulldogs’ women’s hockey team

Adrian has announced the hiring of Trevor Coykendall as the new assistant coach of the women’s hockey team. Coykendall was part of the Bulldogs’ men’s team’s national championship run this past spring. Over 31 games during the 2021-22 campaign, he posted a career-best 26 points on 13 goals and 13 assists, including the game-winning tally … Read more

Longtime Adrian athletic director Duffy announces retirement, effective June 30

After leading the Adrian College athletic department for the last 17 years, athletic director Michael Duffy has announced his retirement, scheduled for the end of June. Duffy is a 1982 graduate of Adrian, where he was a member of the football team, winning the 1980 MIAA championship. After graduation, Duffy jumped straight into coaching which … Read more

Trine’s Wilson garners NCHA women’s player of year honors, while Aurora’s Matson takes top rookie, Finlandia’s Macy wins coaching accolades

The NCHA women’s conference has announced the 2021-22 season award winners, including player of the year, coach of the year, freshman of the year, the all-conference team, and the all-freshman team. The 2021-22 player of the year is Brandi Wilson, a senior forward at Trine. She not only paced the conference in scoring but currently … Read more

COVID-19 protocols postpone Lake Forest-Adrian women’s hockey series scheduled for Jan. 28-29

The Adrian women’s hockey team has announced the postponement of its upcoming weekend series with Lake Forest due to COVID-19 protocol. The matchup between the conference’s top two teams was originally slated to take place on Friday, January 28 and Saturday, January 29 at the Arrington Ice Arena. At this time, no makeup dates have … Read more

Defending Slaats Cup champion Adrian tabbed top team in NCHA women’s preseason coaches poll

Adrian has again been picked by league coaches to place first in the upcoming NCHA regular season, according to the results of the coaches preseason poll. The Bulldogs are seven-time defending regular-season champions and are coming off an undefeated campaign in which they went a near-perfect 20-0-1, topped by a victory in the Slaats Cup … Read more

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

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

Women’s D-III picks March 6: conference tournament finals offer competitive games

Friday, March 6 St. Scholastica at Lake Forest St. Scholastica scored a big upset last week, but Lake Forest, despite its bouts of inconsistency is the second-best team in the country for a reason. Lake Forest 3-1 Saturday, March 7 Colonial Hockey University of New England at Endicott The Gulls are undefeated in conference play. … Read more