Nichols has named Mike O’Grady head coach of the women’s hockey program. O’Grady comes to Nichols after spending the 2016-17 season as an assistant women’s coach at Maine. “I am grateful for the opportunity to join Nichols College,” said O’Grady in a statement. “I would like to thank [Nichols director of athletics] Chris Colvin and … Read more
The Division III women’s tournament selection show takes place Monday morning, March 6, at 10 a.m. EST. The final public regional rankings came out on Tuesday. One more set of regional rankings will happen on March 5, but those will not be released to the public. We’ve got the final set of conference tournament games … Read more
Last year’s champion Massachusetts-Boston defeated regular season champion Norwich 2-0 to win the NEHC Tournament. Favorites Norwich gets the nod to repeat as champions. They are currently ranked no. 6 in the USCHO poll. Holy Cross has a strong defense as well as scoring from the blue line. Dark horse St. Anselm has a potent … Read more
Castleton announced Monday the hiring of DJ Fimiani as the head coach of the Spartans’ women’s team. Fimiani comes to Castleton after building the women’s program at Daniel Webster from scratch starting in April 2014. He was able to recruit young women from all over North America for the inaugural season of 2015-16, bringing in … Read more
Syracuse received five first-place votes in the annual CHA preseason coaches poll, which was released Monday, and was deemed the top team heading into the 2016-17 season. Mercyhurst garnered the other first-place vote and is slotted second in the poll.
Plattsburgh and Adrian led the All-USCHO D-III Women’s teams with six and four selections. A total of 13 schools were represented on the four teams.
Andy Williams had it right when he sang, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” And while the holidays certainly are a joyful time, some can argue that hockey playoffs also fit that mold. In Division III circles, the women get underway this weekend, with some games starting as soon as Wednesday night. Here … Read more
Sixteen schools formerly comprising the ECAC East announced a change in name and administration to the league on Friday. The league will be named the New England Hockey Conference, effective for the 2015-16 season, and will have both a men’s and women’s division. Both the men’s and women’s teams will remain eligible for automatic bids … Read more
Salve Regina has tabbed Beth McCann as its new women’s head coach. McCann founded the University of Rhode Island club hockey program and has served as its only head coach since 1999. She also led the initiative of the ACHA to create the women’s National Select Team Development Camp and Program. The culmination of that … Read more
Turning youthful inexperience into a positive became the focus from the outset for ECAC East second seed Salve Regina. As such, the Seahawks, who are eagerly advancing to unexplored territory, will engage third-seeded Castleton in the ECAC East semifinal on Saturday. Having essentially skimmed below the top-tier radar in the past, constantly building with an … Read more
University of Southern Maine coach John Lauziere doesn’t require a detailed statistical analysis to realize that “the times they are a changin’” in the sphere of ECAC East hockey. Evidence states that indeed, they have. As the impending break nears, a handful of high-profile clubs in the conference have been on the negative side of … Read more
Nichols has announced the hiring of Wil Brown as the next head coach of the women’s program, replacing Jillian Campbell, who will be pursuing her master’s degree at Massachusetts. Brown was a two-year captain of the Nichols men’s team from 2011-13 and graduates this Saturday. “At times in life and in business, we come across … Read more
Nichols has announced the hiring of Jillian Campbell as head coach of the Bison women’s program. Campbell spent the 2011-12 season as an assistant at Williams and also spent time earlier this year as a talent evaluator for the Berkshire Bruins youth hockey program and as a coach/evaluator for USA Hockey’s selection camp in Arizona. … Read more
On the eve of the women’s D-III season starting this weekend, Guy Angers has been named head women’s coach at Nichols College. Angers takes over for Colleen Harris, who resigned in September to become the head women’s coach at Massachusetts-Boston. Angers was at the helm of the Framingham State men’s team from 1990-1996, leading the … Read more