Women’s D-III picks: Jan. 19

What a weekend of games, with No. 5 Gustavus Adolphus facing a strong Augsburg team, No. 3 Norwich facing No. 2 Elmira, and No. 1 Plattsburgh facing No. 10 Amherst. Nicole picks these games and more.

Elmira the favorite in the new United Collegiate Hockey Conference

The United Collegiate Hockey Conference is brand new for the 2017-18 season. The favorites The Elmira Soaring Eagles return their top eight scorers and starting goaltender after finishing 14-2-2 last season and earning an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. They lost a heartbreaking game to Adrian in the quarterfinal, as they were defeated 5-4 … Read more

Women’s D-III selection criteria

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

Plattsburgh again the favorite in highly competitive ECAC West

With multiple NCAA tournament teams, including the national champion from last year, the ECAC West might be the toughest conference in the country. It will be changing after this year however, as Elmira, Utica, Neumann, and William Smith have all announced they’ll be joining the new United Collegiate Hockey Conference for the 2017-18 season. Last … Read more

Elmira promotes women’s assistant Martalock to head coach position

Elmira has announced the appointment of Kelsea Martalock as new women’s head coach. Martalock had previously been the Soaring Eagles’ assistant coach. “I am pleased to announce the promotion of Kelsea Martalock from assistant ice hockey coach to her new role as head coach,” said Elmira VP of athletics Pat Thompson in a statement. “Her past experiences in Division … Read more

Former Elmira women’s standout Ryan hired as Northeastern’s operations coordinator

The Northeastern women’s program announced Thursday the hiring of Ashley Ryan as the team’s operations coordinator. Ryan joins the staff after a standout playing career at Elmira, where she won the 2013 Division III national championship and was named a two-time First Team All-American. “Ashley is a great addition to our staff,” Northeastern coach Dave … Read more