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

Army West Point assistant Lang returns to American International as new Yellow Jackets’ head coach

American International announced Wednesday that alumnus and former graduate assistant coach Eric Lang has been named the team’s new head coach. Lang has worked as an assistant coach at Army West Point the past three seasons. “Eric is a true professional, cut from the same cloth morally and ethically as former head coach Gary Wright,” … Read more

AHCA women’s Division III All-Americans led by nine players vying for national title

Nine of the 24 women’s Division III AHCA All-Americans announced Thursday are in Plattsburgh this weekend for the national championship semifinals and finals. Top-ranked Plattsburgh has four selections, while Wisconsin-River Falls has three and Elmira and Middlebury have one each. Lake Forest leads all schools with five honorees. Women’s D-III First Team East All-Americans Women’s … Read more

Women’s D-III Frozen Four

Just three games remain in the Division III women’s season. When the third game is compete, the 2016 national champion will be crowned. So who will hoist the hardware Saturday night in Plattsburgh? We’re down to the host team, Plattsburgh, and Elmira, Middlebury, and Wisconsin-River Falls. The weekend gets underway Friday with the Middlebury-Plattsburgh semifinal … Read more

The final eight

Two weekends left. Eight teams. Game on. The NCAA Division III women’s tournament gets underway this weekend as the top four teams in the country host quarterfinal matchups on home ice. In the lone game Friday night, No. 3 Wisconsin-River Falls hosts No. 7 St. Thomas at the Hunt Arena. The two teams tied the … Read more

Women’s D-III Playoff Preview

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

Commonwealth Coast Conference to start men’s hockey with 2016-17 season; ECAC members leaving?

The Commonwealth Coast Conference Board of Directors announced Friday that the CCC will begin sponsoring men’s hockey as a championship sport beginning in 2016-17. The addition of men’s hockey increases the number of CCC championship sports to 16 and marks the first new CCC championship sport since the addition of men’s golf in 2013-14. “As … Read more

Former assistant Berman named interim head coach for Massachusetts-Boston women

Massachusetts-Boston has named Lindsay Berman the interim women’s coach. Berman replaces Colleen Harris, who stepped down earlier this summer due to “health reasons.” “Lindsay Berman spent time on our coaching staff in the past, and she worked extremely hard for us,” said UMB vice chancellor for athletics and recreation, special projects and programs Charlie Titus … Read more

St. Anselm exploring opportunities at Division III level

St. Anselm College president Steven DiSalvo announced Tuesday that the school has applied to enter “the exploratory phase of NCAA Division III membership for all athletic programs.” The school’s hockey programs currently compete at the Division II level. The move to D-III would allow the programs to have an NCAA postseason. “We evaluated our academic, … Read more

Previewing the D-III women’s Frozen Four

Plattsburgh hosts the D-III Women’s Frozen Four this weekend, facing Norwich in one semi, while Elmira faces Wis.-River Falls in the other. The teams have been near the top of the rankings all year, so it comes down to one weekend.