The ECAC administrative committee has announced that Steve Bamford has been named interim commissioner and Ben Layton has been promoted to assistant commissioner for programs and services. Part of Layton’s responsibilities will be to oversee the ECAC Division III hockey leagues.
On October 29, Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the Atlantic seaboard, wreaking havoc and destruction in many parts of Northern New Jersey and the New York City area. Among areas affected by the storm was Manhattanville’s home rink in the Playland Ice Casino, located right next to the Long Island Sound in Rye, N.Y. The … Read more
Three teams received first-place votes, but Norwich stays No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll with 12 first-place votes in this week’s poll. Plattsburgh, Gustavus Adolphus, Elmira and Middlebury continue to occupy spots two through five, respectively, with Gustavus Adolphus taking a first-place vote this week and Elmira being named the top team … Read more
The long-awaited announcement of the location of the 2013 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship site broke late last week, and the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Wessman Arena was selected as the first pre-determined site hosts in the D-III women’s championship’s 12-year history. At the beginning of the 2011-12 season, rumblings of a pre-determined site … Read more
Damage to Manhattanville’s home arena from Hurricane Sandy has forced the Valiants’ women’s games this weekend to be moved. The Playland Ice Casino in Rye, N.Y., was hit hard by the storm, with 4 feet of water in the basement where the ice-making plant is located, according to White Plains Patch. The rink is home … Read more
For the third consecutive year, Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vt., is the place to be the last weekend in October for Division III women’s college hockey, as Norwich University hosts the annual East/West Hockey Classic. In just three years, the East/West Hockey Classic has established itself as one of the premier, if not the best, … Read more
St. Michael’s on Tuesday announced the hiring of Chelsea Rapin as a new assistant coach. Rapin was a former team captain and four-year player at Vermont from 2008-12. “I am looking forward to this great opportunity,” said Rapin in a statement. “I cannot wait until practices and games start. I am looking forward to watching … Read more
According to a report on NCAA.org, Manhattanville faces penalties for failing to monitor its financial aid process, which led to student-athletes receiving more financial aid awards than the general student population. Penalties in this case include two years of probation from Aug. 7, 2012 through Aug. 6, 2014. During the 2009-10 academic year, the report … 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
Dean Jackson, who has spent the past five seasons as an assistant with the Elmira men’s team, has been named head coach of the Soaring Eagles’ women’s team. “My family and I are very excited for this fantastic opportunity to lead such a tremendous program,” said Jackson in a news release. “Coach [Greg] Fargo has … Read more
Following four years with both the Manhattanville men’s and women’s hockey programs, Eric Lang has stepped down from his position as head coach of the men’s team to pursue other opportunities. In his one year with the men’s hockey program, Lang took over the team as just the second coach in program history and guided … Read more
Colgate has announced the hiring of Greg Fargo as the new head coach of its women’s team. Fargo spent the last four seasons coaching the Elmira women’s squad, where he was the 2009 ECAC West co-coach of the year and a two-time nominee for top AHCA coaching honors. He was also a goalie at Elmira … Read more
The Norwich Cadets enter this weekend’s Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East championship looking to win the one title that eluded them last season. Although Norwich won the 2011 National Championship, a few weeks prior, the Cadets didn’t even know if they were going to make the NCAA Tournament after losing, 4-2, to Manhattanville in … Read more
Every year, there are two regular season tournaments that should be circled on every Division III women’s hockey fans calendar. The first already happened this year with Norwich’s East/West Hockey Classic, which featured four top-10 teams at the time in Norwich, R.I.T., Elmira, and Manhattanville. It also featured a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown, … Read more
The 2011-12 NCAA Division III women’s hockey regular season gets underway this weekend with a star-studded tournament featuring four top-10 teams in the 2nd annual East/West Hockey Classic hosted at Norwich’s Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vt. The defending national champion and top-ranked Norwich Cadets will have their work cut out for them right off the … Read more
Defending national runner-up Norwich got a bye to the semifinals of the NCAA Division III women’s tournament when the bracket was revealed Monday. Adrian, Rochester Institute of Technology, Manhattanville, Middlebury, Gustavus Adolphus and Wisconsin-River Falls also made the seven-team field and will play quarterfinal games Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Get the full bracket at our … Read more
Nine ECAC West Titles. Four National Championships. 11 Frozen Fours. 33 All-Americans. Those are just some of the numbers that the Elmira and Plattsburgh women’s hockey programs have accumulated over the past nine seasons. The two programs have developed a fierce rivalry since they both began NCAA Division III play during the 2001-2002 season. Elmira … Read more
On Friday night the No. 2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals make their first ever trip to Northfield, Vt. and Kreitzberg Arena to take on the team that ended their season so abruptly last March in the Norwich Cadets. Plattsburgh (5-0-0, 4-0-0 ECAC West) fell victim to the heroics of Norwich senior captain Sophie Leclerc, who scored … Read more
New Season, New Teams, New Tournament Adrian and Cortland officially kicked off the Division III women”s season last weekend with the Bulldogs shutting out the Red Dragons 5-0 in Cortland. However, this weekend things start to pick up with 21 games on tap, including St. Norbert and St. Scholastica’s inaugural games as well as the … 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