In the 12 years I’ve been following Division III women’s ice hockey, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a weekend quite like what will be taking place this weekend. In four out of the five conferences, the current top two teams in the standings will be playing each other. No. 1 and undefeated Plattsburgh hosts … Read more
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.
The top four teams remain the same in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll, including top-ranked Plattsburgh, which tallied 12 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Gustavus Adolphus garnered the other three first-place votes and sits second this week, followed by No. 3 Elmira and fourth-ranked Middlebury. Norwich jumps one to No. 5, Wisconsin-River Falls … Read more
The top four teams in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll remain the same, including top-ranked Plattsburgh, which received 12 of 15 first-place votes this week. Gustavus Adolphus, Elmira and Middlebury occupy spots two through four, respectively, while Wisconsin-River Falls is up one to No. 5. Norwich is down one to No. 6, Bowdoin jumps … Read more
The top spot in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll stays with Plattsburgh, which garnered 12 of 15 first-place votes this week. Gustavus Adolphus remains No. 2 and received the other three first-place votes. Elmira jumps two places to sit third, followed by Middlebury holding firm at No. 4 and Norwich drops two to No. … Read more
With 11 first-place votes this week, Plattsburgh remains the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Gustavus Adolphus is again No. 2, as is Norwich at No. 3, Middlebury at No. 4 and Elmira at No. 5. Wisconsin-River Falls holds steady at No. 6, Wisconsin-Superior is down one to No. 7. Manhattanville … Read more
When it comes to Division III women’s hockey, there are two tournaments that rise above all the rest in terms of prestige and NCAA tournament impact. The first already happened in late October with Norwich’s East/West Hockey Classic. The second takes place this Saturday and Sunday, with Middlebury hosting the eighth annual Panther-Cardinal Classic at … Read more
Plattsburgh, with 10 first-place votes, has replaced Norwich at the top of the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Norwich garnered one first-place vote, but now sits third in the poll. No. 2 Gustavus Adolphus and No. 4 Elmira each received two first-place votes this week. Middlebury remains No. 5. Wisconsin-Superior rises two to No. 6, … Read more
Oswego announced Friday that Chelsea Walkland has been named the women’s team’s first full-time assistant coach. Walkland joins the Lakers’ staff after being an assistant at Rochester Institute of Technology last year, winning a Division III national title. During the 2010-11 season, Walkland served as the hockey operations manager at Robert Morris, where she also … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Gene Polisseni Center, a 4,000 seat multipurpose arena that will serve as the new home for RIT men’s and women’s hockey, on Oct. 19 from 4-5 p.m.
Potsdam has begun major renovations to Maxcy Hall Ice Arena, with the year-long, $8.7 million project forcing the men’s and women’s teams to play elsewhere for the upcoming 2012-13 season before the facility reopens in the fall of 2013. The men will play their home games at Massena Arena in neighboring Massena, N.Y., while the … 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
Rochester Institute of Technology women’s coach Scott McDonald signed a three-year contract extension Tuesday that will see him behind the Tigers’ bench through the 2014-15 season. Last season, McDonald led the Tigers to their first Division III championship tournament appearance in school history, setting a Division III record with 28 wins. The Tigers finished the … 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
Chatham has named Denver senior associate athletics director/major gifts officer Scott Koskoski as its new director of athletics. Koskoski returns to his native Pennsylvania after an eight-month stay at DU. With Denver, Koskoski managed various external efforts for the athletics division. He also directed fundraising priorities, worked closely on capital project development, oversaw sport coach … Read more
Over the past two years, the ECAC Women’s West has been hit hard by NCAA sanctions pertaining to International Student Initiative Grants. Four member schools, including Chatham, Buffalo State, Potsdam, and most recently Neumann, have been found to be in violation of too many athletes receiving these grants in proportion to the rest of the … Read more
Two weeks ago, instead of heading to their respective homes across North America, the members of the RIT women’s hockey team spent their Thanksgiving week in Ontario, traveling around the province playing four games against Canadian university squads. The Tigers were quite successful in their week-long trip, going 4-0, including a marquee 3-2 shootout win … 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
Back in October, the Oswego State women’s hockey team began its preseason practices with one goal: a breakout season. Fast forward to present day and the Lakers are now preparing for the ECAC West Tournament coming off their best regular season record in program history at 13-9-3 and an 8-7-3 conference mark. This year also … Read more