http://www.hockeyjournal.com en-us en-us http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Division_3_Journal-_Western_New_England_off_to_promising_start Three games is an awful small sample size for making early-season judgments, which is why nobody in Springfield, Mass., is getting overly excited yet. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Division_3_Journal-_Western_New_England_off_to_promising_start 2012-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Division_3_preseason_power_rankings Here are New England Hockey Journal’s preseason power rankings of the region’s top Division 3 men’s college teams. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Division_3_preseason_power_rankings 2012-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Division_3_season_preview-_ECAC_East_and_Northeast Here's NEHJ's Division 3 season preview for teams throughout ECAC East and Northeast. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Division_3_season_preview-_ECAC_East_and_Northeast 2012-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Division_3_season_preview-_NESCAC_and_MASCAC Here's NEHJ's Division 3 season preview for teams throughout NESCAC and MASCAC. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Division_3_season_preview-_NESCAC_and_MASCAC 2012-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/From_NEHJ-_Small_college-_big_dreams Could Norwich senior standout Kyle Thomas be the next Division 3 guy to reach the NHL? Sun, 11 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/From_NEHJ-_Small_college-_big_dreams 2012-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Division_3_Journal-_Southern_Maine_a_work_in_progress Southern Maine coach Jeff Beaney had reasons for optimism and reasons for concern. The opening weekend of play illustrated them pretty clearly. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Division_3_Journal-_Southern_Maine_a_work_in_progress 2012-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Division_3_Journal-_Plymouth_State_tabbed_to_top_MASCAC In the MASCAC preseason coaches poll released Tuesday, Plymouth State was picked to repeat as league champion. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Division_3_Journal-_Plymouth_State_tabbed_to_top_MASCAC 2012-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Fuller_leading_Fitchburg_players_to_success_on_and_off_the_ice Fitchburg State coach Dean Fuller is molding young men who will use what they have learned from him to be leaders in every facet of their lives. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Fuller_leading_Fitchburg_players_to_success_on_and_off_the_ice 2012-07-24T04:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/From_NEHJ-_Buried_treasure Forward Jeremiah Ketts proved to be a true diamond in the rough for Johnson and Wales. Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/From_NEHJ-_Buried_treasure 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/From_NEHJ-_La_Rose_blooms_again After winning the Sid Watson Award and leading Amherst to their first-ever Div. 3 Frozen Four, goalie Jonathan La Rose left nothing undone in his senior season. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/From_NEHJ-_La_Rose_blooms_again 2012-04-16T04:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Setbacks_only_strengthen_resolve_of_UMass-Boston-s_Ennis It's no stretch when Jimmy Ennis says hockey saved his life. The 23-year-old is infinitely grateful to still be able to play the game he loves. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Setbacks_only_strengthen_resolve_of_UMass-Boston-s_Ennis 2012-03-27T04:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallcolleges3-19-12 A pair of spirited runs in Division 3 hit the wall on Friday night, within a few hours of each other in historic Lake Placid, N.Y. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallcolleges3-19-12 2012-03-19T04:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallcolleges3-13-12 In the 29-year history of the Division 3 men’s hockey championship, never have two New England programs squared off for the title. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallcolleges3-13-12 2012-03-13T04:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallsnotes3-6-12 Talk about your golden goals. Two of them. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallsnotes3-6-12 2012-03-06T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallcolleges2-28-12 In the MASCAC, ECAC Northeast, ECAC East and NESCAC, 33 teams began the season with hopes of Division 3 glory. We’re now down to 16. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallcolleges2-28-12 2012-02-28T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallcolleges2-22-12 There’s a reason Division 3 teams play 25 games or so in a season, and not just 17. Eh, Wentworth? Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallcolleges2-22-12 2012-02-22T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Small_College_Journal-_High_seeds_no_lock_to_run_table Just win, baby? Nope. Just get in, baby. Then see what happens. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Small_College_Journal-_High_seeds_no_lock_to_run_table 2012-02-14T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallsnotes2-7-12 If you were to put together a list of the teams that have knocked off both of the ECAC East powers from Vermont this winter — No. 1 Norwich and No. 7 Castleton State — it would be a short list. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallsnotes2-7-12 2012-02-07T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallsnotes1-31-12 In its second game of its season, back in November, Bowdoin traveled to Middlebury and got embarrassed, 7-1. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallsnotes1-31-12 2012-01-31T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/From_NEHJ-_Plymouth_State-s_odd_couple Plymouth State's J.C. Richardson and Richie Zobak, a defensive pairing with contrasting styles -- on and off the ice -- prove opposites attract. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/From_NEHJ-_Plymouth_State-s_odd_couple 2012-01-28T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallcolleges1-24-12 Games don’t get much wilder than the one Salem State played against Westfield State on Saturday, a 6-6 overtime draw with a snowstorm backdrop that featured three ties and a bunch of momentum swings. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallcolleges1-24-12 2012-01-24T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallcolleges1-17-12 BOSTON — Babson coach Jamie Rice stood on the field at Fenway Park, about where the on-deck circle will be for the visiting teams in three months, and soaked it in once last time on Friday night. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/smallcolleges1-17-12 2012-01-17T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Small_College_Journal-_Close_calls_collect_for_Castleton After another oh-so-close result against a national power, there’s little doubt that Castleton State can play with the best teams in Division 3. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Small_College_Journal-_Close_calls_collect_for_Castleton 2012-01-10T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Small_College_Journal-_Return_engagements_in_the_NESCAC For Williams College, the puck officially drops on the second half of the season Tuesday night when it travels to Westfield State for a non-conference game. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Small_College_Journal-_Return_engagements_in_the_NESCAC 2012-01-03T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/12-27-11smallsnotebook Fans of small college hockey have long appreciated how much the game has going for it: cozy arenas, raucous crowds, decades and decades of history in some cases, and an intensity you’d see in any division. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/scoreboard/d3men/2011-12/12-27-11smallsnotebook 2011-12-27T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/From_NEHJ-_Forward_Benning_is_Curry-s_answer_man Last year, during his junior season at Curry College, forward Payden Benning scored the biggest goal of all, an overtime strike that lifted the Colonels over Wentworth in the ECAC Northeast championship game. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/From_NEHJ-_Forward_Benning_is_Curry-s_answer_man 2011-12-19T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/2011/14_small_college_journal_at.html Small College Journal: Four favorite sons Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/2011/14_small_college_journal_at.html 2011-12-14T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Small_College_Journal-_Norwich_passes_another_test The first half of the season for Norwich, schedule-wise, has been like walking through a minefield. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Small_College_Journal-_Norwich_passes_another_test 2011-12-06T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Small_College_Journal-_Amherst_seeks_right_consistency Amherst coach Jack Arena felt he was presiding over a Jekyll-and-Hyde hockey team last winter – often in the same weekend or week of practice. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Small_College_Journal-_Amherst_seeks_right_consistency 2011-11-29T05:00:00Z http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Small_College_Journal-_Curry-_others_facing_a_Super_Tuesday Four games into the hockey season is a sample size that leaves too much room for guessing. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.hockeyjournal.com/news/colleges/Division_3/Small_College_Journal-_Curry-_others_facing_a_Super_Tuesday 2011-11-22T05:00:00Z